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Learn how to care for hydrangeas in the winter with our comprehensive guide. Discover tips for protecting different hydrangea ...

The huge, pink mophead blooms of bigleaf hydrangea are one of the joys of summer for Chicago gardeners. What a disappointment when those blooms fail to fluff! “Bigleaf hydrangeas just aren’t entirely ...

Deadheading hydrangeas can be a somewhat tricky business because hydrangea varieties you have in your garden require different approaches to this task. If done improperly in autumn, deadheading some ...

Q. In three seasons my ‘Endless Summer’ hydrangea has never had more than two blossoms. It gets a little sun, I fertilize regularly with Miracid, and I prune it down to about 2 inches in height in ...

Q: My bigleaf hydrangeas didn’t bloom well this year, but they have in the past. The foliage looks OK … some typical leaf spot, but otherwise nothing amiss. What can I do? A: No intervention this time ...

Blooming hydrangeas have always reminded me of cloud gardens. With their lush, airy bouquets in sky-inspired colors—soft pastels, bold blues, and sunset pinks!—these plants can transform any yard into ...

The woody ornamental nursery industry is an important agricultural sector in the U.S. that generates more than $5.5 billion in annual wholesale values. Among woody ornamentals, hydrangeas are valued ...

If it is a tall, clinging vine (up to 80 feet), it is climbing hydrangea. If it has multilobed leaves, like an oak tree, and cone-shaped flowers, it is an oakleaf hydrangea. If it has leaves that come ...

Distinguishing traits. Bigleaf hydrangeas form full and dense symmetrical shrubs. They have large flower clusters in shades ranging from white to pink, blue and purple that fade naturally and ...

How should growers use growth regulators on hydrangeas to keep them manageable? Many hydrangeas can be quite vigorous growers, so performance growth regulators (PGRs) are regularly used in production.