Coveting blue hydrangeas? The answer is in the soil. You can buy a beautiful blue hydrangea from the nursery, but it won’t stay that way without help. In the absence of the right soil conditions, the ...

Hydrangeas are bold and flashy bloomers that command our attention, whether they are thriving in a garden border or brightening a vase of cut flowers indoors. They are easy to grow and care for, but ...

It is a great time of year for some southern garden hydrangeas. Something about the blue mop head hydrangeas gets the horticulture juices flowing. These southern gems are called Hydrangea macrophylla, ...

Q. When we lived in Minnesota, the hydrangeas in our back yard were beautiful. I purchased two Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nikko Blue' plants in early spring. I keep these plants in a partly sunny, partly ...

Big, bold flowers and foliage give hydrangeas an irresistible appeal that seems to be growing every year. Traditionally ...

Color ranks high in our decision to acquire a plant for the garden. We are told repeatedly that structure is the most important element, because flower color, even the color or pattern on foliage, is ...

I have a blue hydrangea that I planted last year that looks like it mostly died back. Did I do something wrong, and is there something I should do now to help it? — Jennifer Duff, Waukegan It is not ...

What do I need to add to my soil to keep my hydrangeas blue? They turned a rusty pink color after I planted them. -- Cathy Dowgin, via e-mail The color of hydrangea flowers are sensitive to soil ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Hydrangeas are gorgeous. They also are irritating. When everything works, ...

Dennis Bostrom loves to try new plants. But when he mail-ordered a blue hydrangea in the mid-1980s for his Cottage Grove garden, little did he know it would eventually change his life. “I’d always ...

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