Fall isn't the best time to prune unless the plant is dormant. Learn more about when to prune hydrangeas for the biggest, ...

Recent rains have the garden lush with foliage. This past weekend I had a chance to get out into the garden. It seemed like this was the first weekend I did not work hard in the garden, but instead, ...

Every year I have a different favorite plant. Last year it was brugmansia, the year before that monarda, but this year — which has already had a couple of scorching days — it is the oakleaf hydrangea ...

The hydrangea family of flowering shrubs is one that has been expanding at an incredible pace over the last 20 years. At our store, we have as many as 30 different types of hydrangeas for sale. We are ...

Q: We bought our house several years ago and there are a number of oakleaf hydrangeas in the plantings. Our house is not in a wooded area but in a new suburban area, so the hydrangeas were obviously ...

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 ...

Oakleaf hydrangea can grow to be five or six feet tall and six or eight feet wide. Neil Sperry Special to the Star-Telegram My gardening friend, I introduce you to the most “user-friendly” hydrangea ...

Gardeners are among the most amicable people on Earth. But like any group, there are things that get under our skin. While touring a beautiful woodland garden near Hot Springs, Ark., with a group of ...

Hydrangeas speak of grandmother's garden, bridal bouquets and frothy floral arrangements. And now they are showing off all over the South. But these beautiful bloomers, of which there are about 70 ...

This native shrub tolerates part shade and has many attractive qualities. Its large leaves are a unique shape for a shrub and turn an eye-catching red in the fall, and it has long-lasting flowers that ...

Try to have a discussion about hydrangea among your gardening friends, and you’re likely to start a rather lively debate. What type to grow, when to prune, why doesn’t it flower and how can I change ...