If you've always wanted pink and purple French hydrangeas but your plants stay stubbornly blue, try this soil amendment ...

We sure can say it felt like summer the past couple of weeks. Although the rains were heavy at times, they saved many wilted plants. Many new gardeners do not realize you really have to be in tune ...

The recent “heat” wave has been perfect for getting to those mid- to late-winter tasks. I chose a warm afternoon to get to some pruning. My hydrangea bushes on the section of a hillside haven’t been ...

Hydrangea macrophylla, also known as "bigleaf," "French," or "mop head" hydrangeas, are the most common and have blue or pink-hued flowers that can change color based on your soil's pH levels.

Hydrangea bushes full of blue, pink, and purple blooms grow beside a paved garden path. - Svechkova Olena/Shutterstock Hydrangeas (Hydrangea spp.) are a thing of true beauty. Whether you grow the ...

Hydrangeas have a long tradition of use in shady Southern gardens. From late April through July, huge flower heads of light pink, pink, rosy-red, lavender, light blue, dark blue, bluish purple and ...

* What it is: A new variety of our native smooth hydrangea that's distinctive for its pink flowers. Smooth hydrangeas normally bloom white. Flowers are big and round (bigger than softballs) and peak ...

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 ...

RECENTLY, my friend emailed me with a question:”What’s happened to my hydrangeas?” She had been given a bush with beautiful blue flowers, yet within a few months they had turned a drab green.