* What they are: Lots of compact, new, summer-blooming panicle hydrangeas have hit the market in the past few years. Among the best is Proven Winners’ Fire Light Tidbit variety. Although plants stay a ...

CORVALLIS – When botanist John Bartram first identified a hydrangea native to North America in the 1730s, little did he know it would become a mainstay of the garden with its iconic flowers implying ...

Hydrangeas are generally low-maintenance plants, but pruning them annually can help keep them looking their absolute best. Pruning helps keep hydrangeas at a manageable size, maintains their shape, ...

Leggy hydrangeas are often caused by poor pruning, low light, or overcrowding. Identify if yours blooms on old or new wood to prune at the right time. Prune gently—removing weak stems and no more than ...

Hydrangeas are shrubs that provide large, showy, magnificent blooms when optimal growing conditions are provided. As a gardener, I struggled for many years attempting to provide the exact growing ...

Find out which hydrangeas do need full sun and which prefer shade to thrive so you can give your shrub the best light. Big, bold flowers and foliage give hydrangeas an irresistible appeal that seems ...

Hydrangeas have become very popular plants for the home landscape in recent years, primarily due to the release of new varieties with flowers of different sizes and shapes featuring more vivid shades ...