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THE MOST IMPORTANT ACTION YOU CAN TAKE RIGHT NOW The most important thing you can do right now to prepare your hydrangea for winter is to be sure your plant is well hydrated as it goes into its winter dormancy. You might be tempted to do a little pruning and maybe some fertilizing, but I…

Many of you have probably seen bits and pieces about hydrangeas and fall activity. In fact, I have been sourced on several of those articles. Fall officially arrived last week and that is the starting bell to consider what you need to do with your hydrangeas.  SOME EARLIER POSTS ON HYDRANGEAS AND FALL ACTIVITY You…

There are hydrangeas galore in 2024, the best flowering season I can ever remember (and that takes in more than 20 years!). Anywhere you drive, you will see them in all their glory. Hydrangea hysteria is over – at least for now. WHAT IF YOUR HYDRANGEA ISN’T DOING WELL If your hydrangea isn’t doing well,…

Be On The Lookout for leaf scorch on hydrangeas. In the familiar lingo of crime show dramas, I am posting a “BOLO.” To those of you who follow other entertainment, BOLO is an acronym for “Be On The Lookout.”  IT TOOK ME BY SURPRISE No one was more surprised than me to see this condition…

I am delighted to tell you that I am part of a Hydrangea Giveaway in May named “Total Eclipse of the Yard.” WHAT’S IN THE GIVEAWAY Enter for a chance to win two 2-gallon First Editions Shrubs & Trees Eclipse® Bigleaf Hydrangeas. The giveaway also includes one 2 cubic foot bag of Black Gold® Natural…

Now is the time to get ready for hydrangea bouquets. Between the mild winter and gradual spring warming, just about all of my big leaf hydrangeas are beginning to show their flowers. If you live in warmer parts of the country (vs. Connecticut where I am), yours are well ahead of this timing. So now…

Thinking about hydrangea spring pruning? I know we all get itchy fingers right about now, but take a deep breath and refresh your pruning chops.

COME SEE ME AT THE WESTERN NEW ENGLAND HOME SHOW ON MARCH 17   Come see me at the Western New England Home Show in Danbury CT on March 17. I’ll be there from 11 a.m. to answer your hydrangea questions. Stop by so we can talk about it. I will also be selling signed…

I am patiently (??) waiting for the snow to melt and have begun to consider where I can put some of the new hydrangea introductions that will be showing up in a few short months. As you might expect, there are dozens of them. Big Leaf Hydrangeas Two new Hydrangea macrophylla (big leaf) varieties could…

We are in the middle of a frigid cold spell (a little redundant?) with a promise of milder temps at the end of the week. Even with the upcoming mild weather I know it’s too soon to do any serious gardening. But the pull to be outside is irresistible. So, I took a brief walk…