PREPARE YOUR HYDRANGEA FOR WINTER

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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…

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HYDRANGEAS AND FALL ACTIVITY

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…

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PREPARING HYDRANGEAS FOR WINTER

Statue of boy in snow

  We have had rain of biblical proportions the last few weeks, making my soil nice and soft: perfect for preparing hydrangeas for winter. Specifically, it’s time to think about insulating susceptible bigleaf (macrophylla) and mountain (serrata) hydrangeas. Those that aren’t planted in protected locations as I described in my other blog posts, HERE and…

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PREPARING HYDRANGEAS FOR WINTER

Statue of boy in snow

We have had a few nights where the temps have dipped into the high 30s, a sobering reminder that it’s time for preparing hydrangeas for winter. Specifically, it’s time to wrap susceptible bigleaf (macrophylla) and mountain (serrata) hydrangeas. Those that aren’t planted in protected locations as I described in my other blog posts, HERE and HERE need…

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