Q: I read your post on pruning a hydrangea tree, but it's September, and my little tree is so weighted down by arching branches and blooms everywhere that it basically looks like a bush lying in a ...
Q: I bought a "tree" hydrangea that's about 4 feet tall and pruned to one main trunk with branches coming out all around the top. How do I prune this and when? A: Now's the time to do the deed. Tree ...
If you’re looking for a fuller tree this holiday season, the answer might be hiding in plain sight in your garden — or even at your local Trader Joe’s or garden center. You heard it here first: Cut ...
The third week of July is the beginning of hydrangea season. I love hydrangeas so much that I have an entire outdoor garden room devoted to shade-loving hydrangeas. (You can see the blue and white ...
MARK LANE, expert gardener and Gardeners' World presenter, discusses pruning in this week's column. He tackles how and when to prune trees, roses, clematis, hydrangeas, and wisteria, among others.
The Hydrangea macrophylla is widely used in our area. It comes from Japan, has an asymmetrically rounded growth habit, growing 4 to 6 feet high and as wide. It does well as a landscape shrub or in a ...
Hard to believe, but fall is here. The air is crisp and rain will soon become a common companion. But there are still lots of questions coming in about gardening. What's up in your garden? Got ...
The panicled hydrangea was “discovered” in Japan in 1829, but had reached U. S. gardens as the Civil War was ending. For nearly a century, there were not many cultivars available, but now names like ...
Q: I have an issue with my Pinky Winky hydrangea tree, as you can see from the photo. Early this summer, it developed yellowing leaves, which I’m certain is chlorosis. I’ve had the tree for six years ...