Tag Archives: hydrangea

Mophead hydrangeas

We have been living in our house for 4 years, and the first year we had a beautiful bloom (cared for by previous owners) but since we moved in the blooms have been less than 25% of the first year.…

Panicle ‘Phantom’ hydrangeas pruning

We have 4 multi stemmed phantoms about 5 feet apart, western exposure under filtered light from deciduous and pine trees. They are 5 years old. I’d like to prune them. Could I cut the branches close to the main stems…

Hydrangeas pruning /lack of blooming

I would like to know to get the most blooms out of my hydrangeas ? what month I should prune hydrangeas?do I prune them or leave them alone? Do I dead head the spent blooms? I absolutely love flowers, particularly…

Can I move a big hydrangea?

Hi. We have a big hydrangea in the backyard. It is about two meters high from the soil to the tips of its leaves. The “ball” of leaves and flowers alone is about 120 cm in diameter. The stalks and…

What happened to my hydrangea

This hydrangea grows in a pot. Flowers fried up and leaves turning brown. What ‘s going on with this plant? Thank you for your help.…

Planting an Hydrangea Tree

I would like to plant a hydrangea tree. I have read that the best times to plant are early spring and fall. Since we are already coming into summer and the weather here in the Niagara Peninsula is hot and…

Hydrangea not blooming

Everything I have read says Hydrangea macrophylla blooms on old wood. I have a three year old Hydrangea macrophylla 130-12-01 ”White Adora”. For the past two springs it sent up new leaves in the spring from the ground (new growth).…

Transplanting hydrandrea

I just transplanted my hydrangea, it looks like dying. What might cause the problem? How do I fix the problem? Thanks for your help.…

Partial Shade Alliums

I would like to plant a type of alliums that are colourful (a mix of colours would be great!) minimum maintenance, perennials, like shade to partial shade (my front yard faces west with a large shady tree so it gets…

Climbing hydrangea

My climbing hydrangeas has grown behind my drainpipe and is starting to push it away from the wall. I have tried to pry the vine from behind the pipe, but it won’t move. Should I cut the plant off at…