W ith their lavish blooms, hydrangeas are the darlings of cottage and coastal gardens. These hardy shrubs are so much more than pampered garden specimens; their tolerance of shade ...

Hydrangeas can change the colour of their flowers due to the pH levels of the soil, with acidic soil producing blue and ...

If you're looking to add a pop of color to your garden, particularly in the springtime, hydrangeas are a fantastic option. These perennials will "flower like crazy" in May when given the proper ...

In many front yards, you could see Hydrangea paniculata Grandiflora, known as the peegee hydrangea and often trained like a small tree ... The first purple-leaved hydrangea for American gardens ...

The bigleaf hydrangea can grow well in both acidic and alkaline conditions. For many cultivars, soil pH determines the color ...

Mopheads, the first type, are easy to identify as they bloom pink, blue or purple. Oakleaf hydrangeas, the second type of hydrangeas, are also easy because they have a distinctive oak-like leaf ...

Every summer, Portugal's Azores islands, an archipelago in the mid-Atlantic Ocean, become awash in pillowy, colorful hydrangeas. The bushes, which bloom in shades of blue, pink, purple and white ...

The hydrangea ... its distinctive oak-like leaves, white to pink panicles of flowers in summer and vibrant fall foliage. Large, dark green leaves resemble those of oak trees.

You can’t beat hydrangeas for summer ... This variety, like many “Pee Gee” types, is often ground into standards, or single trunk tree forms, that work well in smaller yards as a small ...

Hydrangeas have a long tradition of use in shady Southern gardens. From late April through July, huge flower heads of light pink, pink, rosy-red, lavender, light blue, dark blue, bluish purple and ...

On the other hand, if your hydrangeas are pink “if they start turning on you, like a purple or blue and you want them pink, then you have to apply the lime,” she said. Ed Stannard can be ...

It can grow like a shrub or in a more tree-like look with pruning, and is the perfect addition to a cutting garden. Like other hydrangeas, the best time to plant a Limelight hydrangea is in fall ...