Big-leaf hydrangeas may have the spotlight with their giant puffs of flowers blooming in pink, blue, purple or white. Wild hydrangeas, plants native to the U.S., shouldn’t be overlooked. These native ...

Deciding which hydrangea varieties are best for your garden can be mind-boggling. The hydrangea is America’s most popular deciduous shrub and comes in a dizzying range of shapes and tones. Their bold ...

Did you know that there is an incredibly beautiful North American native Hydrangea called the Hydrangea arborescens, also knows as the Smooth or Tree Hydrangea? This lovely shrub is native to the ...

Smooth hydrangea is native to the southeastern United States, so it is right at home in the Southern states. This hydrangea can grow to 10 feet tall and wide. It has long-lasting blooms, and once it ...

Smooth hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens) is one of only two species native to Illinois. This small and often overlooked native shrub is much more prevalent in southern Illinois, although it ...

Every June, some gardens are bedecked with the glorious, huge, fluffy pink blooms of big-leaved hydrangea. And some aren’t. “‘Why didn’t my hydrangea bloom?’ is one of the questions we get most often ...

This native hydrangea tolerates a range of conditions, as long as it is in part shade. It can be pruned back aggressively as a shrub, or allowed to sprawl in a more wild form. Unlike cultivated ...

Even if you’ve only been partially awake while walking around town lately, it’s pretty obvious we’re smack in the middle of one of the best hydrangea seasons we’ve enjoyed for quite a few years. The ...

Are you preparing your mature hydrangeas for winter? Continue watering, but water less than you did in spring and summer. Water enough to keep the shrub alive, but do not fertilize. Fall preparation ...

As beautiful and popular as hydrangeas are, they cause their share of confusion among gardeners. Not least of all because hydrangeas even have their own language – a set of terms that is uniquely ...