Snowball hydrangeas refer to a common nickname that describes the appearance of the plants. The Annabelle hydrangeas are typically referred to as snowball hydrangeas. It can also refer to a type of panicle hydrangea or the smooth leaf. Knowing when to prune is based upon whether the variety you have is going to produce new flowers on the old stems or the new stems. What You Will Need Hand pruners or Pruning shears Bleach or rubbing alcohol Mixing bowl and…
Deadheading is a popular practice on many shrubs that produce flowers especially for those gardeners who want their yards to remain aesthetically pleasing. The process of deadheading removes any fading blooms from your shrubs in order to allocate energy in the plant toward new growth and seed production. However, there is also a time you would be better not to deadhead in winter, read on to learn why. There is a limited amount of energy in any given plant and…
Deadheading your hydrangeas is a process where you snip off any of the wilting hydrangea blossoms after they have bloomed or gone to seed. This is a good process to do regularly because it not only keeps your hydrangea looking beautiful but it helps to redirect any energy in the plant toward new plant growth rather than old, dying growth. No matter what type of hydrangea you have, when you see the blossoms begin to wilt and turn brown you…
Hydrangeas are a beautiful shrub, one that requires very little work and it’s easy to care for. That makes it the perfect shrub for beginning gardeners as well as expert gardeners. These shrubs come in so many varieties with beautiful flowers spanning the color wheel and they grow so prolifically that they are often used as shrubs. But once you have picked the perfect variety and planted it in your garden, when can you expect to see those flowers that…
There are a handful of times when you might want to move your hydrangea–a process called “transplanting”–over its lifespan. The best time to do it is autumn and winter. Moving hydrangeas after propagation The first time you would try transplanting hydrangeas would be when you have cuttings which you are propagating and now need to move into the garden, we recommend transplanting only when the roots have fully established and nearly filled the pot to give it the best change….
You may have heard a bit about how you can change the color of your hydrangea flowers based on changing the acidity or alkalinity of the soil. Effectively this is very true. To that end, hydrangeas like both acid and alkaline soil. Are hydrangeas acid loving plants? Not necessarily however they will thrive just fine in acidic soil. It’s difficult to say that they absolutely love it but there are very flexible and easy to cultivate shrub which will grow…
There are a handful of different white hydrangeas out there and if you are looking to grow white hydrangeas some of the most common varieties include the following: panicle hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata) French or bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla) oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) smooth hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens) climbing hydrangea (Hydrangea petiolaris) It is easy to fall in love with the timeless beauty of white hydrangeas. They can bring charm to any garden no matter the design. The best part about white…
There are many popular hydrangeas but one of the most popular is the mophead hydrangea. This is the one almost all gardeners and florists are acquainted with best and if you purchase flowers from a florist it is likely a mop head variety. In this post, we going to look into how to care for these beautiful plants. How to look after mophead hydrangeas The mop heads are one of the most popular garden shrubs because of the unique shape…
Growing lacecap hydrangeas is very simple so long as you follow some basic rules. The lacecap hydrangeas are also referred to as bigleaf hydrangeas because, as the name implies, they have rather large leaves but they also have attractive flower clusters that are blue and pink with edged flowers around the center. With proper care, your lacecap hydrangea can grow up to 6 feet tall and wide. It will bloom typically between July and August depending on where you live….
If you have purple leaves on your hydrangea plant it could be indicative of a problem. Suddenly seeing purple on your leaves is enough to make you go into a panic, especially when that’s not a normal color. First, though, there are some varieties that produce a purple tinge and some start to turn purple into the fall. However it can also be a sign of when something is not right, especially if the leaves are usually a lush green….