Q: My Nikko Blue hydrangea is about 5 years old. It looks fantastic, but blooms less and less each year. It has lots of healthy leaves, but few flowers. Do you have any suggestions? — Adrienne Laya, ...

French hydrangeas are prized for their globe-like blooms, popping off like fireworks shows in gardens throughout the late spring and early summer. Mopheads are typically pink, blue, or white, but can ...

Q: My Nikko Blue hydrangeas have blooms that are partially to fully brown from some sort of disease. The leaves are fine; only the blooms are affected, and soil pH is perfect. I have reached out to ...

Don't let the name Snowflake fool you. The official flower of Hoover -- a white oakleaf, double-bloom hydrangea patented in 1971 by Aldridge Botanical Gardens founder Eddie Aldridge -- is a tough, ...

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If one plant holds the essence of summer in its petals, it's blue hydrangea. They are so widespead as to be deemed a kind botanical backbone tying all gardens along the coast — a turf extension of the ...

Q: This spring I nursed back to health three 'Nikko Blue' hydrangeas. Snails ravaged them last year. The leaf edges also browned, then holes appeared. I had sticks for most of the winter. In January I ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Hydrangeas are gorgeous. They also are irritating. When everything works, ...