Hydrangea spp. Plant Type Shrubs and Bushes Sun Exposure Full Sun Part Sun Shade Soil pH Acidic Neutral Neutral to Slightly Alkaline Slightly Acidic to Neutral Bloom Time Summer Fall Flower Color Blue Green Pink Purple Red White Hardiness Zone ...
Hydrangea Varieties for Every Garden Planting Large forsythia bush. Credit: Andreas Rockstein When to Plant Forsythia Bushes The best time to plant forsythia is in the fall, while the plant is dormant. Choosing and Preparing a Planting Site Select a spot in full sun where the shrub will have ...
Learn how to trim rose bushes - it’s not as difficult as you think! How & When to Prune Hydrangeas Learn when and how to prune your hydrangea plants for best bloom results.How & When to Prune Petunias Prune petunias so they continue to look healthy and produce tons of blooms all...
Panicle hydrangea Smooth hydrangea Shrub rose Crape myrtle Angel’s trumpet Correct pruning techniques for shrubs It is important to use proper pruning techniques when trimming shrubs. There are five basic types of pruning cuts that you’ll find yourself making on your bushes. Some take minutes and...
Panicled hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata) Butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii) Nandina (Nandina domestica) Old woodshrubs produce flowers on existing branches, wood that was created in previous years of growth. Since these flowers typically occur in early spring, it's best to hold off on pruning un...
In the example of the hydrangea below, most of the canes can be removed and the plant will do just fine without them even though there are buds on the canes. Rose Bush Pruning Tips Myrosesare prolific. I get hundreds of roses on them and they repeat all summer long and into the fall...
Hydrangea Varieties for Every Garden The Easiest Roses to Grow How to Grow Jasmine: The Complete Jasmine Flower Guide Planting Consider the strong fragrance of the gardenia’s flowers when choosing a planting site. While their scent is enjoyable in passing, it may become overbearing if the shrub...
Hydrangea Varieties for Every Garden Best Disease-Resistant Roses Planting Lilacs thrive in fertile, humus-rich, well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil (at a pH near 7.0). If your soil is in poor condition, mix in compost to enrich it. (Learn more aboutsoil amendmentsandpreparing the soil ...
Azaleas are actually part of the rhododendron genus. This means all azaleas are technically rhododendrons, but not all rhododendrons are azaleas. How to tell the difference? Rhododendrons are generally larger flowering bushes, with some growing 20 feet wide. Azaleas are usually smaller, with so...
In early spring, remove diseased, broken, or dead branches. After flowering, prune lightly and selectively to shape the bushes and control growth. Climbing and Rambling Roses These roses tend to bloom on old wood. It’s fine to remove winter-killed branches or otherwise damaged wood early in...