Recently, I spoke at a garden club meeting, and many of its members aren’t from Georgia. Approaching me after my talk, they expressed their adoration for the colorful hydrangeas we enjoy here in the ...

Hydrangea paniculata, also known as "peegee hydrangeas," have pinkish-white flowers and toothed leaves that grow in triads or pairs. There are also a few less-common varieties that you might come ...

Knowing which kind of hydrangea you have and how to treat it — as far as pruning, when it is expected to bloom, what to feed it and where to plant it — can sometimes be mind-boggling. Hydrangeas, one ...

Jack Frost and hydrangeas have a complicated relationship, especially in the South, where Jack can make an early or late appearance and then it's 80 degrees F. the next day. Fortunately, we have some ...

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 ...

Here's when to put the pruners away. Gardens overflowing with a kaleidoscope of colorful hydrangea blooms means summer has arrived in the South. Whether decked out in clusters of large spherical ...

Gardening columnist Don Kinzler takes questions from readers, including whether cutting blooms from Bobo hydrangeas for a bouquet will harm the plant. A reader asks gardening columnist to identify the ...

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Because the South covers so much territory, the first frost dates vary widely depending on your USDA hardiness zone. These dates are based on historic data, but you should be prepared for an early or ...

Q: I know mophead hydrangeas are not pruned in the fall, but how do I know what I have? — Donna Woolf, email A: There are several species of hydrangea and each has its own pruning schedule. In general ...