It is a great time of year for some southern garden hydrangeas. Something about the blue mop head hydrangeas gets the horticulture juices flowing. My criteria for giving the go ahead to plant these ...

It’s a popular piece of garden folklore: Coffee grounds will change the color of hydrangea blooms, making them the dramatic blue many gardeners covet. The truth is more complicated, according to a ...

Hydrangeas are old-fashioned, yet there are still many new developments in breeding and selection. Both the bigleaf and ...

There's an old gardening myth that you can turn hydrangeas blue by burying pennies or nails in the soil. Unfortunately, this particular wisdom isn't true, but there are other ways you can change these ...

I find the cultivars of big leaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla) to be relatively difficult to grow in the Chicago area. Older varieties of this plant produce flowers on old wood, but winters here ...

Q: I have a row of blue hydrangeas but a couple of them bloomed purplish pink this year. How do I make them go back to blooming blue? A: Changes in soil pH cause certain types of hydrangeas to change ...

Q: I bought a ‘Nikko Blue’ hydrangea that has now turned pink! I put a whole bag of something to turn it back to blue, which it sort of has. Is it rusted iron that you’re supposed to use? A: ...

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Changing hydrangea flower color with coffee grounds is a popular garden hack that could do more harm than good. It’s a popular piece of garden folklore: Coffee grounds will change the color of ...

Bigleaf hydrangeas thrive in morning sun, afternoon shade, and moist, well-drained soil. Regular fertilization and watering are crucial for healthy growth and blooms. Prune after flowering, but avoid ...