By following a few easy steps, you’ll be able to fill your garden with vibrant hydrangeas, creating a stunning display that will impress all who see it.

Planting companions with your hydrangeas enhances their beauty. Hostas are a great choice for their lush foliage that complements hydrangea blooms. They are also a perfect match, thanks to their shade tolerance.

By reading this post, you’ll discover essential tips and techniques to ensure your hydrangeas stay lush and colorful from spring through fall.

As a water-loving, flowering species, many people assume that hydrangeas should be watered everyday through summer, but this is actually not the best practice. Instead, water your hydrangea deeply three times each week. This will help the plant to develop a strong root system, resulting in an abundance of beautiful flowers.

A common issue with hydrangeas is leaves or flowers turning brown, and in these instances, you need to identify the problem in order to resolve it. Here we look at the various factors that can cause hydrangeas to turn brown and die back, and what it is you can do about it.

For most types of hydrangeas, their root systems will remain within the top six inches of the soil. This makes a hydrangea root system remarkably shallow considering the size of the plant. In terms of width, the roots of hydrangea will typically spread horizontally as far as the drip line of the plant.

The length of time it will take for a hydrangea to start blooming will be dependent on a number of things, including the type of hydrangea you have, the climate it is grown in, and how you have been caring for the plant. Here we explain why your hydrangea may not be blooming yet, and what you can do to help it.