Growing Hydrangeas in pots is relatively simple and in order to grow your Hydrangeas in a pot you need to make sure that the soil is well-drained, the location in which you place the pot receives the appropriate amount of sunlight, and the soil remains properly moist because they need regular water and will suffer quickly if they don’t get enough. Growing Hydrangeas in pots is a wonderful option for anyone who has a small…

If you have Hydrangeas, one important piece of information you need to know about is in regards to when you prune them, because some varieties produce their flowers on new wood and others on old wood. Generally, you prune Bigleaf or Florist Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla) as the flowers fade and most other types of Hydrangeas, for example, the Oak Leaf and Snowball types are pruned late winter or early spring. If you have Lacecap Hydrangeas…

If you have Hydrangeas in your garden, you know that they produce beautiful flowers. Regardless of the variety you have, you are guaranteed to get large blooms that take on many different shades. If the flower colour isn’t to your preference, you can change the shade that your Hydrangeas produce. How to change the soil pH for Hydrangeas Changing the bloom colours from pink to blue or blue to pink is based on the soil…

If you have a large area of the garden to cover or are simply looking for plants to fill in some gaps between larger plants, it’s important to find the best plants for groundcover. These range from plants that grow wide without a great deal of height, for example, the evergreen shrub Vinca, to those that grow a little wider and a little higher, such as Cotoneaster horizontalis. They are a great way for suppressing…