Yes. As with any other plant, hydrangeas need sunlight, water and nutrients to thrive. Feeding your hydrangeas is key to encouraging healthy root and branch development as well as promoting the growth of many large and colourful flower heads. But even the best soil doesn’t usually produce all the necessary nutrients. Here’s what you need to know about fertilising your hydrangeas as part of your garden maintenance plan, along with some information about using feeding…

To take advantage of these hydrangeas that are specially bred to produce many blooms over a long period, you definitely should deadhead them. Why should I deadhead Endless Summer hydrangeas? Endless summer hydrangeas are specially bred to produce flowers from spring through to autumn. This cultivar is unique in that the flowers bloom both on old wood (from previous years) and new wood (this year’s growth). With this long blooming period and flowers growing everywhere,…

The best time to move an established hydrangea is when it’s dormant. That’s when the flowers have died and the leaves have all dropped. This ‘sleeping’ state the hydrangea is in lessens the shock of being lifted and moved to another location. It’s a different story if you’re transplanting hydrangea cuttings for the first time though. We cover when and how to do each of these in this brief article. When do I transplant hydrangea…