Various hydrangeas in containers along the side of a house - Grace Cary/Getty Images When most people think of hydrangeas, their minds go straight to the bigleaf varieties (Hydrangea macrophylla), ...

Did you hear about the gardener whose hydrangeas kept getting nibbled down by rabbits? He renamed them low-drangeas instead of hydrangeas, and now he’s less irritated when rabbits chomp them down.

I love old gardening sayings that have passed the test of time. One of my favorites is “prune until it hurts, and then prune some more.” The truism is meant to allay our fear of pruning, as though ...

Learn how to grow these globe-shaped blooms in your garden. Bigleaf hydrangeas are some of the most frequently found in U.S. flower gardens. Also called French hydrangeas, they're known for their ...

Learn how to care for hydrangeas in the winter with our comprehensive guide. Discover tips for protecting different hydrangea ...

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

Hydrangeas: if your soil is acid, less than pH5.5 or so, then the flowers will be blue. Credit: Photo: GETTY IMAGES Despite gardening in one of the driest parts of the country, I have always grown ...

I’ve been knee-deep in dirt and plants for more than two decades, and I’ve seen garden fads come and go. But hydrangeas? They’re forever. Everyone always asks for them. My most important lesson about ...

Prune Hydrangeas Like This or Risk No Flowers Next Year originally appeared on Dengarden. While technically, you don’t have to prune your hydrangeas, the act of cutting away old growth will help them ...