This happens to me every spring and it drives me crazy. I am perfectly happy with the plants I have in my garden — until I see the “new and improved” versions out on the market. They all have fancy ...

Peegee hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata ‘grandiflora'), named for its botanical initials, is a cold-hardy hydrangea that survives farther North than many of its vibrant Southern counterparts. With lush ...

The third week of July is the beginning of hydrangea season. I love hydrangeas so much that I have an entire outdoor garden room devoted to shade-loving hydrangeas. (You can see the blue and white ...

When I say the word hydrangea, most of us immediately think of the traditional mophead shrub — with big leaves and big, ball-shaped flowers — that grows in the shade and sports mostly blue to purple ...

The end of August is the time to pick up fallen fruit, harvest ripe vegetables, dead head flowers and keep your eyes open for any weeds that have evaded your summer weeding sessions and are now going ...