Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf Hydrangea): This variety is most commonly affected by soil pH. It includes both Mophead and Lacecap types. The color change is most dramatic in these hydrangeas.

Hydrangeas are a garden favorite. Blue hydrangeas are in the same category as whale watching - elusive and spectacular. There are a few things we need to do to have blue hydrangea blossoms. First we ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kritsada Panichgul It’s a popular piece of garden folklore: Coffee grounds will change the color of hydrangea blooms, making them ...

When gardeners ask how they can change the color of their hydrangea flowers from pink to blue, I sometimes jokingly suggest they move to the east coast where the soils are acidic. Nebraska soils tend ...

Do your hydrangeas have you seeing blue or pink? Or maybe something else? As you may know, the color of your bigleaf hydrangea’s blooms is influenced by your soil’s pH. When your soil is alkaline ...

Hydrangeas are one of the most popular garden flowers. This perennial plant adds charm to front yards, backyard garden beds, container gardens, and more with its beautiful, oversized blooms. One way ...

Q: I have a large hydrangea shrub in my yard, but it never blooms. I usually cut this back every year in the fall, when it loses it leaves. Do you think this could be the reason why it does not bloom?

When I moved to Connecticut in July of 2021, I remember driving through neighborhoods looking for somewhere I might eventually want to live and being struck by the beautifully-landscaped yards that ...

It’s a popular piece of garden folklore: Coffee grounds will change the color of hydrangea blooms, making them the dramatic blue many gardeners covet. The truth is more complicated, according to a ...