A garden boasts a variety of different hydrangeas and other flowering plants. - Darrell Gulin/Getty Images What's not to love about hydrangeas? Their large, cheerful flowers can instantly add color ...

No garden flower can hold a candle to the bloom bonanza of hydrangeas. They deliver year after year with an explosion of color in the garden and can act as the easiest centerpiece of all time when cut ...

* What they are: Lots of compact, new, summer-blooming panicle hydrangeas have hit the market in the past few years. Among the best is Proven Winners’ Fire Light Tidbit variety. Although plants stay a ...

* What they are: Panicle hydrangeas are summer-blooming hydrangeas with cone-shaped flower heads and better sun- and heat-tolerance than the more common bigleaf or "mophead" hydrangeas. Dwarf panicle ...

Dear Master Gardener: We have a small garden area and would like to have a hydrangea. Are there any small ones? Answer: Yes, there are small hydrangeas and now is a good time to plant one! Not to ...

How big do hydrangea bushes get? It’s a common question, but there is no one easy answer since varieties differ. However, it’s important to know how much room you’ll need before you bring a hydrangea ...

Hydrangeas' foliage and large, long-lasting flowers make a statement in the garden and containers. They grow quickly, some up to two feet per growing season, and put on a show as a single plant or in ...

The second week of September is when autumn color starts to peek through the summer green, and hydrangeas may be the most spectacular flowering shrub in the landscape. In my own garden I have created ...

Picture this: It's next summer and you're proudly taking a friend for a stroll around your landscape. "Here's Vienna," you say, "and there's Berlin. That's Venice over there. Oh, and here's Paris." ...

Hydrangeas are like draught horses, they plod on and get the job done no matter what's happening around them. I won't bang on about them being overused because there are a couple of cultivars that are ...