* What it is: Dark leaves are trendy lately, and this new-in-2024 hydrangea offers some of the darkest foliage of any shrub – almost black. Bailey Nurseries, which developed Eclipse, points out that ...

Landscaping with hydrangeas in front of the house will transform your front yard into a welcoming oasis that will make your home the envy of the neighborhood. When planning your front yard hydrangea ...

A reader asked me why her hydrangea tree was not doing so well. I wrote a column about this in August, but this is the fourth question about hydrangeas I have had in the last two weeks. Her hydrangea ...

If you’re looking for a fuller tree this holiday season, the answer might be hiding in plain sight in your garden — or even at your local Trader Joe’s or garden center. You heard it here first: Cut ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dear Helen: When and how should I prune my hydrangea shrubs? C.L. That depends on the kind of hydrangea. Probably the most commonly grown here is bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla). That ...