Learn the best tricks to make hydrangeas bloom more throughout the summer and into fall.

Blooming hydrangeas have always reminded me of cloud gardens. With their lush, airy bouquets in sky-inspired colors—soft pastels, bold blues, and sunset pinks!—these plants can transform any yard into ...

I grow Limelight hydrangeas on my flower farm, and I always get asked why they are not blooming. If I go out into my garden in July, my limelight hydrangeas aren't blooming either, and that's okay ...

You may need to do a little sleuthing first. Hydrangeas are kind of the ideal shrub for many gardens, with their long-lasting blooms, easy-care reputation, and ability to thrive in just about any type ...

Hydrangeas, like all trees and shrubs, tolerate winter best when well-hydrated. Water your hydrangeas deeply a few times in ...

Question: My hydrangeas have beautiful green leaves but they are not blooming. I had one lonely flower on one of my plants. My neighbors have the same complaint. Can you help me? Answer: Failure to ...

Hydrangeas not blooming may be due to improper pruning time, winter damage, or too much shade. Bigleaf and oakleaf hydrangeas bloom on old wood, so pruning them in winter removes flower buds. Smooth ...

Hydrangeas are a landscape favorite. They seem to be so easy to get to bloom. But sometimes the blooming just doesn’t happen. What could have gone wrong? I’m pointing to myself also for three ...

Hydrangeas are among the most beloved flowering shrubs, and it's no mystery why. Their colorful blooms combine elegance with pom-pom fun and provide gorgeous interest in a garden throughout the year.

You might be off the hook if you wait too long.

Every June, some gardens are bedecked with the glorious, huge, fluffy pink blooms of big-leaved hydrangea. And some aren’t. “‘Why didn’t my hydrangea bloom?’ is one of the questions we get most often ...

The huge, pink mophead blooms of bigleaf hydrangea are one of the joys of summer for Chicago gardeners. What a disappointment when those blooms fail to fluff! “Bigleaf hydrangeas just aren’t entirely ...