It is a great time of year for some southern garden hydrangeas. Something about the blue mop head hydrangeas gets the horticulture juices flowing. My criteria for giving the go ahead to plant these ...

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 ...

There's an old gardening myth that you can turn hydrangeas blue by burying pennies or nails in the soil. Unfortunately, this particular wisdom isn't true, but there are other ways you can change these ...

Q: I have a row of blue hydrangeas but a couple of them bloomed purplish pink this year. How do I make them go back to blooming blue? A: Changes in soil pH cause certain types of hydrangeas to change ...

10:58, Mon, Jul 15, 2024 Updated: 11:02, Mon, Jul 15, 2024 One of the most unique things about hydrangea blooms is their ability to change from pink to blue and vice versa based on what has been ...

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.

Q: I bought a ‘Nikko Blue’ hydrangea that has now turned pink! I put a whole bag of something to turn it back to blue, which it sort of has. Is it rusted iron that you’re supposed to use? A: ...

Hydrangeas are old-fashioned, yet there are still many new developments in breeding and selection. Both the bigleaf and ...

Everybody Gardens | Doug Oster Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 12:00 a.m. | Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 12:00 a.m. To purchase a signed copy of Ballato's "Success With Hydrangeas," learn more about hydrangeas and see ...

Hydrangea varieties such as hydrangea macrophylla and hydrangea serrata offer a spectrum of colours, ranging from pink to blue, encompassing every shade of fuchsia, plum and periwinkle in between.