Perennial hydrangeas are the highlight of any garden. They can, however, get large. Instead, choose this compact, ...

With their showy blooms, hydrangeas are one of the most popular flowering shrubs in gardens across America. With so many varieties, there is sure to be a hydrangea that appeals to your sensibilities.

Spring is the time when gardens come alive — with shoots, leaves, buds, blooms, and insects (sometimes, to our utter chagrin). After surviving the cold winter, as eggs, larvae, or adults, pests seek ...

Some hydrangeas can also be cut down to the ground to protect them from winter weather, while others need a more gentle approach where pruning is done in a staggered way over years -- both of these, ...

The Endless Summer hydrangea is a newer variety that flowers on both old and new wood, so it will bloom “endlessly” all summer even if it is pruned in the spring. Courtesy photo The beginning of April ...

Q: Could you give me some tips on how my mini tree could be pruned so it grows more upward instead of outward? And should I do it this fall or next spring? — Carrie M. A: Your photo shows a beautiful ...

Q : I suspect I have kudzu climbing on my backyard fence (see reader's photo). There is a weed that has already choked out one climbing rose bush and is heading to another. Could you help me identify ...

As spring arrives, one particular shrub in my garden never fails to catch the eye of visitors. Without fail, someone will remark, “That’s the biggest hydrangea bush I’ve ever seen!” Others might say, ...

A: Those spots are due to Cercospora leaf spot, a fungus. Since the hydrangea will lose its leaves soon anyways, don’t worry too much now. Once they fall, rake all the leaves out from under the plant ...

Explore 20 of our favorite flowering, sun-loving shrubs that aren't hydrangeas. Here’s how to grow them in your garden. Bring ...

With a height of only 18 to 36 inches, this tiny reblooming hydrangea fits into the smallest space.