The hydrangea is the undisputed Queen of the Southern Garden. Whether you grow, a big leaf, panicle, smooth, or oakleaf variety, a well-tended hydrangea will give you lots and lots of gorgeous blooms ...

For about 15 years, a big yellow garage marked the south boundary of our backyard garden. It set off the blue bigleaf hydrangeas very nicely, but it wasn't exactly the look we wanted. The garage is ...

Most of us have boundary walls, fences, or garden buildings such as sheds or studios that are in shade for part of the day, and in some cases all day long, especially if your garden faces north or ...

Frost damage is not always reversible, but your plant can bounce back. “Essentially, water has frozen in the plant's vascular ...

If it is a tall, clinging vine (up to 80 feet), it is climbing hydrangea. If it has multilobed leaves, like an oak tree, and cone-shaped flowers, it is an oakleaf hydrangea. If it has leaves that come ...

Most flowering vines do best in full sun, and even varieties that will grow in the shade do best if they get at least partial sun during the day. Three options for shady spots include some varieties ...

For about 15 years, a big yellow garage marked the south boundary of our backyard. It set off the blue bigleaf hydrangeas very nicely, but it wasn't exactly the look we wanted. The garage is still ...

Everybody Gardens | Doug Oster Friday, March 22, 2019 12:00 a.m. | Friday, March 22, 2019 12:00 a.m. Dan Benarcik was handing out little cuttings of a fascinating variegated climbing hydrangea he ...

Whether you have a true climbing hydrangea (Hydrangea anomala ssp. petiolaris) or its near look-alike, the Japanese hydrangea vine (Schizophragma hydrangeoides), growth -- 30 feet or more -- is in the ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Climbing hydrangea Q • I have a big void in a shady corner in the front of my stone house that I need to fill. I am thinking a ...

Enlivening north-facing walls is a challenge. They receive little to no sunlight, particularly in winter, are generally ...