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 ...

If you're looking for ways to give the front of your house standout factor consider including the best climbing plants as a quick and easy way to enhance your design. Framing your porch with cascading ...

I have two climbing hydrangeas (Hydrangea anomala subspecies petiolaris) planted on the west side of a fence around the back patio of my townhouse. (The inside sections of the plant face my patio.) ...

Climbing hydrangea requires only one thing of a gardener: patience. It is slow to establish, but once settled in, there’s no turning it back. Or turning it around either. I’ll explain what I mean by ...

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 ...

I planted three climbing hydrangeas (Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris) grown in a No. 3 container on a fence surrounding our back patio three or four years ago. A beautiful old honey locust tree ...

Q:I recently saw a climbing hydrangea at a local garden center. I was very interested in buying one, but hesitated because it uses roots to attach onto the support structure and also can get 30 to 50 ...

Plant panicle hydrangeas in full sun and prune in early spring to promote more blooms. Smooth hydrangeas thrive in moist, ...

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 ...

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

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 ...