Q: My hydrangea tree is 15 feet tall and beautiful. I wonder if I should trim the lower branches and give the tree a trunk and a "head." A: I'm guessing you have one of the panicle hydrangeas: ...

Like roses, hydrangeas are classics that gardeners love to plant in their shaded areas for a dash of bold color and beauty. Unfortunately, not all varieties thrive in cold areas, or when they do, they ...

A reader asked me why her hydrangea tree was not doing so well. I wrote a column about this in August, but this is the fourth question about hydrangeas I have had in the last two weeks. Her hydrangea ...

Panicle hydrangeas (also known as hydrangea paniculata) make excellent hedgerows. When you plant them close together, they grow dense and thick. A single plant can cover a lot of ground, so you don't ...

Every spring, we stare forlornly at our super-sized 6-foot-tall shrubs. We reminisce about the plant label that stated, "Grows to 3 feet." With our great soil and generally adequate moisture, plants ...