Small Biz: Floral designer finds her niche Mar 29, 2009
She specializes in arrangements that feature a potted flower, such as a hydrangea, combined with some type of ivy, ferns and moss. Customers can choose from a variety of flowers, including tulips, roses, hyacinths and seasonal flowers such as amaryllis or chrysanthemums. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Jan Riggenbach Mar 21, 2009
Hydrangeas are easy to prune, but knowing when and how to do it sometimes gets confusing. That's because it all depends on what kind of hydrangeas you have ... Do you have a smooth hydrangea (H. arborescens) with large, showy, flat-topped clusters of white flowers that start blooming in June. (Sioux City Journal)
Green thumbs up: Pruning tools and techniques Mar 19, 2009
Spring pruning stimulates vigorous new growth and greater flower production for butterfly bush, sweet pepperbush (clethra), Peegee and Annabelle hydrangea. The popular blue and pink mophead hydrangeas are exceptions to the rules; although they produce their spectacular blossoms later in the season, their flower buds are formed on old wood at or near the end of the branches. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
House explosion kills 1 in Manchester, N.H. Feb 25, 2009
describing him as a quiet man who liked to garden and took great care of a purple hydrangea. On Thursday, an apparent natural gas explosion in Somerset, Mass. (Boston Globe)
Meyer lemon trees readily available, plant 'em now Feb 10, 2009
Other choices include calla lilies, irises, ranunculus, hydrangea, bells of Ireland, and miniature and standard carnations. Send questions and tips to Diana Balazs at The Arizona Republic Scottsdale Bureau, 8800 E. Raintree Drive, Suite 250, Scottsdale, AZ 85260; via e-mail to ; or via fax to 602- 444-6875. (AZCentral -- Home)
Grow an Organic Cutting Flower Gard... Feb 10, 2009
The development of new hydrangea varieties that bloom throughout the growing season make this popular bouquet flower a must in the cutting garden. The Endless Summer hydrangea is a mop head variety that blooms on both new and old wood, extending the blooming season through frost in USDA growing zones 4-9. (Suite101.com)
Plants that shine in the shade Feb 8, 2009
Plant it in front of a group of Oakleaf hydrangeas, Hydrangea quercifolia, and carpet the ground with selections of Lenten Rose, Helleborus orientalis. For contrast and more color, fill in the background with Japanese painted fern, Athyrium niponicum pictum. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Mother's Garden: Its time to plant trees Apr 1, 2008
Though not technically trees, tall Peegee hydrangea and rose of Sharon carry on into fall. Some varieties hold their flowers longer than others, particularly the double flowered ones. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
A flower so good that it is often stolen Apr 1, 2008
Hydrangea blossoms have been known to vanish overnight from front-yard gardens and public parks ... Are the thieves just cash-strapped flower arrangers, or is there a florist's black market in hydrangea that is driving the disappearances ... What makes hydrangeas so different is their longevity. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Twigs from my gardenPosted 4 hours, 7 minutes ago. Mar 30, 2008
Summer-flowering trees and shrubs (including hydrangea) can be pruned to remove damaged or crowded stems and to shape and reduce the size since their flower buds develop on new growth. Note: Don t prune spring-flowering trees and bushes until after they have bloomed. (Lima News, OH)
Add the right 'bones' to your garden Mar 29, 2008
Endless Summer' hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailmer') This mophead blooms repeatedly on new and old wood, eliminating any guesswork on how to prune hydrangeas to encourage flowers. to 5 feet tall. (CNN -- US)
Tiger Eyes merit Mar 27, 2008
She had just spied the massed grouping of Blushing Bride hydrangeas ... Blushing Bride was bred from the Endless Summer hydrangea ... For those who are not au cou rant with hydrangeas, Endless Summer is a shade-loving shrub that, yes, blooms endlessly throughout summer and often into fall as well. (NJ.com -- Times)
Green thumbs up: Late winter pruning of trees and shrubs, part II Mar 19, 2008
Spring pruning stimulates vigorous new growth and greater flower production for butterfly bush, sweet pepperbush (Clethra), Rose of Sharon, and Peegee Hydrangea ... The snowball hydrangea, Annabelle , will produce huge white spherical trusses if severely pruned each spring ... Our blue and pink mophead hydrangeas are exceptions to these pruning guidelines. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Extension connection: Climbers and twiners -- vines for the garden Mar 16, 2008
" Because many vines are opportunistic with long, flexible stems that are often not self-supporting, they need help to get off the ground. This might come in the form of a neighboring plant or some type of structure. For maximum enjoyment, match the way a vine climbs to the structure it will climb on.Some vines climb by using aerial rootlets or tiny disk-like structures at the ends of tendrils. These rootlets and disks don t penetrate surfaces but instead secrete a cementlike substance that... (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Catching up with Mr. & Mrs. Dooley Mar 9, 2008
On gardening during the drought [Vince is a master gardener with a hydrangea named after him]: "I have a couple of rain barrels. I may get more. I might put in [a cistern] underground. I have a garden for all seasons, I'm going to figure out a way to keep it alive.". On appearing jointly with Barbara: "I'm going to talk first or I won't get a chance to talk. She's the main attraction.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
'Please don't run me over,' penned teen cyclist before his death Feb 27, 2008
Usually I wouldn t think so, but attempted hit and runs and getting chased through Mrs. Higden s Hydrangea garden by an SUV crazed Blackberry loving business man was a slight indication that there may be ridged feelings over the way we ride, he wrote. More. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
SPRING TRAINING Feb 27, 2008
" Could the Cardinals use Bonds the player? Of course, and especially so if Albert Pujols' plan to play the season with an injured elbow turns out to be nutty. But St. Louis might not be as crazy about Bonds wearing its team's jersey. Could the Rays use Bonds the player? Lord love a duck, yes. But given that the only people who go to Rays games are fans of the other team, the likelihood that he could win over customers who are predisposed to root against his team seems minimal. Could the... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Ratto: Can't quit Bonds stories Feb 27, 2008
" And Monday showed that we've still got it. A big knee-jerk media win, this, and we're all heading for your homes to take a victory lap through your hydrangea plants and your koi ponds. This is the gift of Bonds in repose. We can't see him or hear him, but we don't need him any more to divine his future. We know the Giants don't want him, and we are pretty sure the A's won't sign him (although you never know when W.L. Beane will get a wild hair up his beezer). We also apparently can scratch the... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Pretty in pink Feb 14, 2008
Call: (800) 877-3400. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Fresno Bee)
How to enjoy your winter garden Feb 7, 2008
Some of my favorite examples are: Stewartia the exfoliating bark on this tree is amazing, Star Magnolia, and the very pleasing architectural Hawthorn "Winter King." Consider shrubs such as cotoneaster, oak-leaved hydrangea, blooming viburnums, quince or a fragrant witch hazel, in yellow or orange varieties or dogwoods that brighten up any landscape with their red or yellow stems. Consider specimens that are not only pleasing to the eye, but beneficial to our area wildlife. (Hopkinton Town Crier, MA)
New limits on water test nurseries, landscapers Feb 7, 2008
Consider drought-hardy species for winter shade gardens: autumn fern, butcher's broom, poet's laurel, dwarf mondo grass, oakleaf hydrangea, temple bells. HELEN YOEST, RITA MERCER, RALEIGH GARDEN CLUB. (News & Observer)
Green thumbs up: Beauty in the winter landscape, Part II Jan 29, 2008
Other deciduous woody plants that provide peeling bark include Kousa dogwoods, paper-bark maple, nine-bark, Heptacodium and oak-leaf hydrangea. While these textural characteristics may go unnoticed during the warmer months when their lush, green foliage dominates the landscape, they add immeasurably to the beauty of the winter scene. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Mens's Fashion: A Special Report: Happy 20th birthday, Martin Margiela! Jan 21, 2008
The Belgian designer's soulful mood had absorbed a romantic sweetness, seen in hydrangea patterns on jackets and pants and the mop-head flowers tucked into hats. The rest was dark and textured, with a layering of fringed scarves, but with a positive feeling. (International Herald Tribune)
It's time to consider the garden in winter Jan 20, 2008
The big mopheads of hydrangea, the fragile star clusters of Sweet Autumn Clematis and the big round heads of allium can all provide interesting structure to the winter garden ... Peegee hydrangea blooms last through the winter ... Hydrangea petiolaris (Climbing Hydrangea Vine): Strong woody vine with cinnamon-colored exfoliating bark. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
A year of blooms for Atlanta gardens Jan 4, 2008
Hydrangea paniculata 'Grandiflora' will astound you in August ... Aug. 12: Hydrangea paniculata e "Grandiflora" Peegee hydrangea: The white flowers of this sun-loving hydrangea are enormous. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Top new restaurants Dec 29, 2007
Every black-and-gold-upholstered banquette was booked weeks in advance while the French iconoclast was still obsessing over -- and, often, personally designing -- the details: the shaggy black lampshades; the pink-tinted water in the hydrangea vases. Simultaneously austere and sumptuous, the gray-and-black room sets the tone for Gagnaire's brainy cuisine with its herbaceous accents, citric jolts, and complicated flavor arrangements. (CNN -- Travel)
Resist the urge to prune hydrangea Dec 29, 2007
Resist urge to prune hydrangea ... Resist urge to prune hydrangea Saturday, December 29, 2007 By Adrian Higgins, The Washington Post ... Bailey Nurseries Leave hydrangea such as 'Endless Summer' alone for now to get the best blooms next year. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Learn how to prune plants Dec 28, 2007
Why didn't my hydrangeas have flowers last year. " and "How do you prune a crape myrtle. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Mencken played here Dec 24, 2007
Gilt framed mirrors, vases of dried hydrangea, and accent lamps with linen shades complete the look. By contrast, the library features walls clad in dark paneling and comfy pub-style furniture. (Sunspot.net -- Business)
Gift ideas for your 'gardener' this holiday season Dec 15, 2007
After removing some old rose hips and grass seed heads, I decked it out with bittersweet freshly collected alongside the bike trail and with the spent blossoms of Annabelle hydrangea just cut from the backyard. For another present from the garden, consider a gift of herbs. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Cottingham: Planning, planting great parts of gardening Dec 11, 2007
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Rules about pruning shrubs Dec 1, 2007
They include azaleas, oakleaf hydrangea, burning bush, weigela, bridal wreath spirea and red twig dogwood ... Some plants, including azaleas, bridal wreath spirea, and oakleaf hydrangeas, produce their flower buds during the previous growing season. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Against cancer, Dooley feels he's ahead Nov 25, 2007
I like those percentages," said Dooley, who retired as UGA athletic director in 2004. Dooley spoke in the warm sunroom of his Five Points mansion. The room is just off a large den overflowing with the memorabilia of his more than four decades at the heart of the university's intercollegiate sports program and marks the 10th addition to the house the Dooleys have lived in for more than 40 years. MULTIMEDIA SLIDESHOW: Vince Dooley talks about battling cancer: Outside, landscaper Ron Deal studied... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Native plants add splash of fall color Nov 22, 2007
Some additional native treasures in my woods: Ginger (asarum), wood fern, painted buckeye, climbing wild hydrangea (beautiful clear light yellow autumn leaf color), wild Hydrangea arborescens (the deer love to lop off the flat, creamy blooms), sassafras, bloodroot, tiny wild anemones, trillium, both Florida and pagoda dogwoods, Virginia creeper, jack-in-the-pulpit, ironwood tree, water oak, scarlet oak, muscadine, Southern sugar maple (and other maples), white oaks, redbuds, some type of birch,... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Column: Green Thumbs Up: Protect plants and gardens from winter chills Nov 21, 2007
The leaf and flower buds near the tips of dormant blue and pink hydrangea stems may be similarly damaged by winter desiccation ... Do not prune these hydrangeas in autumn or early spring or you will remove next year s flowers ... The new hydrangea introduction, Endless Summer blooms on both old and new wood ensuring blooms despite winter chills, but for a longer season of bloom, similar protection could be applied. (Hanover Mariner, MA)
Watching your garden in the fog Nov 18, 2007
Opaque whispers of damp fog creep up our front steps, eddying gently around the base of several vine maples before draping the fiery foliage of a mature oakleaf hydrangea in shimmering layers of gray, white and silver. It s just past 3 p.m. and, judging by the muted colors and sounds of this normally vibrant garden, it could be almost dusk. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Trees and Shrubs for Fall Color Nov 6, 2007
Variegated Weigela, Oak leaf Hydrangea, and certain Spirea make a bright display in the fall. Some of the Euonymus and Cotoneaster shrubs are great choices as well. (Suite101.com)
Montgomery House a triumph Nov 3, 2007
A small English garden off the back porch is planted with fragrant roses, hydrangea and lavender. Mrs. Walsko acknowledges the $300,000-plus price tag is on the high side for Claysville, especially for a home without a lot of acreage. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
November planner Nov 3, 2007
Dry flower heads on hydrangea shrubs can be removed now but avoid pruning any more than you have to. Otherwise you'll diminish flowers for next summer. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Wedding: Jillian LeAnne Brannon and Taylor Aaron Stratton Nov 2, 2007
Monogram wreaths of blue hydrangea decorated the chapel entrance. Bouquets of blue hydrangea and cascading ivy were placed along the center aisle ... Large garden arrangements of summer blossoms including gladiola, delphinium, oriental lilies and hydrangea were placed in the chancel area. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
Bring vines into your garden Oct 25, 2007
Oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia 'Harmony') ... In the 1960s, plantsman J.C. McDaniel found the hydrangea in northeast Alabama and transferred it to the family burial plot at Harmony Baptist Church near Rainbow City, Ala ... Birmingham nurserymen Eddie Aldridge and his father, who are responsible for giving us the double flowering 'Snowflake' oakleaf hydrangea, went to the cemetery and took three cuttings off the plant. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Edel: PCs are gardening tools Oct 19, 2007
Topics range from bonsai and hydrangea inquiries to terrarium and weed sections. The "garden bazaar" link offers a directory of horticulture-related retailers. (NorthJersey.com, NJ)
Don't pick up every leaf, and other fall cleanup tips for the yard Oct 11, 2007
Or you can insulate roses and hydrangeas against winter with a circle of wire mesh filled with leaves (to be removed in late March). If you have a blue hydrangea that has failed to bloom, make sure the entire plant is covered so the protected flower buds will flower for you next year. (Boston Globe)
Water creatively, legally Oct 6, 2007
Cathy Phelan carries 'recycled' bath water to her waiting hydrangea plants ... His camellias, hydrangeas and other flowering shrubs are planted close together, and the density works to their advantage. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Gardeners wait for last moment to pull up roots Oct 3, 2007
Kvale planted the containers behind her with rex begonias and hydrangeas, two plants her mother loved ... " This first time solo, Kvale added things in her mother's honor. In the two large terra-cotta pots placed front-and-center she planted variegated ivy and deep maroon begonia rex. They're the first plants she remembers her mother having. "And this is a hydrangea I got at Carrs," she said. "It was around Mother's Day and I was like, 'This is what I'd be buying my mom. (Anchorage Daily News)
Coastal classic Sep 30, 2007
The 1890 house, whose name means "seat," boasts scalloped shingles and a fence wreathed in creamy climbing hydrangea. Sometimes the front Dutch door's top half is open, giving passersby a clear view through the house to the water. (Boston Globe)
Green Thoughts: Inquiring minds Sep 19, 2007
Q: I have a hydrangea, which if it flowered, would be blue ... A: This type of hydrangea, unlike most of us, would rather live on balmy Long Island than upstate ... Plant this hydrangea in a very sheltered place. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
This year there was one winner in the large garden category and two co-winners, a runner-up and a special merit award in the small garden category. Sep 15, 2007
Ornamental grass follows a curve that ends in a swath of blue hydrangea ... She also prunes the New Dawn climbing rose and climbing hydrangea that are in a race up the stone wall in the back ... The hydrangea's lacy white blooms are repeated in white impatiens and peace plants that spill from large urns on a shady side patio and back steps. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Take your color chart outdoors Sep 13, 2007
Whites: Tulip, shasta daisies, snapdragons, viburnum, foxgloves, "Mrs. G.G. Gerbing" azalea, Deutzia gracilis, "Casablanca" lilies, Helleborus niger "Iceberg" roses, peegee hydrangea, clematis. MARTHA'S PICK. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Saturday in the Park with Ralph Lauren Sep 10, 2007
And the best was yet to come: as Lauren grabbed his wife, Ricky, and headed off-stage, the painted backdrop-a reproduction of a Jean-Gabriel Domergue painting, "Barbara Au Derby"-lifted to reveal the evening's real masterpiece, a twilight garden scene complete with chandeliers, fountain, waiters in white tie and clouds of hydrangea. "This is my idea of New York," Lauren said as he greeted the television crews. (Time.com)
Faking it: Artificial flowers fill in for real ones - even outside Sep 7, 2007
At the driveway s edge, a long wooden flower box overflows with impossibly full mounds of yellow and white daisies, hydrangea and trailing vines ... Enter clusters of faux hydrangea, geraniums and various ground covers, which are tucked into the mulch of the front yard s beds. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Child's play Sep 6, 2007
Dye offered advice and surprised them with a Japanese maple and a pomegranate tree, as well as lavender, roses, hydrangea, trumpet and angel vine plants ... Two of the original rosebushes stand on both sides with lavender, hydrangea and geranium spaced along the U-shaped bed. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Don't let summer dampen enthusiasm Aug 30, 2007
The hydrangeas looked so pitiful ... What caused this stir was an amazing selection of plants I never even dreamed existed a fastigiate Chinese fringe tree, a golden leaf redbud, a hydrangea that produces round clusters of light blue fruit ... Hydrangea quercifolia. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Watered flowers only a drip away Aug 24, 2007
When it filled, almost three times a day, I would carefully carry it somewhere in the yard to rescue some fainting hydrangea. But it was too hard to constantly monitor the five- gallon pail, so I got a real rain barrel, 55 gallons and placed it under the downspout on the side of my house. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Southern nursery association shows off new plants Aug 16, 2007
A Mini Penny hydrangea in the foreground, with Penny Mac hydrangeas in the background, in the Atlanta garden of the late Penny McHenry, a hydrangea expert who founded the American Hydrangea Society ... It is the Mini Penny Hydrangea, which Rogers said will bloom every eight to 10 weeks from May until the first frost ... It is also more compact than other hydrangeas. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
JIM DODSON: Mixed Emotions in the Blue Season Aug 12, 2007
The Blue Season comes in early August, when my garden explodes with drifts of lavender hosta and blue hydrangea flowers and the sky becomes a richer, deeper blue than any other time during the summer -- the result of Canadian highs that occasionally stray across the border and unexpectedly drop nighttime temperatures to the low 50s, making sleep a treasure. This happened the. (The Pilot Newspaper)
Inadequate soil conditions can leave hydrangeas high and dry Aug 10, 2007
Q: My oak leaf hydrangea has turned brown ... A: I can see from your photograph that the soil conditions are the biggest issue for this young hydrangea. (The Clarion-Ledger)
More of this story Aug 8, 2007
Even attractive shrubs and trees like these hydrangea bushes on Gibbs Avenue in Newport need to be trimmed to keep sidewalks and roadways unobstructed for pedestrians and motorists. (David Hansen/Daily News staff). (Newport Daily News, RI)
Color combos make your garden pop Aug 2, 2007
Often, it's plant combinations that give a garden the "wow" factor a light green Adirondack chair the same color as the new foliage of an oakleaf hydrangea or the powdery blue of a dwarf Colorado spruce next to the new growth on a lime green barberry ... Annabelle hydrangea growing next to copper fennel ... The white garden phlox David, green and white variegated hydrangea, rubrum lily and black-eyed Susans. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Expert Offers Tips For Drying Flowers Aug 2, 2007
E-Mail News Alerts Get breaking news and daily headlines. POSTED: 6:00 am PDT August 1, 2007UPDATED: 10:47 am PDT August 1, 2007. (KCRA 3, CA)
Seeding a lawn in the heat Jul 22, 2007
But species such as hydrangea, impatiens and hostas not to mention hanging baskets will appreciate additional watering to help them recover. As I write, the thermometer outside our kitchen window thermometer reads 96 degrees. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Green Space: Gardeners can enjoy easy-care, mid-summer flowering trees, shrubs Jul 21, 2007
Annabelle hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens Annabelle ) has large white flower clusters that bloom in June and persist into fall. Peegee hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata Grandiflora and Unique ) flower in July with white to pink conical shaped flower clusters that persist into fall ... Hydrangea is good for border plantings or as a specimen plant. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Potentially lovely Lady in Red sometimes fails to woo fans Jul 20, 2007
Q: Last year, I planted a small Endless Summer Hydrangea and a larger Lady in Red Hydrangea ... It always has been said that the farther south you go, the harder it is to grow a truly red hydrangea. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Power Pruning Jul 18, 2007
Hydrangeas are now in full bloom ... A white Hydrangea will remain white ... If your Lilacs, Hydrangeas or other shrubs haven t bloomed this year, try adding Triple Phosphate to your soil. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Horticulture Jul 12, 2007
A: The flowering shrub in front of RG's is most likely hills-of-snow hydrangea (Hydrangea aborescens). This and one other species of hydrangea, panicle hydrangea ( Hydrangea paniculata) are hardy enough to grow and thrive here in the Northern Plains ... Dr. John Ball, SDSU Extension Forester, lists these two hydrangeas in his book "Shrubs for South Dakota". (Marshall County Journal, SD)
