(ARA) - Hydrangeas are among the most popular flowering garden plants. Prized for their huge, dramatic flowers, they can literally stop traffic. Yet cold winters and late frosts often damage the flower buds and prevent blooming. Fear of losing the flowers has kept many gardeners from enjoying these beautiful plants. This need not be the case, because with careful selection all gardeners can enjoy hydrangeas and their remarkable flower displays. Read the rest of this entry »

I love, love, love hydrangeas. I think the blooms are just gorgeous. They just have an old-fashioned romantic feel to them.

In the two years I have been living at my current house I have planted oakleaf hydrangeas and lacecap hydrangeas. I have not planted any mophead hydrangeas, but that is about to change. If I don’t buy any other plant this year the one plant I must have is endless summer hydrangea.
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Have you ever seen a beautyberry bush? I had seen pictures but I had never seen one until a couple of weeks ago. I least I had never seen one covered in berries. Read the rest of this entry »

I really had an enjoyable day Saturday. I have been looking for shrubs to plant in the beds at the front of the house and my husband really wanted arborvitae. Read the rest of this entry »