Hydrangea quercifolia is called oakleaf hydrangea because it is said that the leaves look like some oak foliage. In the fall the leaves turn very dramatic shades of orange and red to burgundy. By ...
It's not only full-size trees that put on an amazing fall color display when autumn arrives. Quite a few deciduous shrubs turn red in the fall before they lose their leaves for the winter. If you want ...
Hydrangeas have long been a staple of Southern gardens, and it’s no wonder why. These beloved flowers, with their unique clusters of delicate blooms, offer a late-spring and early-summer splash of ...
Recent rains have the garden lush with foliage. This past weekend I had a chance to get out into the garden. It seemed like this was the first weekend I did not work hard in the garden, but instead, ...
Fall color is something most often relegated to tree selection, but shrubs like the native oakleaf hydrangea can add their own fiery blast as well. Conditions to make great fall colors boil down to ...
Hydrangeas are a pretty large group of flowers with different bloom times, colors, and sizes. While many of them flower in spring or summer, there is a group of varieties and species that have more of ...
I love shrubs that earn their keep in my garden by being low maintenance, looking good year around, provide seasonal color, and very importantly, don't have a drinking problem. One of the last plants ...
Description: This deciduous, mound-forming shrub offers distinctive orange-tinged brown bark, peeling on mature plants, and 10-inch, deeply lobed dark green leaves resembling those of the northern red ...
Hydrangeas are all the rage, a horticultural trend showing no signs of slowing. Year after year, breeders come up with new cultivars with improved blooming, increased hardiness and a range of sizes to ...
One of the most beloved shrubs for the central Ohio garden is the hydrangea, and one of the most beautiful and useful species is the oakleaf hydrangea. A great variety for the home garden is the Snow ...