Bigleaf hydrangeas are no doubt the most popular hydrangeas. Their other common name, French hydrangeas, is misleading because the plant is actually native to Japan, China, Korea, and Southeast Asia.

Years ago, I knew a southeastern Rhode Island nurseryman who claimed that over the decades, he had shipped so many blue-flowered hydrangeas to Martha's Vineyard that he had effectively changed the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images Hydrangeas are brimming with nostalgia, stirring memories of endless Southern summers. When winter arrives, these ...

Q: My bigleaf hydrangeas didn’t bloom well this year, but they have in the past. The foliage looks OK … some typical leaf spot, but otherwise nothing amiss. What can I do? A: No intervention this time ...

Water hydrangeas deeply at the soil level, checking soil moisture before watering again to avoid both drought stress and ...

The huge, pink mophead blooms of bigleaf hydrangea are one of the joys of summer for Chicago gardeners. What a disappointment when those blooms fail to fluff! “Bigleaf hydrangeas just aren’t entirely ...

Want blue or pink hydrangeas? Learn how adjusting your soil pH can change the color of your blooms this season.

It’s a bigleaf type with a rounded habit and dark-green leaves, but what makes it a standout is the deep, rich color of its softball-sized, early-summer, “mop-head” flower balls. Bailey markets the ...

While hydrangeas are not well-known for luring in hummingbirds, there's one stunning lace cap variety that will have those hummers zooming in on your yard.

There are few shrubs that make me feel the way that hydrangeas do. From the pillowy flower heads of bigleaf hydrangeas to the fall color of oakleaf hydrangeas, the whole genus makes me swoon. If you ...

This natural process can be expedited by several factors.