Perhaps it was the hot, dry spell we had, but there didn't seem to be too much blooming the past month. Much of what is blooming is woody. Once again, identification help is welcome, as most of these were already here when I moved in. This shrub is in the bed that borders the parking [...]
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I Hate These Kind of Plants
May 10, 2010 – Posted in: Hydrangeas, Native/Invasive, WeatherI hate the plants that can survive a cold winter but can't take a hard spring frost. It is so aggravating! The problem is they emerge too early from dormancy for their own good. I'm talking about: 'Endless Summer' hydrangea. It will get through a USDA Zone 4 winter but break into leaf long before [...]
Endless Summer Hydrangea Has One Bloom
August 13, 2009 – Posted in: Hydrangeas, What's up/bloomingEvery day I take a walk around my garden, and check my 'Endless Summer' hydrangea for buds.And every day I sigh, and walk away disappointed. But one day I was on my knees, weeding a bed about six feet away, and happened to glance over at my bloomless shrub. Hidden in the interior of the [...]
Endless Summer Hydrangea: Where’s the Blooms?
July 14, 2009 – Posted in: Hydrangeas, Pests, Plagues, and VarmintsAlmost exactly a year ago, my 'Endless Summer' hydrangea was blooming. This year, as you can see above, it doesn't even have buds. What Went Wrong? Okay, I forgot to feed it. Does it completely fail to make buds without fertilizer? I think not. It may not flower as profusely, and the blooms may not [...]
Uncovered my ‘Endless Summer’ hydrangea
June 8, 2009 – Posted in: Garden chores, HydrangeasI finally uncovered my 'Endless Summer' and 'Forever&Ever' hydrangeas. I had discovered that dumping a bunch of dry leaves over them in the fall was sufficient to protect them from the erratic spring freezes that we have. The old branches help hold the mulch in place, and I cut them down in the spring when [...]
Endless Summer and Forever and Ever Hydrangeas: Growing Tips for Cold Climates
June 1, 2008 – Posted in: HydrangeasEndless Summer Hydrangea: Dream Come True--or Nightmare? Hydrangea 'Forever & Ever Double Pink' stole my heart in 2006. This photo was taken September 7 of that yearIt's just like Elizabeth said. We gardeners want to believe that our dream plant is out there, just waiting for us to find it. I know when I first [...]
‘Endless Summer’ Hydrangea: Does it live up to the hype?
July 3, 2007 – Posted in: Hydrangeas, Plant infoI wanted one The Original 'Endless Summer' hydrangea. Photo © Endless Summer®I first learned about 'Endless Summer' hydrangea four springs ago and decided instantaneously that I wanted one for my garden, and not just because of those gorgeous blue flowers. My grandma had always had these kind of hydrangeas (H. macrophylla) growing in her garden, [...]
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