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How to Plant, Grow & Care for Hydrangeas

Hydrangea Care: How to Plant, Grow & Care for Hydrangeas

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If you’re looking for a garden flower with show appeal, hydrangea flowers are truly stunning. Large globes of flowers cover this shrub in summer and spring. Although their appearance may seem high maintenance, with the right conditions and care, hydrangeas are actually fairly easy to grow. So grab your garden gloves, because our growing hydrangeas guide will have you ready to plant in no time.

What Are Hydrangeas?

Blooming in spring and summer, the hydrangea is considered a shrub. But despite their ability to be rather large showstoppers in your yard, how to grow hydrangeas isn’t a question even the novice gardener will need to ask – these beauties all but grow themselves. Reaching up to 15 feet in height, the hydrangea grows quickly and often fills in a space in just one summer. You’ll find hydrangeas growing in hardiness Zones 3 to 7 as perennials. With flowers starting in spring and often last throughout summer into early fall, hydrangea flowers can be the foundation plant of your landscape.

Planting Hydrangeas

As with most things in your garden, learning the basics of how to plant hydrangeas can save you time and money. By choosing the proper location, getting the soil just right and planting correctly, you’ll increase your chances of enjoying large, colorful hydrangea blooms for years to come.

  1. Best time to plant hydrangeas

    Fall is the best season to plant hydrangeas, followed by early spring. The idea is to give the shrub plenty of time to establish a healthy root system before blooming. The best time of day to plant is early morning or late afternoon. The cooler parts of the day offer protection against heat stress. Keep new plants well-watered until established.

  2. Where to plant hydrangeas

    Knowing where to plant hydrangea shrubs is an important first step. Many people plant hydrangeas in beds next to their homes or fences. This is because hydrangeas love the warm morning sun, but they dislike the heat of the afternoon. The best place to plant hydrangeas is in a sheltered location with sunny mornings and shady afternoons. You often find this on the north or south side of your home. Avoid planting directly underneath trees, which can lead to competition for water and nutrients. High winds can rip and damage leaves and destroy the flowers.

  3. Best soil for hydrangeas

    Hydrangeas grow well in soil containing an abundance of organic material. Good drainage is vital. While hydrangeas like moist soil, they cannot tolerate being waterlogged. Soggy, poor draining soils can cause root rot. In just a few weeks, your hydrangeas can quickly die. If you have heavy soil, consider mixing in plenty of compost prior to planting to improve soil quality.

  4. How to plant hydrangeas

    To plant hydrangeas, simply dig the planting holes 2 feet wider than the root ball. Keep the depth of the hole consistent with the size of the root ball so your plant sits level with or just higher than the surrounding soil. By creating a slight mound, you help increase water drainage away from the base of the plant.

  5. How to propagate hydrangeas

    One hydrangea can turn into many through simple propagation techniques. Bigleaf and panicle hydrangeas are best propagated through layering in early to mid-summer. All you have to do is:

    • Dig a small trench near your hydrangea plant.
    • Bend a branch down to the trench so it touches the soil in the middle of the branch (six to 12 inches of branch should extend past the trench).
    • Make scratches in the bark where the branch touches the trench soil.
    • Fill in the trench and place a paver, brick or stone on top.
    • With time, the branch will form its own root system and may be transplanted to a new location.

Smooth and oakleaf hydrangeas put out new shoots through underground stems. Just dig up the young plant and separate it away from the main plant. It can then be transplanted to a new location.

Hydrangea Care Tips

Although the hydrangea’s leaves and flowers appear delicate, they actually don’t require a lot of tender care. These tips provide all you need to know about how to care for hydrangeas.

Types of Hydrangeas

There are four different types of hydrangeas grown in the United States:

Consider planting these popular hydrangeas in your garden landscape:

Common Questions About Growing Hydrangeas

When do hydrangeas bloom?

The hydrangea blooming season depends upon the type and cultivar as well as your planting zone. Most new growth hydrangeas put on buds in early summer to bloom in the following spring, summer and early fall seasons. In hot climates, hydrangeas may stop blooming in the heat of summer, but will rebloom in the fall.

How do you cut back hydrangeas?

When hydrangea plants are given plenty of growing space in the garden, they don’t need pruning. All that is required is the occasional removal of dead wood.

Do you need to deadhead hydrangeas?

Deadheading hydrangeas will keep your plants blooming into fall. You don’t have to wait until the flower wilts – hydrangeas make excellent cut flowers. Leave those early fall blooms in place to fade on their own. You don’t want to encourage new growth close to your freeze date.

How do you control hydrangea color?

Hydrangeas are unique in that you can control their color. But keep in mind, not all hydrangea types are capable of color adjustments. Bigleaf hydrangeas, H. macrophylla, react to changes in soil pH. A low soil pH allows hydrangeas to absorb aluminum, which turns the flowers a beautiful blue color. To increase blue hydrangea flowers, lower your soil pH by adding sulfur or peat moss to the soil. You can also add additional aluminum sulfate to your soil throughout the growing season. Pink and red flowers shine when you add ground limestone to increase the pH.

A soil pH test can help you accurately adjust your hydrangea color. Avoid pH levels above 7.5 to prevent damage to the plant. No matter what adjustments you’ve made, all hydrangeas will naturally fade in the fall. Don’t worry – the plant will showcase fresh, colorful blooms again in the spring.

Can hydrangeas grow in shade?

Hydrangeas like dappled or occasional shade, but they will not bloom in heavy shade. It isn’t so much a question of do they prefer sun or shade, but rather more of a question of how much sun do hydrangeas need? The further north your garden is located, the more sunlight your hydrangeas need. An average rule of thumb is six hours of sunlight per day. However, hydrangeas growing in the south can perform on only three hours of sunlight.

Can hydrangeas grow in full sun?

Hydrangeas like morning sun, but do not do well if they’re in direct, hot afternoon sun. Partial shade in the later parts of the day is ideal for these beauties.

Can you grow hydrangeas in pots?

Even if you lack the space in your garden to grow hydrangeas, knowing how to grow hydrangea in a pot means you can still enjoy these beautiful blooms. The process is relatively simple, as long as you follow the basics of hydrangea care. Choose a large enough pot for the mature size of your specific hydrangea – at least 18 inches in diameter. Look for non-porous containers to help hold the consistent moisture level require by hydrangeas. Drainage holes will allow excess water to drain properly. Consider planting dwarf hydrangeas, such as Little Lime, Mini Penny and Buttons ‘n Bows.

How do you keep hydrangeas from wilting?

Regular watering in the mornings can help prevent wilting. Some varieties of hydrangeas simply can’t handle the heat. It won’t matter how much water you give them – they’ll wilt a bit in the heat of afternoon. A thick layer of mulch can help retain moisture and keep soil cool. If your hydrangeas perk back up once the day begins to cool, you don’t need to worry. It’s better to have a little mid-day wilting than to overwater and drown your hydrangeas.

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How to Grow and Care for Hydrangeas

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With dozens of species and even more varieties, hydrangeas (Hydrangea spp. ) have been popular ornamental garden plants for decades with blooms that come in a wide array of colors, including white, many shades of blue and pink, maroon, red, and even pale green. Some hydrangeas have large, round flower heads while others have smaller, flatter, and more delicate flowers, along with varying foliage shapes depending on the species. To ensure that hydrangea shrubs have time to establish a healthy root system, plant them in the fall or early spring. Hydrangeas are rapid growers, averaging two feet or more of growth per year. Be aware that the plant is toxic to humans and animals.

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Common Names Hydrangea, hortensia
Botanical Name Hydrangea spp.
Family Hydrangeaceae
Plant Type Deciduous shrub
Mature Size Up to 15 ft. depending upon variety
Sun Exposure Full, partial
Soil Type Any 
Soil pH Any pH but it can influence bloom color
Bloom Time Mid-summer through fall
Flower Color Varies depending on species: white, blue, pink, maroon, red, purple, and pale green
Hardiness Zones 5—9 (USDA)
Native Area Asia, the Americas
Toxicity Toxic to humans and animals

Hydrangea Care

Most hydrangeas can adapt to a wide range of growing conditions. They are generally hardy from USDA hardiness zones 5 to 9. If they are planted in well-draining soil with plenty of organic matter, they should grow well. These versatile shrubs thrive in sandy coastal soils, shady woodland sites, and almost everything in between.

Plan to water your hydrangeas regularly to keep them consistently moist, especially in hot and dry weather and fertilize them once in the spring.

The right time to prune a hydrangea varies according to the hydrangea species and the time of year when they set buds.

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Light

Too much shade can reduce flower output. Hydrangeas do well in the partial shade provided by tall deciduous trees, especially if they receive morning sun and the partial shade occurs in the heat of the afternoon. They will also thrive in full sun but might need extra water on hot summer days.

Soil

In general, hydrangeas can tolerate a wide range of soil types but they grow best in fertile, humus-rich soil. A notable characteristic of Hydrangea macrophylla is that you can control bloom color by adjusting the soil pH. Acidic soil with a pH of 6.0 or lower produces blue flowers and neutral to alkaline soil with a pH of 7.0 or higher produces pink blooms.

Water

Hydrangeas need consistent moisture throughout the growing season: give your hydrangeas a deep drink of water one to two times every week. If your area has had significant rainfall, you can cut back on supplemental watering. Each time you water, water deeply until the ground feels saturated but is not waterlogged. A light watering every day is not sufficient because the water will not reach the root system to hydrate the plant.

During particularly hot weather, increase the amount of water you give your plants so the soil remains damp, but make sure they're not sitting in soggy soil. To know if you need to water your hydrangea, stick your finger down about four inches into the ground and if it feels dry to your fingertip, it's time to water.

In extremely hot weather, hydrangeas might curl their leaves and appear wilted. This is a built-in protection and does not necessarily mean that the plant needs water. If you observe this behavior, take another look at the plant at dusk to see if it has recovered once temperatures have cooled down.

Temperature and Humidity

Hydrangeas prefer fairly mild temperatures. In areas with bitterly cold winters, dieback can be a problem if the hydrangea is located in an unprotected area or one that receives too much winter sun.

Because hydrangeas prefer to grow in partial shade, they usually do best when planted in a north- or east-facing site, where winter temperatures remain somewhat constant. Avoid planting on the south and west side of your property where the warmth of winter sun could cause buds to swell prematurely and become vulnerable to cold snaps.

Hydrangeas prefer moderate to high humidity and dry climates can cause their leaves to brown and become dry.

Fertilizer

If your soil is rich in nutrients, you likely won't have to fertilize your hydrangeas. In fact, if hydrangeas are given too much high-nitrogen fertilizer, the foliage will be full and lush but with fewer blooms. If the soil is not fertile, in the spring spread of layer of organically rich compost around the plants or apply a fertilizer suitable for flowering shrubs.

Types of Hydrangea

From the many species of hydrangea, the following are the most commonly used as ornamental shrubs. Some of these hydrangea species bloom on new growth (the current year's new stems) and those that bloom on old growth (last year's stems) .

Propagating Hydrangea

Hydrangeas rarely produce seeds, but there are two common ways to propagate the plant. Taking stem cuttings at the right time may result in stronger, more resilient roots that nearly guarantee success when transplanting them into the ground. The second method is to root the hydrangeas right into the ground without having to cut into the shrub until the last step. This is the preferred method if you want to fill gaps between shrubs in your garden or you want a more dense stand of shrubs.

Propagating by cuttings

  1. In the very early fall, select a new growth stem at least six-to-eight inches long that does not have a flower. New growth will be lighter green than old growth.
  2. With a sterile, sharp pruner, cut the stem below a leaf node (a node signifies where a set of leaves are set to grow). Keep a set of leaves on the stem in addition to a node.
  3. Strip the bottom leaves, but keep the top set of leaves. Carefully cut the remaining leaves in half horizontally (crosswise), not vertically.
  4. Dip the bottom of the cutting in rooting hormone.
  5. Place the end of the cutting into a small eight-to-ten inch pot filled with damp potting soil. (One pot can hold several cuttings.)
  6. Make a mini-greenhouse by covering the pot with a plastic bag and closing it at the bottom of the pot. Cut a couple of small slivers on top of the bag so the cutting can breathe. Do not let the bag touch any of the leaves.
  7. Put the pot in a spot that is away from any direct sunlight and keep the soil slightly damp.
  8. In two to four weeks, a root system should begin to develop. You can transplant the cutting so that it can have the winter to establish a strong root system.

Propagating by rooting branches directly in the soil

  1. Bend down a long stem/branch so that a large piece of it touches the soil.
  2. Trim leaves from the part of the branch that is touching the soil.
  3. Push the branch down into the soil as best as you can without breaking the branch. You could also push the tip of the branch into the soil.
  4. Secure the branch by weighing it down with a brick or large rock. You won't injure the branch.
  5. Water the branch just as you typically water the parent hydrangea.
  6. Occasionally remove the weight and gently tug on the branch to see if it has rooted. Once rooted, you no longer need to weigh it down.
  7. Once it has rooted, you will need to clip the branch from its parent plant so the new shrub will be self-sustaining.
  8. If you do want to dig up the newly rooted shrub to move it, wait a couple of more weeks after you've clipped it so it can be strong enough for transplanting.

Overwintering

Some types of hydrangeas, such as the bigleaf hydrangea, can be susceptible to winter bud damage. If you live in a very cold area with harsh winters, protect your hydrangea plants from cold winds by wrapping them with burlap or putting up burlap screening. You can also tie the branches together along with the burlap to give them extra help to survive winter. Remove the burlap when the buds begin to swell.

Common Pests & Plant Diseases

The usual types of garden pests can affect hydrangeas, including aphids, black vine weevil, the four-lined plant bug, Japanese beetles, and spider mites. Rose chafer pests can injure the plant by eating and leaving skeletonized leaves behind. Chemical insecticides or less harsh insecticidal soaps may help eliminate most of these insects, but avoid using them during the bloom period. Instead, hand pick these pests into pails of soapy water.

Hydrangeas are susceptible to diseases including botrytis blight, powdery mildew, and other viruses such as yellow or brown leaf spotting. Fungicides can help with most problems, but destroy plants infected with viral spotting.

Common Problems With Hydrangea

Here are the most common problems that can occur with hydrangeas.

No Blooms

Hydrangeas may not bloom every season. The reason could be pruning at the wrong time of year, damage to buds during unexpected spring or winter cold snaps, or at some point you may have overfertilized the plant.

The right time to prune a hydrangea varies according to the hydrangea species and the time of year when buds are set. Thus, it is important to know the type of hydrangea you are growing in order to know when to prune it.

Drooping Leaves

Hydrangea leaves can droop due to lack of water. This happens during bloom time or very hot, dry weather, so keep hydrangeas consistently moist.

However, drooping leaves might not always be a sign that a hydrangea needs water. These plants have a built-in protection mechanism where they will curl their leaves downward In extremely hot weather and appear to be wilted. When daytime temperatures are around 90 degrees Fahrenheit or higher and you observe this behavior, take another look at the plant at dusk to see if it has recovered once temperatures have cooled down. If the plant is still wilted as temperatures cool, that could be a sign of dry soil that requires a deep watering.

Yellowing Leaves

Yellowing leaves can indicate that a plant has been overwatered, underwatered, or overfertilized. It might be possible to save the shrub by saturating the roots if the problem is that it's too dry or overfertilized. Otherwise, you may need to dry out the roots of an overwatered shrub in the hope that it save the plant.

Brown Leaf Tips or Edges or Tips

This problem can occur if the roots have been burned by over-fertilization. Brown edges or tips can also occur if too much aluminum sulfate was added to the soil to change the color of the blooms. If this occurred, flush the soil with water to remove the excess salts or fertilizers. Then, let the soil surface dry for a day or two before watering again, and abstain from fertilizing until the plant is healthy once again.

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How to take care of hydrangeas in spring

Hydrangeas are one of the most beautiful flowering shrubs, amazing with the grace of forms, brightness of colors and shades of their huge inflorescence caps, which also change color several times throughout the summer season.

We have already told about this amazing plant, the history of its appearance, varieties and specific cultivation techniques in our article: “Frost-resistant hydrangeas in your garden”.

Today we will talk about how to care for hydrangeas in spring, especially since all the main work of this period begins in April.

Recall that hydrangea is a beautifully flowering shrub up to 3. 5 m high. On the territory of our country, amateurs mainly grow only a few frost-resistant species: paniculate, oak-leaved, tree-like and large-leaved

There are several other liana-shaped species, such as hydrangea petiole , but our gardeners plant them much less frequently.

IMPORTANT FEATURES OF CARE OF HYDROANGIA IN SPRING

Start caring for all types of hydrangeas only after the snow has completely melted (each region has its own terms).

Give oxygen to the roots!

As soon as the snow melts, remove the winter cover and loosen the soil around the bushes well to provide fresh air to the roots.

Wake up the plants with the first watering!

To start the growth and formation of flower inflorescences, any hydrangea after "hibernation" needs a large amount of water. Therefore, immediately after loosening the near-stem circles, carry out the first watering only with warm water (20 liters for each bush).

Water early in the morning right under the roots to avoid splashing on stems and leaves. Otherwise, you can burn the delicate tissue of plants. Hydrangea is a very moisture-loving plant, so it should be watered every 5 to 6 days (depending on the weather).

To prevent any diseases caused by pathogens found in the soil, add a pinch (per 1 bucket) of potassium permanganate to irrigation water so that the water remains almost transparent with a slight pinkish tint.

Have you watered the plants? Now - feed!

All hydrangeas are fed three times per season. The first top dressing with a solution of urea (2 tablespoons) and potassium magnesia (1 tablespoon) per 10 liters of water for each plant is given to hydrangeas on April 14-16. Usually it is done immediately after the second watering on well-wetted soil.

The second time hydrangeas are fed after the appearance of buds with natural fertilizer for hydrangeas, which you can buy from us.

The third time - in autumn (at the end of September) the plants need to be given potassium-phosphorus nutrition. For this, a ready-made mineral complex for autumn feeding of ornamental shrubs is best suited. At the same time, strictly observe the dosage indicated on the package.

Don't forget loosening and mulching!

Hydrangea is a large shrub with a large green mass of leaves and huge buds, so it needs good aeration. This is especially true for the root system.

And the soil in the root layer must always be well moistened (but not flooded with water, otherwise the access of oxygen to the roots will stop).

Therefore loosen the tree trunks weekly after watering, and then mulch them with peat chips or sawdust in a layer of 6 - 8 cm. The mulch will retain moisture around the roots and, in addition, will prevent the growth of weeds around the plants.

Carefully loosen with a special light hoe for flowers, so as not to damage the trunk and roots.

Spring pruning for beauty and health!

This is a very important agricultural practice that is carried out in April before the start of sap flow and the formation of young shoots. The first pruning of hydrangeas is done 3 to 4 years after planting.

Here it is important to remember that each type of hydrangea has its own type of pruning!

Hydrangea pruning . Flowering in this type of hydrangea occurs on the shoots of last year. Therefore, only faded shoots are cut out from her in the fall, and the young ones are left until next year. In the spring, remove only broken and frozen branches and the remains of old faded branches if you did not have time to cut them last year.

Pruning tree and paniculate hydrangea . In these species, flowering occurs on young one-year-old shoots, so they cut out last year's and older branches at the base in order to “give way” to young shoots and help them grow and bloom faster.

These hydrangeas are pruned in early April.

Oakleaf Hydrangea Pruning . It blooms all summer: first on the last year's shoots (up to 30% of flowers are formed), and then on one-year-old shoots (up to 70% of flowers).

Therefore, in spring (April), last year's shoots are shortened to three pairs of buds to make room for the rapid growth of current shoots.

When last year's shoots have faded, they are cut out at the base of the bush, disinfected with potassium permanganate and covered with garden pitch.

In addition to these and obligatory for all types - the usual sanitary pruning, once every 6 - 8 years, make your beauties rejuvenating pruning. After it, 6 - 8 of the strongest shoots should remain. Feel free to cut out all other branches and processes. Be sure to remove old shoots that are more than four years old.

First cut, then pinch!

In order for hydrangea bushes to be lush and have the correct shape (without any crooked sides), the ends of all shoots without exception must be cut. This procedure is carried out every year in the spring in May.

After such pinching, the shoots stop growing in length and begin to bush in different directions. This gives the plants an unusual splendor.

In addition, remove any excess side shoots. Then the inflorescences of your hydrangeas will be larger and brighter colored. After all, shoots that do not bloom take a lot of nutrition from the plant, and flowering will turn out to be more scarce.

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Now that you know how to properly care for hydrangeas in the spring, we invite you to choose the best varieties from our unique collection.

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Liana - Petiole hydrangea.

Today, these are the most fashionable and most beautiful varieties! Choose! With their lush, bright flowering, any of these hydrangeas will transform your garden in an amazing way and will delight you with their unearthly beauty from early summer to late autumn!

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planting, fertilizing, watering and winter shelter

Combining in compositions with both deciduous and coniferous trees and shrubs, charming hydrangeas can decorate even the most unsightly corner of your garden, turning it into a favorite place to relax and admire.

This shrub is considered quite unpretentious, because quite often the choice of gardeners falls on hydrangea. Sometimes many perennials require much more attention than she does. In order for your hydrangea to please you with its beauty for many years and give you pleasure from contemplation, you need to take into account only a few nuances.


Outdoor planting hydrangeas

To begin with, we recommend choosing the right landing site. The shrub is suitable for both shade and partial shade. If the hydrangea is under the sun from dawn to dusk, then burning of the inflorescences is possible, which will affect the decorative effect of the plant and shorten the flowering period. The ideal place for hydrangeas is under the shade of tall trees, near a house, outbuilding or fence. If at least for a short time she manages to hide from the direct rays of the sun, she will retain the decorativeness of the inflorescences for a longer period.

To plant hydrangeas, you will need a special soil, because it is most comfortable for these shrubs to develop in acidified soil. Can be purchased as a special soil for hydrangeas, or simply mix garden soil with acidic peat when planting. If a pine forest is successfully located near your site, we recommend arming yourself with a shovel, bags or buckets and going to the extraction of the so-called pine litter, which is a mixture of earth with rotted pine cones and needles. The resulting soil can also be mixed with garden soil in a hole prepared for planting. Collect the cones in a separate bag and use them to mulch the hydrangea near the trunk circle. They will also help oxidize the soil, help keep the soil moist, and will certainly accentuate the shrub's ornamental appeal and make it more attractive.

Hydrangea watering

It is very important to remember that hydrangea requires regular and abundant watering. Sufficient moisture will contribute to the active growth and development of the plant, lush and long flowering, protect against diseases and pests, increase immunity and help the shrub to winter hard even in the most frosty and snowy winters.


Proper hydrangea pruning

Pay attention to sanitary and shaping shrub cutting. The first can be produced throughout the season: as soon as you notice dried or broken branches, feel free to remove them. In late autumn, dried inflorescences are best cut, because under the weight of snow they can break off the shoots. Caring for hydrangeas in the spring means, first of all, forming pruning: carefully remove the frozen tips of the shoots with pruners, if any, and also rid the shrub of branches growing inside the crown. Its thickening is fraught with the appearance of fungal diseases, which will significantly affect the decorative effect of the hydrangea and can undermine the plant's immunity. It is important to take into account the fact that this rule does not apply to large-leaved hydrangea, because it blooms on last year's shoots, and if you cut them off, the shrub will not bloom at all. For this species, only sanitary pruning and removal of inflorescences are suitable.


Timely feeding of hydrangeas

For longer and more abundant flowering, we recommend using special fertilizers for hydrangeas. Be sure to read the instructions for use. As a rule, fertilizers are applied with watering every two weeks until the end of July. The result will not keep you waiting long: you will enjoy your work until late autumn.

Hydrangea winter cover

Unfortunately, not all types of hydrangeas are frost-resistant. If the paniculate and tree-like ones do not require shelter for the winter, then it is better to remove the petiolate from the supports with the onset of cold weather, and the large-leaved ones do need reliable shelter. You can read more about this in our article: "Hydrangea shelter for the winter: features, principles and useful recommendations."

Follow these simple recommendations and your favorite hydrangeas from year to year will please the eye and fall in love with you more and more due to their unearthly beauty.


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