From overwatering to "winter zap," here are seven reasons you might struggle to get your hydrangeas to bloom and what you can ...

Panicle hydrangeas are generally much more cold hardy than bigleaf hydrangeas (for example, a 'Limelight' panicle hydrangea is hardy in USDA zones 3 to 9, while a 'Nikko Blue' bigleaf hydrangea is ...

It also tolerates full sun better than most hydrangeas, meaning you should be able to plant it in a variety of different spots in your garden. Nikko Blue (Hydrangea macrophylla) Blue more your thing?

Q: My Nikko Blue hydrangea is about 5 years old. It looks fantastic, but blooms less and less each year. It has lots of healthy leaves, but few flowers. Do you have any suggestions? — Adrienn… ...

That's why the florists' hydrangeas, those 1-gallon pots with oversize flowers, are such intense shades of pink or blue. Florist hydrangeas can be planted out in the garden after being hardened ...

French hydrangeas are prized for their globe-like blooms, popping off like fireworks shows in gardens throughout the late spring and early summer. Mopheads are typically pink, blue, or white, but ...

Q. I have a `Nikko Blue’ hydrangea that is 5 years old. For the past two years, it has had only one bloom. The plant gets seven hours of sun per day and I cut it back to about 6 inches in the fall.

Q: My Nikko Blue hydrangeas have blooms that are partially to fully brown from some sort of disease. The leaves are fine; only the blooms are affected, and soil pH is perfect.

Q: I bought a ‘Nikko Blue’ hydrangea that has now turned pink! I put a whole bag of something to turn it back to blue, which it sort of has. Is it rusted iron that you’re supposed to use? A ...

Hi Jim, we moved to Clear Lake from East Texas (Sam Rayburn lake area) a year ago. Most of my plants that I brought are doing OK, except for two different kinds: agapanthus not blooming and ...

As adults, they still do, which is why growing hydrangeas is so much fun. They’re not only easy to grow but are also quite hardy and resistant to most pests and diseases, making it even easier ...

Q: This spring I nursed back to health three 'Nikko Blue' hydrangeas. Snails ravaged them last year. The leaf edges also browned, then holes appeared. I had sticks for most of the winter. In ...