Annabelle is a cultivar of smooth hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens), a species native to the eastern US. In 1910, Harriet Kirkpatrick noticed an especially showy hydrangea while horseback riding ...

Hydrangeas are a fantastic choice for shady borders - creating structure and beautiful late-summer colour with their large ...

These tips will help you know when to grab the snips. We cover the different pruning times for old and new wood hydrangeas and how to tell which type you have.

Depending on where you live, things are starting to come alive in the garden. Maybe it’s still chilly in your neck of the woods, and the crocuses are just starting to make a show with their ...

Pee Gee hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata, which includes varieties such as ‘Limelight’) as well as smooth hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens, also called seven bark and best known for the variety ...

Cultivars To accentuate desirable traits such as bigger blooms and longer blooming seasons, plant breeders have developed cultivars of native Hydrangea arborescens, such as Annabelle and Incrediball.

If the plant foliage turns black in the fall, prune it immediately. Love your 'Annabelle' hydrangea? Well, bring out your loppers, as this hydrangea variety loves a massive pruning in early spring.

These caterpillars are usually found on smooth hydrangeas (H. arborescens) in cooler climates from the North Carolina mountains through Tennessee to North Texas. If you see tiny cottony spots on ...

Mukdenia forms a mound of thickly textured, glossy foliage with red streaking that gets 1 foot tall and 1-2 feet wide at ...

When should I prune my hydrangea? I've gotten conflicting answers, so am a bit confused on what to do. This can be confusing, because there are many different types of hydrangeas! The answer ...