FLOWER Magazine, the nation’s only floral lifestyle publication, announced the 2026 Flower of the Year: Fire Light Hydrangea.

While we love the charm of blue, purple, pink, and white hydrangeas, we are delighted to see another shade of hydrangea blooming out across the region. Pops of strawberry—a gorgeous and showy pink-red ...

I love old gardening sayings that have passed the test of time. One of my favorites is “prune until it hurts, and then prune some more.” The truism is meant to allay our fear of pruning, as though ...

They’re fragrant, colorful, and boy can they put on a show. Hydrangeas are popular shrubs featuring orb-shaped clusters of flowers that usually bloom in shades of blue, purple and pink during summer ...

Q: I have a large hydrangea shrub in my yard, but it never blooms. I usually cut this back every year in the fall, when it loses it leaves. Do you think this could be the reason why it does not bloom?

New wood blooming hydrangeas can handle shaping now and hard pruning when dormant. Old wood blooming hydrangeas should only be pruned right after blooming. Pruning at the wrong time cuts off future ...