This spring has been a banner year for the hydrangea flowers: the mop heads, the lace caps, and the oak-leaf types. I really don't know how to explain this outstanding and bountiful show this year.

These new shrubs boast better flower color and, in some cases, more compact forms that fit better in smaller gardens. This happens to me every spring and it drives me crazy. I am perfectly happy with ...

The third week of July is the beginning of hydrangea season. I love hydrangeas so much that I have an entire outdoor garden room devoted to shade-loving hydrangeas. (You can see the blue and white ...

The end of August is the time to pick up fallen fruit, harvest ripe vegetables, dead head flowers and keep your eyes open for any weeds that have evaded your summer weeding sessions and are now going ...

Dear Jane: Our Annabelle hydrangea and Pee Gee tree hydrangea are both in their second season. The size and weight of the flower heads on both caused them to bend over to the point that a branch even ...

When: 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, April 17. Where: Geauga County OSU Extension Office, Patterson Center on the Burton Fairgrounds, 14269 Claridon-Troy Road, Burton. Cost: $15. Call 440-834-4656 to register ...

August can feel like a long time to wait for a some plants to finally put forth flowers, all while the rest of the garden might be blooming its head off. On the other hand, by the time we get to ...

My hydrangea sustained damage after a frost. Any leaves that were on the stalks were affected and died. I cut down all woody stems to ground level. There are green leaves growing at the base of the ...