hydrangeas

Hydrangeas (605 readers)

Contributed by amazon 08.06 2007 on 07:26:54 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Hydrangeas are one of the most popular flowering shrubs in the world. With many species native to North America and dozens of hardy hybrids developed over the years, there is an overwhelming range of plants to choose from. Here is practical, expert advice for the American gardener looking to add brilliant color and show-stopping blooms to a garden. ...

Encyclopedia of Hydrangeas (805 readers)

Contributed by amazon 13.04 2007 on 08:27:57 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Famed for their durability, beauty, and diversity, hydrangeas are enjoying a renaissance in todays gardens. These classic garden shrubs provide bold color — from pink to purple, blue to white — in midsummer to midautumn, when few other plants are in bloom. Many hundreds of dramatic species, hybrids, and horticultural selections are available to the enthusiast to fill every possible niche in the garden. For the first time, a thorough encyclopedia shows in full color the range of flowering treasur ...

Complete Hydrangeas (731 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.04 2007 on 08:49:23 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

The large number of hydrangea cultivars developed in recent years has done much to increase their popularity across North America. Gardeners in colder regions, who could not grow these brilliant bloomers, now have many choices available. Today there are new super-hardy, dwarf and compact varieties; new colors; and new forms of these satisfying plants. ...

Hydrangeas for American Gardens (630 readers)

Contributed by amazon 13.04 2007 on 08:30:26 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

The sheer number of choices among Hydrangea species, hybrids, and cultivated varieties can be overwhelming even for the most advanced gardeners. How to choose from among the hundreds of mopheads, climbers, lacecaps, and oakleafs, to name just a few? And how to care for hydrangeas in American gardens, when nearly all the books offering advice about them come from England and Europe? Respected plantsman Michael A. Dirr comes to the rescue in this refreshingly forthright and practical guide to thes ...

Hydrangeas for American Gardens (597 readers)

Contributed by amazon 08.06 2007 on 07:28:58 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Hydrangeas (726 readers)

Contributed by amazon 12.04 2007 on 10:31:24 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

A Gardeners Guide | Beautifully illustrated with over 130 color photographs, this new, revised edition of the classic text on hydrangeas shows the enormous possibilities offered by the plants, describing 20 new cultivars not in the original edition. ...

Proper Pruning Techniques (649 readers)

Contributed by Yardiac 28.04 2007 on 10:47:07 Topic: Garden care / Garden Tools Match on Article's text

Pruning is a vital part of plant and tree care. This task can be confusing so we developed the following guide to help you prune properly. Three basic tools suffice for most pruning jobs: shears, loppers, and a pruning saw . Keep them sharp for clean cuts; disinfect after pruning diseased material. ...

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Harmony' - oakleaf hydrangea (460 readers)

Contributed by havlis 17.05 2008 on 13:09:09 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

Oakleaf hydrangea comes from southeastern USA. It is an attractive mound-forming shrub with oak-like, deeply cut leaves of bright green colour turning purple-bronze in autumn. The flowers of Harmony variety appear at the beginning of summer. They come out in heavy panicles of pure white, double flowers that get so heavy when mature that they droop. Hydrangeas like moist (not wet), slightly acidic soil. This variety can stand in full sun if enough moisture is provided. ...

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailmer' - big-leaf hydrangea, French hydrangea (1499 readers)

Contributed by havlis 16.02 2008 on 19:39:13 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

ENDLESS SUMMER® | Attention, hydrangea lovers! Are you sick and tired of never-ending grieving upon your frost-damaged hydrangeas that only make a jungle of leaves but no blossoms? Continue reading as we have a life-altering experience for you! Two decades after its discovery in the USA there is a plant being imported and distributed also in Europe. Does it sound like a cheap TV shop commercial? Well, it might. But you know what – it is true! The plant is called ENDLESS SUMMER® and was bred by t ...

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Forever and Ever Double Pink' (2156 readers)

Contributed by amazon 17.05 2007 on 22:21:50 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

This beautiful new introduction comes from a Japanese breeder and is very floriferous and long-blooming. Like the widely popular Endless Summer Hydrangea, Forever and Ever Double Pink blooms on both old and new wood and blooms repeatedly throughout the season. Double pinks unique multi-petalled flowers create a billowy mound of full 6 inch clusters that almost cover the plant when it blooms. The mounding habit reaches about 24-30 tall and grows to about 36 wide. Forever and Ever Double Pinks com ...