Question: We were given a blue hydrangea as a gift and told it needs special soil to remain this color. What should I do? Answer: Keep the soil acidic and you should have continuing blue hydrangea ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kritsada Panichgul It’s a popular piece of garden folklore: Coffee grounds will change the color of hydrangea blooms, making them ...

I have a hydrangea and would like to know how to make it bloom blue flowers. — Kathy Newman, Gretna Hydrangeas are exceptional plants in that the color of their flowers can change depending on the ...

Hydrangeas offer some of the most stunning color options in the flower garden. The intense pinks and purples of the mophead hydrangeas add a vivid punch of color that’s unlike anything else that ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. I have a pink hydrangea and would like to know how to make it bloom ...

Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf Hydrangea): This variety is most commonly affected by soil pH. It includes both Mophead and Lacecap types. The color change is most dramatic in these hydrangeas.

Hydrangeas are shrubs that provide large, showy, magnificent blooms when optimal growing conditions are provided. As a gardener, I struggled for many years attempting to provide the exact growing ...

It’s a popular piece of garden folklore: Coffee grounds will change the color of hydrangea blooms, making them the dramatic blue many gardeners covet. The truth is more complicated, according to a ...