Plants Nouveau Everlasting Hydrangeas
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General Hydrangea question. (Everlasting Revolution Hydrangea)
Comments (19)Starlight I grow 3 hydrangeas at varying distances from the maple: 1 arborescens (6 feet), 2 macrophylla,Twist n' shout 9 feet, Endless summer 13 feet. The tree is in my neighbour's front yard and is seperated by their pathway from our yard, which is slightly higher 2-4 inches. The maple's canopy starts way up. But the roots are all over the place, and unless we have major showers no rain can past that canopy. H. arborescens is really big and continues to sucker all over the place. It is rarely watered in the summer. but it thrives. However, both macrophyllas are water hogs. Mulched, mulch-less they drooped especially the 1st 3 years. Remember my soil is 100% sand. In the first 3 years, I had to water it regularly. Sometimes every day (especially in heat waves) or every 2nd day. I just put the hose in it's crown and let them drink. However, since this year, 5th year, I have to water it much less. Maybe once a week if we don't have any showers. The plants are healthy and flower. Mine receive dappled light and some 1 or 2 morning sun. And the one that receives the afternoon sun hates it. In retrospect, if I had amended my sandy soil properly with organic matter, I might have a had a better result. SG the worse year with the hydrangea was a freaky one when the snow melted in mid March and then we had a freakish cold weather -4 wind chills etc. That killed all the top buds. Last year, during the polar vortex I couldn't cover the top buds of Twish and shout. Nothing happened to it. From my experience it isn't the winter but a roller coaster spring that can kill the confused buds on the old growth....See MorePlanted New Hydrangea is soil for vegetable garden, will it be okay?
Comments (4)They will be fine. The vegetable mix just has some added nutrients, which the hydrangeas won't mind at all. You do need to be cautious about amending individual planting holes. The recommendation is not to, as it creates pockets of highly enriched soil within regular garden soil and that can affect how easily the roots will spread and establish and how well water moves through the soil profile. And it can creates overly wet pockets (known as the bathtub effect) if you do so in poorly draining clay or heavy soils and that can lead to root rots and other fungal diseases. If you feel you need to amend, do so over the largest possible area, not individual planting holes....See MoreNew plantings for new front yard (hydrangeas, ornamental grasses) 6b
Comments (21)Thinking about what mad_gallica said, the house is indeed asymmetrical if you look at it straight on from the street, as all of the pictures do, and your planting plans are all essentially a strip along the front. The house is visible though from the side as you walk or drive along the street. What's happening on that left side, with a view into the side yard, can change the whole balance of the view. Have you thought about some plantings (nice tree and/or shrubs) that will counteract the weight of the garage? These plantings could/should wrap around the corner into the side yard. Maybe there are already plantings there that you just haven't shown us? Claire...See MoreHydrangea macophylla 'Shamrock' in Everlasting Series?
Comments (1)Might get better results asking here instead: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/hydra...See MoreOctober_Gardens
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