Limelight hydrangea
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guyground
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Comments (8)I might just build a bed around the hydrangeas using cardboard with mulch on top. It will eventually smother the grass. Might take some time but I think that would be least labor-intensive. You could take a pick-axe and with the flat blade skim the grass off the top. You would have to be careful close to the shrubs to prevent going too deeply and damagint the roots. Even if you remove the grass I would still put down cardboard (or a thick layer of newspapers - but who reads newspapers anymore, sadly?) and put the mulch on top of that. :) Dee P.S. Looking at your pictures again I might bring that mulched area onto the other side of the fence. I'm not sure just bringing it to the fence would do as much good as extending it a bit further....See MoreDeclining Limelight Hydrangea Help
Comments (5)IPM - Integrated Pest Management - is a practice all gardeners should follow. Its primary tenet is to control plant pests by the least ecologically disruptive method first, only resorting to stronger control methods like broad spectrum pesticides as a last resort. Following the best cultural requirements for the plant in question is always the first step - like making sure plant has correct light exposure, decent soil conditions and adequate water during hot or dry periods. Next is picking off insects by hand or using water as a pest control method - much more effective than one would imagine for a number of issues, including controlling spider mites. And it does not need to be high pressure water. Spider mites are highly adverse to damp conditions and high humidity and thrive when conditions are hot and dry. Just spritzing down the plants on a daily basis will make the environment inhospitable and the problem should disappear. Resort to a manufactured pesticide only if nothing else works....See MoreSnow damaged limelight hydrangea tree
Comments (6)i cant make much out of the first pic ... regardless.. the bottom line is that with no insult to the root mass .. there is no reason it wont rebud and do well next year ... too many peeps top their plants .. or overshear them.. with little or no long term issues ... in this case.. god took care of it for you .... so be it ... buy yourself a good pair of pruning shears.. if you dont have any.. as it might take you a few years to prune it back into a nice shape ... i suspect this thing might go a bit bat s crazy this year.. and you will want to reduce some if not many new branches towards training it into its new form ... dont worry about it . if you already have the hand shears... trim up all the wicked wounds ... cutting just below a spot where a bid will trigger next season ... imo.. wounds are ALWAYS removed on shrubs .... if possible to do it without killing the thing ... imo.. it will be fine next year ... ken ps: im surprised how fast the snow reduced down to what we see in the pic ......See MoreHelp with Limelight hydrangea design
Comments (11)I planted 3 Little Lime this May and was not very impressed with the flower color. I wish the color is much whiter like Limelight or Bobo. I bought the 3 Bobo online as 4.5 quart plants almost 2 years ago. Maybe due to lack of enough sun, so far only the left one has enough blossom, but I really like the color. If Bobo could reach 5-6' height like Little Lime, that would have been my choice. I plan to switch the location of the Little Lime and Bobo late fall and hope the dark red color of Japanese maples could make the whiteish-green flowers of Little Lime more like greenish-white. I also have 1 Vanilla Strawberry planted 2 years ago, which has nice white flowers. It turns a tiny bit pinkish now. It flopped last year and holds much better this year. I am thinking about replacing this one with Limelight, and transplanted this VS with two more VS to the deck area. But not sure whether a Limelight will be too big to be out of proportion in this area. Current VS is 6' from all the plants nearby, including the Little Gem Magnolia. For some reason, I always move plants around in my yard, which my friends don't quite understand. But many times I just could not get it right the first time due to both lack of experience and control of mother nature. Always thankful for the wonderful advice in this forum. Little Lime Bobo Vanilla Strawberry...See Moreguyground
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