One of those new Invincibelles or Lil Honey or a mophead or lacecap.

Hi Bella , your really in the Pink LOL.. I’ll be looking for Hass Halo & Incrediball bush

I've been eyeing the strawberries&vanilla hydrangeas for a while now.

Hi Bourbon, here SV I prune to tree form

how adorable! It looks so cute next to the green flowers and your bluish house!

I planted four Vanilla Strawberry hydrangeas last fall and I can't wait to see what they do this year. There may be more in my future! I also noticed a number of deep purple mopheads around my neighborhood last year so now I'm dying for one of those - I need to find a place to put it first, though!

Found VS very floppy ....pruned the lower branches

Let's Dance, Rave is next on my list. I don't currently have a place for it that is "wife approved." We really only have 2-more potential places for plants, but if the Endless Summer doesn't perform, it might get moved down to the minor leagues (ie., given away).

None :-) I'm still trying to figure out where to place all the starts I received from GW member (and my gardening buddy) ophoenix last season!! Pretty small garden that is already heavily populated. And visited by deer. And I am even running out of places to stage any more containers!!

I would very much like to replace the Ruby Slippers oakleaf I left behind in my last garden but can't for the life of me figure out a spot for it. I may just have to give up my raised beds for ornamentals instead of edibles :-))

hyed, yes, I do love pink flowers. LOL.

Bella, I also like the pinks ....I just might have to spray paint some Annabelles or Incrediballs blue...ES is so unpredictable LOL

jwein - planted one rave and 3 rhytmic blues . Overwintered great. All my rhytmic blues has large fat buds on the terminals and then some. The rave has only 2 terminal buds but lotsa sideshoot. It's going to be interesting to see how my 1st remononents behave in the soil, and what color the rave turns out to be. More terminal buds than any of my current 5/6 ft old macros

I myself have been looking at Macro on Hydrangaplus. Can't seem to pick any . All those zoomed up pics, they all look beautiful ;-)

a1an, thanks for the info! We moved last December, so this will be the first full summer for all my hydrangeas. My LAD has big terminal buds, but few along the sides. The pistachio was planted in the fall - even though that's what people suggest, I don't think that gave it enough time to settle in for the winter and despite supposedly being the hardiest mac, I don't think any of it's branches survived (a bunch of shoots are coming in at the base). My ES has some sideshoots that survived, but no terminal buds and I think a lot of branches kicked the bucket this first winter. Waiting to see some life in my Tuff Stuff - lots of small buds I'm hoping all survived. No signs of spring in any of my paniculatas or my peewee oakleaf yet.

3 Variegated hydrangea. I had to leave my two when we moved this year and I want to add the 3 to our new house.

Once the heat soaks/kicks in, the LL takes off. Most reliable out of the bunch for me

Hyed, I like your idea of spray painting the Annabelles blue. LOL. I have pink and white hydrangeas, but no blues. :-(

I found the tag to the one I currently have: New Wine.

I don’t know if I will get any new this year-it will depend on how strong my willpower is! I got ten new ones last year and I really need to wait and see how big they are gonna be.

10! You have to post pics. :-) I purchased around 6, I think. I was able to get some great prices late in the season. I'm so looking forward to hydrangea season. Actually, I'll take any flower in the garden right about now - still Winter here. :-(

Have any of you seen the "pistachio" hydrangea? I have fallen in love with it but I am nervous to order one online and they don't grow it at any of our local nurseries =(

I need a really big hydrangea for only about 3 hours of morning sun, any recommendations?

Here is a pic of the "pistachio." I think they are compact at about 3 feet tall/wide.

I too fell in love with Pistachio, bought one but it died the first winter for me. :(

Oh man I’m sorry to hear that. That is what I am worried about ordering online. I may see if my local nursery would grow or order some for next year.

Have grown Pistachio for about 5 years, all that time in a container, and it is about 4'x4'. Blooms very heavily for me and the colors are really quite amazing!! When I first saw it advertised in catalogs I though it was hideous - what awful coloring for a hydrangea!! - but in real life it is quite something else :-)) It is probably my favorite of all the macs I grow.

Where did you purchase your pistachio from?

Pistachio is a beautiful hydrangea. I don't have it, but I've seen it at the nursery. I didn't purchase it because I figured that it wasn't hardy in our area.

Hi Bella, again it a Mac without Winter Protection it’s a lot of Work

I know. Another beautiful plant that in my Zone 5b garden would get zapped in one of our crappy Winters.

lara, I bought mine from my local nursery. They carry - or bring in - any plant I want so I never do any mail order. I am blessed to live in an area with some very high quality independent plant nurseries that carry a huge range of plants!!

Oh how wonderful! I need to ask around to some of my nurseries. This is my first house where I can garden so I am learning my way around the local companies.

I bought a pistachio at the end of summer / fall and it appears to have died down to the ground over winter - sprouting new branches at the base currently. It's supposed to be more cold hardy than other mopheads, so I hope it fairs better other winters.

Hmmm....I too was put off by the catalog pictures of Pistachio. Perhaps I shall have to rethink this. Oh, yeah. I’m supposed to be holding off on getting any new ones ;)

oursteelers..are you in zone 8?..I would be out of control in your zone lol..my zone holds me back..

oursteelers(8), I really did think it was the most hideous hydrangea imaginable.......until I saw it in person :-) That combination of magenta pink and lime green really grows on you, though.

btw, Pistachio is no more or less hardy than any other mac. Root hardy to zone 5. But it does bloom on new growth as well as old, so any winter dieback affecting flowering should be temporary.

nicholsworth, yep I’m in 8-suburbs of Seattle. And I am ridiculous! For most of my gardening years we lived on a little lot plus the kids needed grass to play so I could only do so much. Now we are down to only 1 kid at home, plus we moved to an acre. The struggle now is waiting for things to grow up. I went from full and lush to bland and empty. Not that I’m complaining, it’s been fun to start over!

gg48- I think I’m going to have to get one. If only because I feel bad for thinking it was so awful. LOL!!! The excuses I find to buy more!

oursteelers..what a great place to garden!!..show us pics and make us jealous!!..I have half an acre and it keeps me busy..I couldn't handle an acre..I've been planting for 13 years..and it wasn't bare when I started!..a fall pic..kind of reminds me of the Pacific Northwest..

"kind of reminds me of the Pacific Northwest.."

Except if that photo was taken here, there would be giant conifers in the place of all those leafless trees :-))

gardengal..I've never been to Washington or Oregon haha...some friends from CA were here..she has a brother in Oregon..she said "this reminds me of Oregon"..and I've seen Househunters episodes in Seattle and Portland and liked the natural surroundings just as I like mine.. :-)

It is a very beautiful area to be sure and I am fortunate to live in a very scenic location with views of Puget Sound, the Cascade mountains and Mt. Rainier just steps away from my house. But I am also surrounded by towering native evergreens - 60-100 feet tall - bordering my garden and casting a fair amount of shade. And providing a secure home of the herds of deer that like to visit and nibble!!

I also live with towering trees and shade..and deer sometimes..but it sure beats a bare patch of earth..

Lol Nichols remember going to South Bend for ND football(many times) a road bump is a Hill in Indiana Flat lander...LOL

I lived in CA for 5 years and I know hilly..flat lots there are prized haha..

I want more of the Everlasting series. I have been told my Lowes and Home Depot will have some this year.

Which are the Everlasting series?

Has anyone grown the Seaside Serenade Cape Cod hydrangeas? The flowers are stunning.

Hey Bella, here is the link to everlasting:

http://plantsnouveau.com/plant/everlasting-hydrangeas/

The hydrangea you mentioned looks gorgeous!

Keely, thanks for the link.

I told you so on the Cape Cod hydrangeas. :-)

I was just looking at those cape cods there are just too many options! I don’t have enough space!

they are stunning. i just don't know if they would survive in zone 5b. they should do well in your garden zone, Lara.

I bought an Annabelle but have yet to plant it. Endless rain has made it tough to get out and dig.