Moving large hydrangea paniculata
Jennifer Young Fine Art Studio
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Comments (8)HerabalBetty, Thanks for chiming in. Wow, that is amazing growth in a few years time, even with the deer browsing it. Is it as full at the bottom as it is at the top? Does it spread by runners like a lilac does? What I read says it blooms only on new wood, does that mean that the majority of the blooms are on the top of the shrb and the lower portion is fairly free of blooms? I don't want the base of a shrub that large to look like a vase of flowers if you know what I mean. I appreciate your input. Thanks Thyme2dig, I believe at full size the Pink Diamond is supposed to be about 6x10, a 4-5' x 8-10' shrub would be perfect. The continuous perimeter length (circumference?) of the garden is some thing like 200 ft., this is for sure a case where size matters! It will take a lot of them to form a hedge that long and the cost, depending, could be phenomenal! Pink Diamond is a bit taller than I'd like But I thought that I could probably trim it in late winter while it's dormant since it buds on new growth only. I think that should work. Someone tell me if I'm thiking this all out wrong, please! I have grown Spirea "Gold Mound" when I lived in zone 5 and it was a fabulous shrub. I had around 25 of them encircling my pergola/patio. They looked so smashing with the deep red climbing roses that grew on the pergola. "At this house I have Spirea Jap. "Magic Carpet". They are hardy enough to hang on every year but they have not grown more than 6" in over four years now. If I knew I was getting on that had some growing power and would be zone 3 hardy I buy it in a heart beat. I'll go search the Spireas some more. I'm sure that many more have come out since I last took a look at them! Oh, BTW, the Blue Muffin was long coveted by me. I got one little panicale of Blue seeds before it to croaked. The seeds on that are a LOT darker than they've colorized them in the catalogs. MeMo...See MoreMoving a large hydrangea tree
Comments (3)Prepare planting hole in advance. For 10' high hydrangea it should be in 4.5-5' wide range. Water it well for couple of days before moving and water, water, water after it had been moved. If you don't mind same extra handwork and have at least two weeks before move-day, you may rootprune it right now. Good luck!...See MoreForcing Hydrangea Paniculata 'Limelight'
Comments (43)Ugh, my comment did not read like I intended it to read. Sorry, pilarfish6. That is what happens when your dogs are asking for treats while you are on the computer! Hee hee hee. Picture this request: feed me, feed me, feed me because I am meeeelting... Ha! You gotta love them! Yes, you will have blooms by September. But Limelight first produces blooms with a lime color, which then turns white and finally, the blooms add a mix of pinks and-or greens as the blooms further mature. If your intention is to provide lime green blooms only, or white blooms only or late colors from late blooms then it becomes difficult to get the colors timed precisely. When the wedding comes, for example, the lime greens may have turned white or be transitioning to white and be a mix of colors. Or the white ones may have started getting blotches of green or pink. Sorry about that being unclear in the previous note. Mea culpa....See MoreMoving a large Annabelle hydrangea
Comments (11)Hi Luis, thank you so much for the great advice! I think what I'm going to do is to move it to a LARGE pot instead. I'll follow your advice and try to get as much of the rootball as possible. I ended up purchasing three of the Silver Dollar hydrangeas and wanted to created a hedge with that variety. Annabelle is in the spot where one of the SD hydrangeas would go. What do you think are some good companion plants? I already have Autumn Joy sedum as an edger. I was going to use catmint, but I have catmint everywhere - it's my one of my top five perennials! LOL. I also was planning on having Panicum "Northwind" as a background plant. Another favorite of mine!...See MoreJennifer Young Fine Art Studio
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