I agree. We need more Hydrangeas in our garden.

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"Basketweaver" wrote in message
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I agree. We need more Hydrangeas in our garden.

But they take up so much room ... I'd rather my neighbour grew them and the
flowers hung over the boundary into my garden :-)

Mary

We have lots of space so we wouldn't mind having a few. Plus the
require no maintenance (do they?)

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"Basketweaver" wrote in message
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I agree. We need more Hydrangeas in our garden.

But they take up so much room ... I'd rather my neighbour grew them and
the flowers hung over the boundary into my garden :-)

Mary

"Mary Fisher" wrote after
"Basketweaver" wrote
I agree. We need more Hydrangeas in our garden.

But they take up so much room ... I'd rather my neighbour grew them and
the flowers hung over the boundary into my garden :-)

They can be hard pruned in the late spring to keep them nice and compact.
You then get bigger/better flowers too.
A mop headed pink one of ours is only 3ft high max each year because I prune
it back to about 18 inches or less.

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Regards
Bob Hobden

That's good to know, Bob. I need to stop by my local nursery
soon. Thanks for the info. Pam

Basketweaver wrote:
We have lots of space so we wouldn't mind having a few. Plus the
require no maintenance (do they?)

"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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"Basketweaver" wrote in message
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I agree. We need more Hydrangeas in our garden.
But they take up so much room ... I'd rather my neighbour grew them and
the flowers hung over the boundary into my garden :-)

Mary





Just don't plant too close to a sidewalk. They are one of my favorite
plants, along with daylilies and gerbera daisies.

Bob Hobden wrote:
"Mary Fisher" wrote after
"Basketweaver" wrote
I agree. We need more Hydrangeas in our garden.
But they take up so much room ... I'd rather my neighbour grew them and
the flowers hung over the boundary into my garden :-)

They can be hard pruned in the late spring to keep them nice and compact.
You then get bigger/better flowers too.
A mop headed pink one of ours is only 3ft high max each year because I prune
it back to about 18 inches or less.


Most daylilies bloom on old wood, Endless Summer grows on both old and
new wood. When I had them, I hard pruned them in the fall after they
bloomed.

"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
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"Mary Fisher" wrote after
"Basketweaver" wrote
I agree. We need more Hydrangeas in our garden.

But they take up so much room ... I'd rather my neighbour grew them and
the flowers hung over the boundary into my garden :-)

They can be hard pruned in the late spring to keep them nice and compact.
You then get bigger/better flowers too.
A mop headed pink one of ours is only 3ft high max each year because I
prune it back to about 18 inches or less.

Still too big for our plot. However, I do prune the neighbour's - the parts
which hang into our garden :-)

Our back is mostly vegetables. We erected 6' high chain link fence to keep
Charlie out and Mrs Next Door (whose husband would love to grow vegetables
but she likes flowers) grows lots of flowering things against it at her
side. So we have our vegetables and the flowers too - with only the veg to
maintain.

Perfect :-)

Mary

I have three that were planted three years ago.
I am confused as to why they look so poor....will take a pic to ask your
advice..
They also are very close together I think, and are in full sun.
This year the garden looks better than it ever has with all the rain in
Maryland.

"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
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"Mary Fisher" wrote after
"Basketweaver" wrote
I agree. We need more Hydrangeas in our garden.

But they take up so much room ... I'd rather my neighbour grew them and
the flowers hung over the boundary into my garden :-)

They can be hard pruned in the late spring to keep them nice and compact.
You then get bigger/better flowers too.
A mop headed pink one of ours is only 3ft high max each year because I
prune it back to about 18 inches or less.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden

"Marilyn" wrote
I have three that were planted three years ago.
I am confused as to why they look so poor....will take a pic to ask your
advice..
They also are very close together I think, and are in full sun.
This year the garden looks better than it ever has with all the rain in

I would imagine your "sun" is a lot stronger than ours and even here they
prefer to be in light shade. Ours only get sun in the early morning. They
also like to remain moist at the roots and not dry out.

We prune in the late spring and remove the dead flower heads then so they do
allow some protection against the frost during winter. Doing it then also
allows you to see the new shoots and cut back to good strong ones.
--
Regards
Bob Hobden
17 miles W. of London UK.

We prune in the late spring and remove the dead flower heads then so they
do allow some protection against the frost during winter. Doing it then
also allows you to see the new shoots and cut back to good strong ones.

Thanks Bob. My three were planted by Homestead Gardens, in Davidsonville,
which costed an arm and a leg. I was surprised that they are in full strong
sun and am thinking about moving them....and so many other things in my
garden....and trying to save some money but don't want to kill them.

Hey, we used to shop at Homestead Gardens when we lived in MD.
Neat to see you mention them here, Marilyn.

"Marilyn" wrote in message
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We prune in the late spring and remove the dead flower heads then so they
do allow some protection against the frost during winter. Doing it then
also allows you to see the new shoots and cut back to good strong ones.

Thanks Bob. My three were planted by Homestead Gardens, in Davidsonville,
which costed an arm and a leg. I was surprised that they are in full
strong
sun and am thinking about moving them....and so many other things in my
garden....and trying to save some money but don't want to kill them.

Sheila wrote:
Bob Hobden wrote:
"Mary Fisher" wrote after
"Basketweaver" wrote
I agree. We need more Hydrangeas in our garden.
But they take up so much room ... I'd rather my neighbour grew them
and the flowers hung over the boundary into my garden :-)

They can be hard pruned in the late spring to keep them nice and
compact. You then get bigger/better flowers too.
A mop headed pink one of ours is only 3ft high max each year because I
prune it back to about 18 inches or less.


Most daylilies bloom on old wood, Endless Summer grows on both old and
new wood. When I had them, I hard pruned them in the fall after they
bloomed.

Meant hydrangea not daylilies.