Comprehensive Guide on How to Grow Perfect Hydrangeas
Would you like to add some hydrangeas to your yard, but don’t know where to start?
Welcome back to Beginner Gardening Wednesday. This is our weekly series in which we focus on making gardening easy and fun. This week, we are providing a guide to the perfect hydrangea for your yard.
Hydrangeas are a great addition to any yard. Today, we are sharing with you some great tips from how to plant and care for hydrangeas, how to grow breathtaking hydrangeas, and how to pick the perfect hydrangea for your yard.
First Things First: Choosing Your Hydrangea
The first step is to simply choose the right hydrangea for your yard. For the most part, hydrangeas are often broken up into two groups, the mopheads and the lacecaps.
Mopheads
Mophead hydrangeas are the ones with the big dome-shape with clusters of pink, blue and white flowers. According to Better Homes and Gardens, these bloom in the late spring and early summer. These flowers love moist and well drained soil and enjoy a little shade in the afternoon.
A few examples of these flowers are,
- Big Daddy
- Pink Shira
- Sun Goddess Hydrangea
Lacecaps
Lacecaps hydrangeas don’t produce one large cluster like their cousin, rather their flower head is surrounded by colorful smaller flowers make up a bigger flower.
A few examples of these flowers are,
- Rough-Left Hydrangea
- Spreading Beauty
- Blue Bunny
How to Plant Hydrangeas
Whether you are looking to plant in the spring or the fall, the good news is you can plant hydrangeas in either season. You will want to plant your hydrangea in a location that receives full sun in the morning and shade in the afternoon. Once the location is picked, it is time to start digging the hole.
For how to dig the hole and finish planting your hydrangea, please check out our article, Beginner Gardening Challenge: How to Plant Hydrangea.
Tips for Perfect Hydrangeas
- It ensure your hydrangeas flourish, they need rich soil. A quick fix if your soil isn’t rich, simply add some compost.
- If you are planting multiple hydrangeas, make sure to plant them at least 3 feet apart.
- For more great tips, please visit 8 Tips for Breathtaking Hydrangeas.
Summary
With these tips, you will soon have the best hydrangeas on the block. The best part about these flowers is that you don’t have to be an expert gardener.
What are you planting in your garden this week? Please let us know in the comment section below.
