Oakleaf hydrangeas can sustain winter damage. Learn how to revive these shrubs that bloom on old wood and how to care for oakleaf hydrangeas before spring growth starts.

Hydrangeas are brimming with nostalgia, stirring memories of endless Southern summers. When winter arrives, these charming plants need a little TLC to ensure summer blooms return the following season.

If it is a tall, clinging vine (up to 80 feet), it is climbing hydrangea. If it has multilobed leaves, like an oak tree, and cone-shaped flowers, it is an oakleaf hydrangea. If it has leaves that come ...

1. Know your hydrangea type. The first step in planning winter care is to get a good idea of what kind of hydrangea you are growing. If your hydrangea doesn't bloom in spring but instead blooms ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Northeast Ohioans have a unique and curious love affair with the hydrangea. There is likely more than a single reason for this infatuation with a woody shrub, but our legendary ...

Every year I have a different favorite plant. Last year it was brugmansia, the year before that monarda, but this year — which has already had a couple of scorching days — it is the oakleaf hydrangea ...

A vibrant garden in the fall, with ornamental grass and colorfully mums - Alejandrophotography/Getty Images Hydrangeas are a pretty large group of flowers with different bloom times, colors, and sizes ...

Learn the key differences between old wood and new wood hydrangeas, including their characteristics, pruning needs, and ...

Recently, I spoke at a garden club meeting, and many of its members aren’t from Georgia. Approaching me after my talk, they expressed their adoration for the colorful hydrangeas we enjoy here in the ...