Hydrangea trees are shrubs trained and trimmed to look like a tree. They bring a vertical element to any space with their large, showy blooms atop tall stems, and can be underplanted with smaller ...

I've said it before, but I’ll say it again just to keep me out of hot water — I love grandmas. Really. I love the whole concept of grandmas. My darling wife is even getting ready to be a grandma very ...

When businesses first closed down because of the coronavirus pandemic, I began taking walks around my neighborhood, which, as an indoorsy person, is not a thing I did before. And on my walks, I began ...

If you want to learn how to grow exceptional flowers and bulbs, “The Flower Garden Deck” (Adams Media, 2025), by Jon Vanzile, is for you. This is more than a grower’s guide, however, as each of the 50 ...

The third week of July is the beginning of hydrangea season. I love hydrangeas so much that I have an entire outdoor garden room devoted to shade-loving hydrangeas. (You can see the blue and white ...

The end of August is the time to pick up fallen fruit, harvest ripe vegetables, dead head flowers and keep your eyes open for any weeds that have evaded your summer weeding sessions and are now going ...

Hydrangeas are shrubs that provide large, showy, magnificent blooms when optimal growing conditions are provided. As a gardener, I struggled for many years attempting to provide the exact growing ...