"Rules are for amateurs", declared my garden guru, Mary Yeager. This was years ago, and as is often the case upon hearing a vocalized Yeagerism, I found myself laughing without fully knowing why. It's so true, in the garden and in life.I have always cut my herbaceous hydrangeas back, like we're supposed to. Last year, after my second burglary, and while the ruffians at 1659 Kildare were creating daily havoc, I just gave up and let it go. I did not cut back my hydrangeas. I noticed other neighbors were staying inside too. Anyhoo, the freakin hydrandea is the best it's ever been! Makes me wonder what more I could/should be neglecting in my life. Or at the very least, chilling out on a bit more.
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Huh. Interesting. Though, the only hydrangea I have is in almost total shade and is not at all happy, so can't judge things by it.
The neighbors gave me a large hydrangea and I desperately need to plant it. I'm going to do that right now.
I'm trying to avoid spouting rules about sunlight amounts, but I can't help myself. They like to be shaded, but not in deep shade. They can handle some direct light, but may wilt a bit each day.
If you have a variety which can produce blue flowers, you also need for the soil to be acidic. You can add supplements, or mulch with pine needles (I have a lot of pine needles).
consider these guidelines rather than rules :-)
Mine's white. And, um, "guidelines" are important.
The blue ones are so great. That blue is unreal.
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