Hydrangea Gardening

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Hydrangea Gardening

Hydrangeas are the most popular flowering shrubs found in Northeast Ohio residential and commercial landscapes. But with so many varieties available, what’s the best place to start? Whether you’re a gardening aficionado or just starting to cultivate your green thumb, understanding the differences between the 6 types of hydrangeas and the preferred care practices for each type is the best place to start.

universal truths

about hydrangeas

  1. All hydrangea need at least 4-6 hours of daily, direct sunlight in order to flower.
  2. Hydrangea prefer moist yet well-drained soil.
  3. Hydrangea should be watered deeply once a week for the 1st year to support establishment; then mulched 2 inches per year to help keep roots moist over time.
  4. Hydrangea should be fertilized twice each year (spring and midsummer) using Plant-tone® or Holly-tone®.

Hydrangea Gardening

Top 3 Questions

When it comes to growing hydrangeas, gardeners often have the same three questions. We’ve addressed those hydrangea questions, providing clear and straight-forward answers to help you be more successful with your Hydrangeas at home!

Mophead & Oakleaf

Winter Protection

Proper winter protection is a simple task that goes a long way to reduce winter desiccation and protect next year’s blooms. Our gardening experts put together a how-to guide for winterizing Bigleaf (macrophylla) and Oakleaf (quercifolia) hydrangea shrubs for our cold, Northeast Ohio winters.

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hydrangea types

Hydrangeas are one of the most desirable flowering shrubs for mid-to-late season color in the Northeast Ohio landscape. Before shopping for your new hydrangea, since there are so many kinds to choose from, it’s helpful to get acquainted with the four major types of Hydrangeas (all of which are offered at Petitti’s).

Understanding the attributes and care practices for each type will help you focus on the type of hydrangea that will perform best in your yard – whether for a shady woodland spot, a specimen focal point, an ever-blooming cutting garden, or easy-breezy maintenance. From there, it’s simply a matter of visiting the garden center and picking out your favorite variety within the type!

bringing it all together

like a boss

Whether you prefer the show-stopping pink or blue blooms of Bigleaf hydrangeas, the sun tolerance and fall color of Panicle hydrangeas, or the foliage texture of Oakleaf hydrangeas, there’s no shortage of bloom power in this fantastic flowering shrub family.

Visit any of our 9 Petitti locations to see the amazing varieties we grow locally in Northeast Ohio.

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