The 2025 UMass Garden Calendar comes out every fall, just as we are putting our gardens to bed for the winter. As always, the ...

What if the secret to jaw-dropping hydrangeas isn’t just in the soil or water, but in where you plant them? Picture your ...

but it’s generally not needed for cold hardy panicle and smooth hydrangeas, or oakleaf and climbing hydrangeas that are primarily grown for their ornamental leaves. To install a burlap wrapping ...

Allegheny spurge makes an excellent native groundcover that will thrive in partial shade. Try these companion species to complement this perennial plant.

Hydrangeas are a fan favorite around here and knowing when, how and whether to prune them will have them looking their best year after year - if you follow a couple of rules to remember.

Many gardeners select hydrangeas based on their preferred size, flower shape, and bloom color. You can also select your plants based on their budding schedule. Both bigleaf and oakleaf hydrangeas ...

Although beautiful and festive with fall colors, burning bush is invasive and needs proper management in your landscape.

Deciduous shrubs that will take the shade include clethra, Oakleaf hydrangea, Hearts a Bursting euonymus and kerria. Q: First, this summer I had a lovely bed of wildflowers that I sowed last fall.

Maryann finds hellebores are good here, oak-leaf hydrangea, campanula and other species that must be controlled to stop them taking over! Next door is The Barn, which Walling built for herself ...