Lilacs and Hydrangeas: Webinar, Videos and Stories
June is a great month in our zone 5 garden. The lilacs, peonies and rhododendrons are finishing their bloom cycle and other perennials and shrubs, such as hydrangeas, are getting ready to put on a summer show. I was thinking about how popular lilacs and hydrangeas are for most gardeners, so I thought to dedicate a newsletter to both of them. Now is the time to prune your lilacs before they set flower buds for next spring. I talk about how to do that and how to do a rejuvenation pruning for overgrown shrubs in my Growing Lilacs and Hydrangeas Webinar.
In this webinar, I also include information on growing hydrangeas including some of the new varieties on the market. Hydrangeas have been going through a spike in popularity with lots of cool new varieties. I talk about more hardy blue hydrangeas, a number of new panicle, late summer blooming hydrangea varieties and new arborescens varieties that feature pink flowers. In this webinar I include detailed information on varieties, planting, growing, pruning and general care of both lilacs and hydrangeas.
I also provide links to other videos and stories on my website about Lilac Pruning, Growing Hydrangeas and Growing Climbing Hydrangeas here for you to enjoy.
Until next time I’ll be seeing you, in the garden.
Charlie
Growing Lilacs and Hydrangeas Webinar
In this webinar I talk abourt the best types and varieties of lilacs and hydrangeas for your landscape, the best location to grow your lilacs and hydrangeas for light, soil and water needs and ways to care for these shrubs including watering and fertilizing. I also talk about how to prune lilacs and hydrangeas, fun ways to propagate these shrubs to get more plants and sleuthing common problems with your lilacs and hydrangeas including lack of flowering.
More on Lilacs and Hydrangeas…
Lilac Pruning
Watch this short Video on Lilac Pruning. I talk about when and how to prune lilacs to keep the size of the shrubs small and manageable and to make sure you have flower buds for next year’s bloom. I also talk about the 3 year rejuvenation pruning technique to reduce the height of a large lilac and still have flowers each year as you do it.
Learn more about Lilac Pruning here
Growing Hydrangeas
Read the basics on Growing Hydrangeas including information on varieties of different hydrangea types such as Hydrangea macrophylla, H. arborescens, and H. petiolaris. You’ll also learn about planting hydrangeas, their sun, soil, fertilizer and water needs, when to prune them and how to protect hydrangea shrubs in winter in cold areas.
Learn how to Grow Hydrangeas here
How to Grow: Climbing Hydrangeas
Read about Growing Climbing Hydrangeas here. Learn about these part shade lovers with interesting flowers and bark. I include information on which varieties to choose, where to grow them, how to keep them in bounds and how to support the large vines.
Learn about Growing Climbing Hydrangeas here
