Hydrangea Hope

Last year we had no blue hydrangea flowers.  A late spring frost decimated the buds of all old-fashioned Hydrangea macrophylla bushes and for most hydrangea lovers in my corner of the northeast, the blooms never came.  Eventually the shrubs bore fresh green leaves in abundance, but hydrangea aficionados were forced to say “next year” in … Read more

What to Do With Shrubs

Look out the window.  Does the outdoor landscape make you want to go outside and tackle some garden work?  As February ends, the weather can be anything from a blizzard to a sixty degree humidity-fest.  It is hard to know what to do.  However, if you are like me and have advanced cabin fever, there … Read more