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Today I want to talk about one of my favorite subjects… planting hydrangeas!! When it comes to hydrangeas, I consider myself to be somewhat of a hoarder… collector! šŸ˜‰ Hydrangeas are my absolute favorite flowers and I just can’t seem to get enough of them!

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How to Plant Hydrangeas

Planting Hydrangeas

 

I’m a big fan of The Endless SummerĀ® Collection, they typically bloom longer than the average hydrangea, up to 10-12 weeks longer! That’s whole lot more blooming time! In fact, they are the world’s first and best selling assortment of re-blooming hydrangeas. So when I was given the opportunity to receive a free Hydrangea plant, in a brand new variety called BloomStruckā„¢, and postĀ about it… I couldn’t resist!!

HydrangeasHere you can some of the established Hydrangeas in my backyard. Including the gorgeous bright blue one in the foreground and a beautiful Lavender hued bush in the back!

Planting Hydrangeas

The new one arrived like this… carefully wrapped up in brown paper. I couldn’t wait to tear it open to see the new variety! Even the pot is a pretty color!

How to Plant Hydrangeas

It almost seems silly to write a post about how to plant and grow these pretties, because they are so easy to grow, there’s really not much to it… another reason why I love them! However I do have a few tips for you. The first one is, that picking a location is really important. I’ve found that my Hydrangeas love morning sun, but the afternoon sun is just too much for them. So you will want to find a spot in your yard that gets sun in the morning and partial shade in the afternoon. I like to grow mine close to my house, it makes it easier to find a spot with the right mix of sun and shade, and I feel like having them closer to the house gives them a little more protection during the harsh winter months. Once you’ve found your spot, dig a hole slightly larger than your plant size. Endless summer Hydrangeas We’ve planted hydrangeas in every home that we’ve lived in for over 20 years, and those homes had all types of soil. I’ve never had to amend my soil and they always grew great, but if your soil is particularly bad, you may want to amend it, before planting your hydrangea. Fertilizer is recommended as well. This is another step that I usually skip, we typically throw a little compost in the hole instead. Again, depending on your soil you may want to add the fertilizer, and perhaps it may give your plant a boost in growth, even if you have good soil. I’ll provide a link below for more info on planting. Make sure you add a nice layer of mulch on top and then water your new plant!

Bloomstruck Hydrangeas

Here’s a close up of the beautiful new BloomStruckā„¢ variety! Isn’t it gorgeous?!! I love the soft lilac shade of this plant! A new favorite for sure! Keep in mind that depending on the pH level of your soil, the colors will change over time, although you can correct that if you want to. In our last house all of my hydrangeas changed over to pink tones, at our current home they go towards vibrant blues. Endless SummerĀ® actually has a product that you can add to your soil to get more control over the colors. You can use Color Me Pinkā„¢ or Color Me Blueā„¢ to get the color that you want! Once planted there’s not much else to do but enjoy them! I do give them a good soak during the hottest summer months, especially if it hasn’t rained in awhile. I don’t prune mine either. All summer long you will have beautiful flowers brightening up your yard! You can cut some blooms and enjoy in arrangements. And in the fall, you can harvest the blooms to dry for Wreaths, or to display in Baskets etc. I usually harvest mine right before the first frost. After the frost hits it’s too late, so keep an eye on the weather if you want a good crop to enjoy all winter! FYI, dried hydrangreas look great tucked into Christmas trees too! For more info about these gorgeous plants check out The Endless SummerĀ® Collection site HERE. Be sure and check out their “Care and Growing” section for more lots more tips and info!

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Comments

    • Donna Self says

      I love the white and pink, but with that being said, I have the Blue flater variety in my front yard. I think they are endless summer. Thanks for the entry to the give-a-way.

    • Valerie Gelinas says

      I just purchased my first hydrangea this year. I am very excited to get it in the ground. My favorite color are the blue ones. I have Endless Summer! I am happy to learn about other varieties of blue Hydrangea’s too! Thanks for the chance at this giveaway

    • Valerie gelinas says

      My favorite are Blue Endless Summer hydrangeas! I just got one this year and look forward to seeing the beautiful blue in my yard. I am very excited to learn about other blue varieties as well. Thanks you for the chance at this give-away

  2. Amy Murillo says

    I too, LOVE hydrangeas, blue is my very favorite! Thanks much for a chance at your great giveaway! Amy M.

  3. Joyce Mayer says

    We just bought a Vanilla Strawberry, and it has red stems, the blooms begin white and then turn to pink. We found it at our local nursery.

    Thank you for the generous giveaway. Please include me.

  4. Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions says

    Beautiful hydrangea, Karen! I love them, too. Hydrangeas and roses are my favorites. I just put in three very small ones – a blue one in an urn and two purple/white in our front bed. Two years ago I put three pink ones in a side bed. It is a hard choice between the pink and purple for me, but I guess I will choose the pink. : )

  5. Mz V says

    I love hydrangeas….blooming, dried, whatever. I dried all the blooms from my son’s wedding last summer….I’ve had fun playing with them in arrangements, etc.

  7. Gina S. says

    This would be so cool to win. I need to pick up 4 Blue Hydrangeas to replace my peonies. Thanks for the chance to win!

  8. Kathy says

    I, too, love hydrangeas. Every year I plant a couple small ones to bring gorgeous color into my yard. They are small but will eventually grow and be the stars of the yard!

    • Kathy says

      I forgot to mention color! Each year the colors of my hydrangeas surprise me. Love the deep pinks and blue/lavendar varieties.

  9. Beetree says

    I love the blue! But pink is beautiful as well- you can’t go wrong with hydrangeas- no matter the color. šŸ™‚ Thanks for a chance to win! /)

  10. April says

    I think my favorite color is the one you just planted above… a slight purplish cast to the flowers!

  11. Miss Virginia says

    My absolute favorite are the blues, but I think I’m falling in love with the lilac shade you just bought! Hydrangeas are my favorite flower. They’re just gorgeous. I love how you can change the color of them as well–it’s fascinating, and that’s coming from someone who’s not a science person! Haha.

  12. Leslie says

    We moved to a very hot part of California where the summer temperatures are regularly above 90 degrees. I planted my hydrangeas on the north side of the house but their leaves were scorched and burned and they would wilt every time the sun hit them. Morning or afternoon, it made no difference. I tried putting them under a tree. They had lots of leaves, but no flowers. A few years ago, desperately trying to lower the temperature for them, I strung some misters over their heads and turned them on. Perfect solution. No more wilting and no more burned leaves. I now have a less visible system using green garden stakes that barely peek above the bushes with greenhouse misters on top all running on a timer. The misters don’t put out enough water to drag the mopheads down – just enough to protect and cool them.

  15. Patty says

    There’s a purlish/pink one I like with red tinged leaves and dark stems – that’s my favorite!

  17. Willoughby says

    Hydrangeas are my favorite flower! I have a huge one that blooms in multiple colors at once. It’s stunning. Growing your own is definitely the way to go if you like to have them in floral arrangements. They can be really expensive and sometimes hard to come by at flower shops.

  18. Lexi Wilson says

    I have to say I love blue Hydrangeas BUT after reading your blog today, I went to the Endless Summers Collection web site and fell in love with the new Bloomstruck, which is a violet/purple flower, just gorgeous!

  21. Susanne Hefner says

    I love Hydrangeas. Blue is my favorite color, but I do like some shades of pink ones.
    Thank you so much for the fabulous giveaway.

  23. Korinne Suter says

    I would have to say the bluish purple hydrangeas are my favorite….so pretty!

  24. Carol says

    I love hydrangeas too and always dry them in the fall to enjoy during the winter.

  25. Ann says

    I also love hydrangeas. I have a bit of a soft spot for them. I like the pink ones but the bush I have is always blue. Last summer though it had blue and pink. It was quite a surprise

  26. YVONNE SANDERS says

    I love the pink hydrangeas, but I guess my soil isn’t right. I noticed over the weekend I have several new plants coming up.

  27. Allison says

    I adore the blue ones. My brother has one in his backyard and I have tried to root clippings from it with no success. šŸ™

  28. Grace says

    I absolutely love hydrangeas also. They are so beautiful!!!! My favorite is Annabelle
    , Endless Summer.

  29. kathleen grace says

    Hands down, blue hydrangeas are my favorite. I love them mixed with the lime green of new petals before they turn blue. Thanks for the chance to win!

  30. Ann says

    I have been contemplating planting hydrangeas but finding the perfect place is a challenge. I really like the lacey cap type hydrangeas in white.

  31. emily stone spears says

    I’ve always loved hydrangeas!!! i love blue ones and the pink ones and actually there’s not a color i don’t like!!!

  32. Leah Dickey says

    I have long loved hydrangeas. For my wedding, nearly 18 years ago, I made a crown of flowers that included hydrangeas. It was lovely for many years after it dried. I have six in my yard now and have plenty of room for more! I would love to get this card and make a hedge with them.

  34. Joan Oquist says

    I’ve never met a hydrangea I didn’t love, but the violet shades are probably my favorites. I have one that keeps giving me both blue and violet blooms at the same time. Love that one!

  35. Mikell says

    I love blue I live in the Midwest, and they usually are pink, but I throw my coffee grounds around the plant and the turn blue.

  37. Donna Becker says

    I just moved and put in 5 baby plants = it was a local garden club’s fundraiser. I love them all, but miss the very large on that was dark, dark purple I had to leave in the other house. The color came from the iron in the soil – originally it was blue. I would love a larger plant to spurce up things. thanks. Donna B

  38. LuAnne Larson says

    I love the old fashioned white the best. I love them and have just started to try to grow them with ok results. Lovely!

  40. Debs Herold says

    Oh, my favorite color is blue, however when it comes to Hydrangeas, I love all the colors they come as in the pot or change to over the years. I’ve never planted one, but would love to plant one now. We have planted roses for anyone or animal in our lives that have passed away in the home we live in now.
    Maybe we need to start planting hydrangeas for favorite people or animals we know.

  41. Barbara says

    Blue all the way! I have never been successful in keeping hydrangeas alive though so I am excited tol check out this new variety in your blog post. Thank you for sharing this with us.

  42. Lori says

    I’ve always loved the blue Hydrangeas and had them at my old house. Now I am looking to do a moonlight garden (all white flowers and night blooming plants) so want to buy them in white. I’ve even seen them in white with a tiny pink edging on each petal!!

    Anyway, thanks for all the information and all your wonderful images!!

    Enjoy!!

    Lori

  43. Karen says

    I like pink hydrangeas, and also the type that are variegated white/green. Thank you for the chance to win! And thank you also for all of the wonderful free graphics and project ideas!

  45. Becky Green says

    I like the lavender, but that BLUE is unbelievable! šŸ™‚ Just BEAUTIFUL!!!!:) I admire these beauties when I see them, but have never had the privilege of growing them myself! šŸ™‚

  46. Laurie Grotte says

    It wasn’t until we owned our own home that I got interested in flowers and landscaping. I don’t have any hydrangeas yet but would love to start this year! I love the blue hydrangeas that I have seen. I don’t think I have ever seen pink. I think pink would be my favorite color.

  48. Dana Desmond says

    I like the blue, but I think pink is my favorite because you don’t see it very often. I thought hydrangeas color was dependent on the acidity of the soil. If that’s correct, isn’t there really only one color of hydrangea?

  49. Elaine Paullus says

    I love purple hydrangeas and have several. Would love to try one of the endless blooms, though.

  50. cynthia fontayne says

    Hydrangeas are my all-time favorite since I was a child. White it my favorite but I will take them in any color, any time. When I was looking at the historic house in which I now live, once I saw the three hydrangeas bushes (one a pannicle, two mopheads) in the backyard, I took it as a sign that I was meant to buy the place. Just last week, Mom and I planted three new Blushing Brides.

  51. Beverly Detlor says

    I love hydrangeas, and truly love the blue/pink variety. I have hydrangeas planted in my front yard, and they are now sprouting new growth from their old branches, In the fall, I will pick some to dry, and use hair spray to prolong the flowers.

    Thank you for this opportunity to win one of God’s beautiful creations.

  52. Linda Houston says

    My grandmother had hydrangeas in Ohio. They were so beautiful. As a child, it seemed to me that they were in bloom all the time. Her’s were a purple blue and they wrapped around her whole front porch. She had a large old house with three stories as I recall, but I’ll always remember those flowers. Blue would be the color.

  53. Vivian Miller says

    My favorite is the Limelight hydrangea. Thank you for the post and chance at your giveaway! Vivian

  54. Grandmom says

    Approx 20 years ago, we inherited blue hydrangeas…huge bushes; but this past unusual winter may have killed them. Daily, I look to see any sign of life; just a few lower leaves or hint of a small bloom. Hydrangeas are blooming around us but no sign of life in ours…it makes me very sad. We would love to start a fledgling hydrangea in the front of our home. Blues seem the most dominant around here, but we would love to start PURPLE!

  55. Becky says

    My favorite hydrangea color is the purple/blue combination! šŸ˜€ Thank you for the giveaway offer! šŸ˜€

  56. Ange Mills says

    I have a lime light hydrangea tree, the lime light can take more sun and I also have several white hydrangea bushes., which I really love.

  57. Judi Johnson says

    I like pink and purple colors. They pick my mood up when I am around pretty colors. I do like Hydrangeas. They are a soothing flower.

  58. Laura G says

    The blue are my favorite, but of course I live in an area with alkaline soil, so we get pink, and that’s pretty too!

  60. gina says

    I like the white hydrangeas as there is an old fashioned quality to them and whether up close or far away they are showy and beautiful! They also dry well.

  62. Darlene says

    Karen:

    I also love the endless summer Hydrangea – It’s my favorite flower. Purple is tops with me but blue and pink are lovely too.

  63. Luette Stull says

    Strawberry-Vanilla is my favorite Hydrangea. Love the pink-cream combination.

  64. Sharon T says

    Love violet hydrangeas, hydrangeas are so pretty their clusters give such a pop of color to any yard.

  65. Margaret says

    I have many Annabelle’ hydrangea bushes, which are lovely, but I love more color. Especially blue – I love blue hydrangeas.

  67. Rachel S Dutton says

    I like blue hydrangeas the best. Whichever I buy they always turn to blue with my soil unless they were white to begin with.

  68. Aggie says

    I like the blue ones. I saw a dark burgundy color one on a web site that I would like to have.

  70. Bev says

    The only color there is……….BLUE, of course. No matter what the shade when it’s hydrangea blue, it is gorgeous. Thank you for the chance to win. I have just the spot. :0)

  71. Linda DeConcini says

    I love hydrangeas. I love both colors, and any color in between. I one hydrangea plant, and last year it had a beautiful light green and blue blooms on the same bush. Thank you for be such a generous and gifted person.

  72. Melissa D says

    I’ve always loved the classic blue/violet — but Blushing Bride is looking simple and pretty to me today. I do hope I win — we had our back yard regraded last month and the cleanup crew took and trashed all the perennials I had lovingly dug up and set aside! šŸ™

  73. Lorraine Gadbois says

    The endless summer collection is fabulous. Pink and lilac are my favorites.

  74. fl_connie says

    I now live in a place where I can actually grow them! (They really didn’t like south Florida) – so I have one. One. I want dozens. I love the blue ones and the purple ones about equally – but I saw one that tended more green so I’m curious about that one. Thanks so much for a chance to win!

  76. Kimberly Lynch-Wilson says

    Those are beautiful, right before I saw your article, I saw the commercial on TV and wondered if I should indulge myself…now after seeing how beautiful they look in your yard, I will.

    My favorite color purple is the color I would choose for Hydrangeas.

    Thank you!

  80. Melody Kittles says

    I prefer the paler blues that have a tinge of purple in them, like the one in your photos above. I guess you’d call that a periwinkle blue, maybe. They are indeed beautiful flowering shrubs.

  81. Linda Edwards says

    Purple hydrangeas are my favorite. I love playing with the pH to get just the right color!

  82. Lin Shultz says

    I love, love, love the blue and your new Bloomstruck is just outstanding!!

  83. Diane Obernesser says

    My favorite hydrangea is the one that has ivory blossoms that turn a rosy color in the fall. The last one we bought was not the big round flowers but a more triangular blossom. Do you have a name for that one? Thanks.

  85. Janice Mac Neal says

    Heavenly, heavenly, that lilac hue! Do I have a new favorite? I do, I DO! Please put in my entry for this nice giveaway… and if it should win, it will bless my day!

  88. Loretta says

    Hydrangeas are my favorite, too. The colors are beautiful, especially the blue and periwinkle!

  89. Stella says

    I love the white ones! They look so lacy and old fashioned in one of my blue vintage Ball jars. I put the bouquet on a round table with a quilt top tablecloth on my porch and enjoy them most of the summer! Endless Summer are my favorite also!

  91. Jennifer says

    My favorite is the lilac/blue color and the mophead flowers. I can’t get enough either. I have to be careful when strolling though the flowers at Home Depot. My cart automatically finds the hydrangeas! They are addicting! Love your site – always an inspiration! Jen

  93. Erin Gerhart says

    Hydrangeas remind me of my grandmother and great-aunt. They lived in a duplex next to each other and I loved to look at all the hydrangeas that they had around their yards.

  94. jennifer says

    i am crazy about every single color! hydrangeas are my favorite. i do lean to the green….like the anabelle hydrangeas…..sooooo pretty and they get about the size of dinner plates, which is a lot of glorious hydrangea to love. i also love the delicate whites….so pretty. and the endless summer hydrangeas just make me sigh because they start out green, turn to blue, then pink and then bright red. at least they did in the yard at my old home. love them. hated to leave them. thank you for an amazing blog….ALWAYS amazing and all your fabulous graphics. i don’t know what i would do without you. thank you for such a generous giveaway.

  96. Patria says

    I love hydrangeas! It’s hard to say which color is my favorite for I am particle to both the blue and pink. The prettiest hydrangea bush I every saw was pink on one side and blue on the other but the center of the bush was this beautiful purple color.

  97. Cheryl Weaver says

    I love all the hyrdrangeas, especially the blue, but my very favorite one is the oak leaf hydrangea which has a unique flower head like a cone.
    Cheryl
    “forever in love with the sturdy long-lasting beauty of hydrangeas”

  98. Kristen Donahue says

    I looooooooove hydrangeas…they were in my wedding bouquet and I have three in my garden right now. Have you seen the “strawberries and cream” and “blueberries and cream” hydrangea? They are so much fun. I think white is my favourite color hydrangea though..there is nothing so pure and fluffy looking..! Although that bloomstruck color is quite impressive too…can I have two favourite colors?

  99. Leena Lanteigne says

    Hi Karen! I love the deep blue color of the hydrangea plant that I have, or should I say had. The harsh winter seemed to have done my bushes in and I was planning on purchasing some Endless Summer plants. Hope to win the gift card so I can buy even more! Thanks! Hugs, Leena

  100. Traci says

    I LOVE hydranges they are my favorite too. I live were it is HOT and they don’t produce many flowers as they wilt easily. But I still grow them as I am hoping eventually we will have a cool enough summer for them to bloom the huge beautiful flowers I so love. I love all the colors they are all so beautiful!

  102. Claudia says

    Love, love, love hydrangeas…i have blues and pinks! I was so excited to see they come in red too. Love them all are my favorite.

  104. Barbara Williams says

    My 95 yr. old mother always grew hydrangeas by our back steps! Now, as a senior myself, I’ve planted one by my back steps! I just love them and plan to get some more!

  105. Amy Perlow says

    Love, love , love them. We moved last fall and sadly had to leave our beautiful bush behind. I love blue hydrangeas!

  109. T says

    Anything but blue! I particularly like hydrangeas after they’ve turned color in the fall and dried. Thanks for the opportunity.

  110. Nikki says

    I planted 1 hydrangea this yr it will be my very 1st one I’ve ever attempted to grow, it’s a white mophead hydrangea that a friend bought for me. I love all colors of hydrangeas but I have been searching for the pinky winkys and the red ones this year and can’t seem to find them anywhere… =)

  111. Susan says

    I, too, love hydrangeas! A friend gave me a blue one this year and I’m excited to see how it does. I’m pleased to read your post about how little babying they need, because trust me, I’m not a good gardner! I’m not a fan of anything pink, so I definitely prefer the blue, but I’ve been seeing some purple ones around here and the white are awfully pretty, too. I guess I just like them all!

  112. Leigh Ann Harris says

    Pink hydrangeas are my favorite but I love all of them. Going to have to plant some Endless Summer!

  113. Jill says

    Blue is my favorite color but I absolutely adore Oak Leaf Hydrangeas. They have huge oak leaves, big beautiful white flowers.

  114. Suz says

    A lovely flower!! Was my mom’s favorite flower. We have planted pint and purple for years. Would love the opportunity to win your giveaway. Thanks for promotion.

  115. LaVonda Popp says

    There is a color called Blushing Bride – kind of a creamy pink – that’s my favorite. It’s so dreamy! Thanks for the chance!

  116. nicole dz says

    My favorite color of hydrangea is the color me blue. Very pretty! These would look so pretty in my garden.

  118. Barbie says

    I have 2 Endless Summer hydrangeas and love them. I’m wondering what the difference is between Endless Summer and Endless Summer Bloom Struck?

  119. Sonja says

    Hydrangeas are one of my favorites – especially blue ones, but in zone 4 garden in the mountain West, they are much harder to grow, and because of our alkaline soil, usually bloom pink. I’m glad that they have created Endless Summer varieties that will grow in our harsher climate.

  120. Susan says

    My favorites are the pink ones that also have some blue mixed into the blooms, very pretty!

  122. Lucy Charles says

    We’ve just moved to Vermont. It’s very green here and in need of some color around the house. I remember blue hydrangeas from my childhood, so I think blue is the best.

  124. Scott Husted says

    My mother grew giant hydrangeas along the front porch when I was a child. They bloomed all summer! My favorite color is the Purple ones!

  125. AprilM says

    I love hydrangeas and love all the colors too. My favorite is when they are almost turquoise.

  126. Pam says

    I love the white hydrangeas. I live on beautiful Cape Cod and they are everywhere here! So pretty…….

  127. lawrence J Huzi says

    I have many colors of hydrangeas and a variety of them as well. My most cherished is Nikko Blue. The stems are dark and the flowers are just the most brilliant of blues. Second in line would be Annabelle, the most profuse and longest of blooming time, with nice big puffy white small flowerettes making a show, she is just grand! Lastly would be my Peegee, lovely cone shaped pendulas blooms. Just love all my ladies!

  128. Natalie says

    My favorite color of this flower is blue because it reminds me of my grandma.

  130. Christel says

    My friend has a yard full of every color hydrangea – from white and the palest pink to the darkest purple/navy blue. I love them all, but the dark ones are just so striking and different! My “Endless Summers” are a beautiful mix of pink and blue and a joy all year!

  131. dah says

    Oh how I do love hydrangeas! I absolutely adore the pinks – but also a HUGE fan of the blues! Whites are gorgeous — do I really have to pink just one? Hope not! Big and puffy flower with little flowers around is so delicate and feminine — dried into a sage tinged with light red edges in the Fall are a fav too! Love this!

  133. Gina B. says

    I love hydrangeas in all colors, my favorite are the blues. They remind me of my childhood. I have my own house now and lots of shade. We just planted Big Daddy and Little Lime in the front yard. The back yard is next.

  135. Anita Reynolds says

    I am drawn to blue hues of flowers, often forcing myself to choose other colors for variety…but have never had any luck planting hydrangeas which I would love to ombre all over my world! Makes me sniffle at the ones I lost because I absolutely adore every single thing about hydrangeas. I am suddenly inspired to give it another try and start digging a hole (hopefully not another hydrangea burial site! BOO!)
    PS. I love you! Not “you”, per se, but your Graphics Fairy site although I’m so certain you are loveable as well! HUGS!

  136. Karen Ploransky @ The Decorated Nest says

    Hydrangea is my absolute favorite plant–I especially love the blues and violet colored plants. I have them along the entire front of my house and a few in the backyard but, sadly, when we move I have to start over again (18 years of planting).

  137. Cathy T says

    My grandmother had hydrangeas, so they make me sentimental. I lean towards the blues.

  141. Diana says

    I love, love ,love hydrangeas…I have about 10 in all different colors and sizes but mostly blue which are my favorites, especially the big mophead ones!

  144. Dee says

    I’ll add my voice to all the others here who love hydrangeas. The vivid blues are my favorites, but I love ALL of them!

  145. Lisa Langston says

    I too, LOVE hydrangeas, blue is my very favorite! Thanks much for a chance at your great giveaway!

  146. Nancy says

    Oh Karen I adore Hydrangeas!! I may have to follow the Link to purchase before the end of the Give Away. I have never planted them because I haven’t run across anyone until this post that knew much about growing them! Thank~You Karen!!

    Huggs, Nancy

  147. paulette says

    I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THE HYDRANGEAS!!!! BEAUTIFUL COLORS!! I MUST SAY MT FAVORITE IS WHITE……JUST STUNNING IN ARRANGEMENTS AND FOR A WEDDING….THE BEST!!!!!

  148. Brenda says

    I love all the colors..but blu-ish my favorite..I live in Florida so not sure they can hold up to the brutal heat in summer.

  153. Theresa says

    Blue is my favorite!! Of course, blue happens to be my favorite color.Thanks for the chance to win.

  154. MarinaB says

    Love the blue…appreciate the pink! My dad used to bury old nails under one side of an old hydrangea, to get different color blooms on the same plant!

  155. Marilyn Terry says

    I prefer the blue ones; but, the pinks are pretty, too. Looking forward to planting some this spring!

  156. Emily Ray says

    I love hydrangeas! My grandmother had the most beautiful blue hydrangea bushes that were in bloom every summer around the time we would visit. So, naturally blue is my favorite hydrangea color šŸ™‚

  159. Debi Schultze says

    I haven’t seen a hydrangea that I didn’t love. I am particularly fond of the Oak Leaf with large glossy leaves and cone shaped white blooms that ate tinged with pink. And another favorite is the Limelight. It has such a cheery hue. But then again, who can resist the glorious blue varieties?

  160. Rosemary Paul says

    I was going to say blue hydrangeas are my first love in flowers of ANY variety.
    BUT, now that I have seen the Endless Summer’s “Bloomstruck”, I must say that purple/pink/blue is my new love.
    I am going over to their site now to look at their inventory.

  161. Michelle Oyer says

    I love hydrangeas they are so pretty & grow in such abundance! Thank you so much for the lovely post & opportunity to be involved in your giveaway!

  162. Penni Colley says

    I love the green, kind of sagey color and the fact they dry so beautifully.

  163. Denise says

    My favorite is also the ‘Endless Summer’. I discovered them at a local garden center and they have been a bright spot in my garden for several years now. I don’t recall the variety but they are blue. Thanks for the opportunity!

  166. Christine says

    As are so many, I love the harder to obtain blue hydrangeas. My cousin is blessed by climate and somehow the perfect mix of natural soil in her yard. Her hydrangeas are the PERFECT deep blue.

  167. Amy Reddington says

    We just bought a new house and I can not wait to plant Hydrangea’s! Love them. Great post!

  168. Renea says

    I love Hydrangeas! I have Endless Summer planted all around my yard and I have planted them at my daughter’s homes too! I don’t have a favorite color. I love them all. I have mophead and lace cap. I get excited when they start blooming (so does my daughter). When I look at my plants and they are blooming, it makes me smile!

  169. Jenny says

    I’m kind of torn between the white or the blue but if I had to choose it would be white.

  171. PamW says

    I love them all but if I had to pick it would be blue! I love how they look in centerpieces and love how easy it is to make them look fabulous.

  172. Malenda Pugh says

    Blue are hands down my favorite. Such a beautiful addition to the yard!

  173. MamaO says

    I have had multiple Hydrangeas over the years, and may favorites are always the mixed blue and white ones.

  175. Mary Elizabeth Halbrook says

    As a southern gal, I have grown up seeing hydrangeas in peoples yards. I have several, 2 pink and 1 blue. I also love the lace-cap variety, but haven’t had a chance to plant any of them yet. In mop heads, I prefer the bolder colors such as deep blue or hot pink.

  176. Christine says

    Thank you for the planting directions – very encouraging for me without a green thumb! I think blue would have to be my favorite. šŸ™‚

  178. Sue says

    I love all hydrangeas but I think I bought the pink and bluish colors the most. Had them at my other house! My neighbor has them in her yard and they do great. Love this site, it makes me want to create. So thankful for your kindness. Helps us older women keep in touch! Love, Sue

  180. Jam says

    My favorite shrub. I have them all around my deck. I love Limelights the most followed by any Grape Hydrangea.

  181. CeCe Graphenteen says

    I, too, love the blue…I have never been able to get them to make it through a Minnesota winter. I guess Endless Summer, which I’ve tried twice, isn’t a big fan of winter. I have transplanted some white ones from my daughter’s house so we’ll see if they can survive. Thanks for the post of the new variety!

  182. Michele says

    I love the pee gee tree we have in our front yard. We also have a large blue Pom Pom one. People drive by our house just to see it. Hydrangeas are soooo beautiful.
    Michele

  183. Erika says

    We have an apartment, so no garden, but I would love growing these! They’re beautiful. I would get one of the blue.

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  184. Sandi Stone says

    All hydrangeas are beautiful!!!! I never met a variety I didn’t like. Last spring I planted 8 Endless Summer. Beautiful!!!!

  188. Aimee says

    Hydrangeas are one of my favorite flowers. I have white and blue at my house. I love that the center looks like a pin holding the petals together. They are so classic and beautiful.

  189. Tracy Bohman says

    Hydrangeas have become one of my favorite flowers too and so nice there are more varieties for my colder winters, I am loving the blush pink that turn a crimson color of the Pinky Winky Hydrangea in the fall . I may find a new favorite l love to check out new varieties each year. Thanks for the chance to win.

  190. jan southern says

    I love Endless Summer Blue best, and I have five of those, even though they turn pink in Ohio’s limey soil. I am going to look for the Endless Summer product that will keep them blue. I have red stemed Hydrangeas and a variegated leaf one, too. I often buy a Hydrangeas as a gift for friends…everyone loves them!

  191. Jean Thompson says

    I would love to try a new plant in Blue, never have had any Hydrangeas here on our property. I picked Blue because its my favorite color, and it would look nice against our house which is Lt Gray… Heck the Pink would look Great Too… Thank You..

  192. Ellen says

    I just planted my first Hydrangeas last weekend. The blues have to be my total favorite! I absolutely have loved these flowers all my life! Awesome flowers!

  193. Jennifer Scull says

    I really love the blue ones best!
    thank you so much for posting this….. I have one that needs to get in the ground. will pass this info along to hubby! šŸ™‚

  194. Dee Turk says

    I also have a strong affinity for these gorgeous, lacy mopped bits of color wonder! My favorite is the Heavenly Blue color, and I make sure mine stay blue by using the correct fertilizer. Thank you for the contest, and for your creative, amazing site.

  195. Marilyn Parigian says

    I have painted these beautiful flowers in Watercolors for years from photograph models. Just planted three real hydrangeas that were gifted to us. Hope they bloom into that heavenly blue violet color, but all of the varieties are fantastic.

  196. Pendra says

    I LOVE them in any color!! I love when they are green, turning blue with a purple hue. We have moved into a new home with NO landscaping and this will be the first plants to go into my gardens!! Thanks for the chance!!

  198. Kim says

    I think hydrangeas are the most unique flower in the garden. Fell in love with them the first time I saw them growing large in California. They look like mounds of butterflies, beautiful! I have a pink one in a container that only gets about 3 hours of morning sun, it made it through our light winter this year. I am hoping that it will come all the way back for this summer. The one in my yard needs a friend! Thank you for my entry!

  200. Kate Westman says

    After this terrible winter, welcoming the new blooms. Hope to win this beautiful new color!

  201. amanda whiltey says

    i love pink hydrangeas. i really prefer to have an assortment of colors in my garden though.

  205. Sheryl L says

    i love the pink ones. i did not know about the product to help the color change. Thanks for the info!

  206. steven weber says

    Wow this gets me excited to start gardening again.. it’s been a long winter.

  207. Julie Wood says

    I so much LOVE hydrangeas, and blue is my very favorite color!!! What an awesome giveaway! Thanks for having.

  209. Retha Stockton says

    Love pink hydrangeas. We have a beautiful blue/purple one in our patio. It started out pink! Will check out the Endless Summer site for their advice on soil additives.

  211. Jean Bullock says

    I like them all but I like that “Original” blue color the best. Such a pretty blue!

  213. Marianne says

    I think they are all gorgeous… but I think the deep blue is my favorite! Beautiful!

  214. Pat Schmidt says

    Perfect flower! They never fail! One time a man near me had a long row of hydrangea plants. He just snipped off branches off several and handed them to me. He just said “plant them…..they’ll root”. We are in Northern California. Well, he was right. They had blooms the size of basketballs and I will forever remember him!

  215. Cheryl Sturgeon says

    I have a genetic disposition to blue hydrangeas. My grandmother had them all down the side of her yard. Blue hydrangeas = grandma + love. Mom grew them too in horrible clay soil. Mine struggled for several years with lists of leaves and little blooms but last year they were wonderful but…PINK.

  221. D Schmidt says

    I love the blue hydrangeas, I do not currently have any in my landscape but we are currently redoing the yard so I think I will add some!

  223. Carol Smith says

    I have never grown hydrangeaa before because I thought they were too hard to grow but after reading this promotion I would love to try the blue one! how gorgeous!

  225. Jessie C. says

    I love Annabelle, the white hydrangea. We are getting some this summer for our garden.
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  227. barbara n says

    I love hydrangeas but don’t have any in my garden. The blue ones are beautiful!

  228. Lynn says

    I love, love, love all hydrangeas but especially the blue ones. I also have some Fire and Ice which have panicles rather than the mophead type. They start out white and then get pinker and pinker and darker until they are almost maroon in the fall. Gorgeous.

  230. Lauren E. says

    I LOVE Hydrangeas. Husband wont let me plant any yet. I think their flowers are beautiful.

    It would definitely be a hard choice. I think I’d pick blue, to appease the husband. I once saw a plant that looks JUST like a hydrangea but was pure white… What could that have been?

  237. Jeannette B. says

    I love hydrangeas, but we don’t have any here at our new house. I would love to have some blue ones!
    Thank you so much for the chance to enter your giveaway!

  238. rena says

    I love the blues and purples… Can you tell me if deer love them too? If so I have to put them in my back yard just for me to enjoy šŸ™‚

  239. Melissa says

    I got married with white hydrangeas, so I will have to say white is my favorite color of them!

  240. Ginger says

    We just installed to of my favorite hydrangeas— Blushing Bride (from endless summer). They are a beautiful pale pink. I already see blooms starting.

  242. Lauren says

    I don’t grow hydrangeas since they wouldn’t make it here in FL, but we’re moving to PA so I hope to grow them there! I love the blue ones.

  246. Leigh Anne Borders says

    Hydrangeas are my absolute favorite flower of all time. I love the way they look and smell.

  247. nona says

    Whenever I see blue hydrangeas it takes me back to my daughter’s wedding day. The church was filled with hydrangeas that her friends had collected from all over the area. The blooms were kept in different people’s homes until the day of the wedding. Blooms lasted for OVER a month.

  248. Elaine McCarty says

    I love hydrangeas in general, but the endless summer is a “gotta have it”. Thanks for a great blog, and for running this contest!

  253. Tami Carter says

    Hydrangeas are very sentimental to me. My precious Mamaw, whom I was extremely close to had gorgeous blue hydrangeas on the north side of her home. I spent summers with her growing up and I thought they were the most beautiful flowers I’d ever seen! The royal blue or purple hydrangeas are my favorite!

  258. Gina M says

    I love pink hydrangeas!

    Thanks for the chance to win!
    wildorchid985 at gmail dot com

  260. kim johnson says

    I have the perfect spot right under my living room window I would love to see them pop up now I don’t feel so intimidated by planting some Thank you so much I love all the colors but the blues are my favorite.

  261. Elle says

    Hydrangeas are beautiful in general but the purple colored ones are my favorite. They are very spring/summer like and look beautiful with the green of nature.

  262. Kay says

    All of the colors of hydrangeas are beautiful! Just when I think the blues are my favorites; I picture the lime color, and change my mind!

  266. Evelyn Chuter says

    I love flowers and I love Hydrangeas too. My favorite are the lavender ones, but really I love them all. I love piddling in my garden. I always complain to myself that no one has plants or flowers Giveaways. So Yea! Thanks a bunch!

  272. Jenifer Quillen says

    Violet is my favorite. Planted blue last year and this year it was just pale green. I added day old watered down black coffee and I now have blue and violet on the same plant. I love hydrangeas.

  275. Suz Q12 says

    These flowers are one of my favorites! My Mom loved them and would plant a different color every couple of years. If I won I would, of course, spend it on more plants. Thanks for the great giveaway and opportunity to win. SQ

  277. Wanda McHenry says

    Although I’m a big fan of the Blushing Bride, the blue Hydrangeas have always been my favorite.

  279. Betty C says

    Blue hydrangeas are my favorite but I like that you can amend the soil to adjust the colors.

  287. Sarah L says

    I don’t like hydrangeas for some reason. I just have a bit of a garden and I grow herbs. I volunteer at the Denver Botanic Gardens and enjoy all their flowers.
    Thanks for the contest.

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