Why Isn't My Hydrangea Blooming 🙁🤔// What Can Be Done About It? 👍💚😉😁
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- Wondering why your Hydrangea is not flowering?
Well, join David in our nursery trials area (and his own garden) and listen in to his comprehensive report, and learn why this might be happening.
Then follow along (including watching to the end) to get the answers, and his suggestions, tips and advice ✅ 👏
Things that YOU CAN DO to get the most from your hydrangeas and have them produce lots of gorgeous big, beautiful flowers.
Find out about the various kinds of Hydrangeas and listen in as he explains why this might be happening and WHAT YOU CAN DO About it!
Then discover how new and exciting selections that produce their flowers on the current year's growth (as well as the shoots made the previous year), and how they can help you have lots and lots of blooming color in your garden and areas around your home.
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I’ve been studying up on hydrangeas for several years now, and I can say, this is, hands down, the most thorough information on growing hydrangeas that I’ve ever come across. Thank you so much and many blessings to you and yours. 🙏
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@@OverdevestNurseries LOVELY ILIKE HOW YOU CARE FOR THOSE HYDRANGES FLOWERS.
My grandmother had some of the largest, most beautiful Hydrangeas. They were planted on the North side of her home. She never did anything special with these beautiful plants. It's amazing how carefree folks were back then, yet had the most beautiful flower gardens.
Thank you, that's nice to hear. You are very fortunate to have had the experience of
watching your grandmother excel (with apparent ease) in her garden.
Finding the right plants for our neighborhoods in our Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern region is what we what we, and our partnering garden centers: grownbyoverdevest.com/retail-locator/ strive to do all the time.
That's why the plants we grow here (locally) are trialed and tested (and reviewed) all the time, and together with the experts at the garden centers we try to make sure they are the BEST selections that are RIGHT for your local neighborhood. 😊👍👏
Clearly, your grandmother had the right selections for her area and that's why they performed so well.
Now, all you have to do....., is try to replicate her triumphs and be able (with perhaps our help) to enjoy having big, beautiful Hydrangeas again in your life! 😉😊💚
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I don't remember my parents spending a dime to have a beautiful garden, now everything costs an arm and a leg and the results are still not that great. A neighbour brought a hydrangea cutting from California to Kerala and it was surprising to see this plant, carelessly put near her doorstep in full sunlight shoot up and bloom without any magic treatment with huge blooms
@@charmaine8512all depends on soil quality. If the soil is good (not nutrient deficient) and the plant receives ideal sun snd rain, then it’ll flourish without human intervention.
This channel deserves a lot more subscribers. Very knowledgeable and personable.
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What a sweet man and such a thorough and easy-to-understand explanation of how to care for hydrangeas. Thank you so much!!
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@@OverdevestNurseries Actually after I watched this video I did subscribe to your channel and I definitely liked the video! Thanks for all you do. (I love gardening and used to work at a nursery!)
Thank you. I bought a mop head early last spring. Know nothing about them, so this was a perfect video for me.
Thanks for watching and posting your comment. It is great to hear you are finding our efforts helpful. When you get a chance, you might like to check out some of David's other videos here on our channel. There's lots of them, on a whole variety of subjects. In particular, you might be interested in a couple of recent ones where he compares (and updates) us on the ones that are "remontant" (ability to flower on current year's growth), and also where he shows how (or even if) they need to be pruned.
Here's a couple to links to get you started-
Finding Hydrangeas That flower reliably: th-cam.com/video/gUk6cvihgpQ/w-d-xo.html
How to prune (mophead) hydrangeas: th-cam.com/video/daL2PD_CHdE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=dccjmBMVC8FcOLox
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And, now that we are in the midst of the BEST planting season (Fall) we try to encourage everyone to visit our partnering garden centers: grownbyoverdevest.com/retail-locator/.
They are located all over our Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern region, and that's where you will find all sorts of beautiful, tried and true and cutting edge, top performing selections, so be sure to stop in regularly throughout the seasons because there will be a steady stream of fresh shipments coming in weekly.
Excellent tutorial! Answers all my questions and needs. Thank you so much!
That's great to hear!
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I learn a lot today. Thank you and regards from Finland!
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Thank you for the info - our temps are up & down all winter in Zone 6A, NE Oklahoma
You are very welcome. Thanks for watching.
The weather is just one of the challenges we face as gardeners - it is always a factor to keep an eye on. Means that with some plants the planting location is very important, sometimes within a few yards (and perhaps even feet), we can find a spot that's more sheltered or protected, better drained, more sunny or shaded - whatever!
David says he is often amazed how sometimes a plant will thrive and prosper in one place, and then another that is planted nearby.... struggles! All because the conditions vary from spot to spot!
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I am also from North England. I am very old and had a girl-friend who was a land-girl in the war time. These girls grew food for the nation and were experts. She had a magnificent garden which bloomed nearly all the year round and her secret was . If a plant did not perform Schlep it out and Schlog it !
Wow, that's fantastic and thank you for telling us. Those "land girls" were largely unsung heroines, often plucked from towns and cities, they adapted to rural, agricultural life and made a huge contribution to the war effort. We pretty much have the same ideology, If a variety is not able to perform on its own, then it is "yanked" form our production schedules.
My mother was a land-girl in the war time, in Northumberland🤗 she was no gardener though🤣
Hi Robert, best wishes to you and I hope you can stay warm and secure during this winter. My Mother was also in the land army in the latter part of the war (born in ‘24) down here in Kent. She married my Dad and they ran a market garden in Ramsgate where I grew up. Happy memories! (I would be interested if anyone still living remembers them!) - Stay well my friend!🙏
@@heddaszczepanski9210 My mother was entertaining a Canadian soldier in Edinburgh Scotland.Thats how she got my brother and became an unwilling Canadian.😂
My family lives in the US and were not as affected by the wars, but were by the Great Depression. My gramma and grandpa were born in 1917 and 1903 respectively, and I was raised by them in the 1970s and 80s and learned a lot about how to put by, and care for crops, as well as cows.
As for hydrangeas, the one mop head blue one by the side of the 3 story house became her favorite. She had grown it for beauty, to take to all of the family graves on Memorial Day (originally Decoration Day). But one day she was alone, elderly, and painting the house by herself on a ladder that in soft soil moved and she fell. While she had Padget’s and bowed legs, which means she should have had all her bone shatter, she walked away hobbling with just bruises and pain and broke nothing but the bush that cushioned her fall! It split down the center stalk, but it lived!!
This year I bought a pink Summer Crush hydrangea to put into a planter in memory of her, and will cut the flowers for Mother’s Day in may and put onto her and grandpa’s grave.
You are excellent! Just found your channel! I’m now going to follow everyone of your videos because even though I’m in my seventies, I can still learn much everyday from someone as knowledgeable as you. Thank you for your wonderful work helping all of we gardeners. 🥰
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Thank you, that's great to hear.
Thank you David for all this wonderful information, very comprehensive
You are very welcome, thanks for watching.
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Great information. Ive had my hydrangea for over 20 years, it blooms on old wood. 1st year i had it, icut it to the ground in the spring after all frost and freezes were over. Wrong thing to do.I never done that again. I blooms so beautiful, all colors pink, purple, blue, white and even green. Huge beautiful blooms. But this year i didnt know it was going to frost and she already had green on her. I didst cover her up with my white sheet that i always use. She came back out of the roots, she's lush, green and great big as usual, but she didn't bloom. That's fine, she still alive. Ill just have to really watch her next spring. Thank you so much for sharing all this wonderful information. I absolutely love your voice, its so smooth and relaxing.❤
Thank you for your kind comments.
Now you know how to protect the buds and young growth on your Hydrangea, hopefully you will be able to get it back to performing well again.
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Ha ha thanks for finally mentioning Ireland. I'm from Belfast myself but live in NC, I was listening to you talk and thought I was imagining your accent. I've been thrown off before by people from Newfoundland for example😀
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Using fall leaves as insulation is such an amazing idea! 💡
Yes, it works great. Just remember to put in some bait because they also provide a nice warm place for little rodents and voles to move into too.
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I absolutely love your instruction videos! Everything is so clear and helpful and I truly enjoy listening to you. And thanks to you I now have three new panicle hydrangeas. Limelight Prime, Zinfin Doll, and Little Lime Punch.
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I have a penchant for the lime flowers. Maybe because it is a unusual color for flowers.
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They are absolutely stunning!
I moved into a house that had a well established mop head style. I only deadhead just below the dead flower. This plant had pink flowers so I’ve added the color changing pellets and the last few years they have become a nice purple though I’m trying for the blue. My plant faces almost due east till about 12-1p. I have a nice amount of buds on it the bush this year. I’m in Camden County, NJ
Thank you, and well done getting your plant to change color. When you think about it, it is incredible and quite unique how we can alter the color of these mophead types by adjusting the soil. To my knowledge, no other plant type has this capability which is why it makes it so amazing. Just bear in mind that the color hues are determined also by the individual variety. So, if you desire blue, then you will have to buy another variety....
Light pink colored ones will be shades of sky or baby blue, whereas deeper pink ones (like your plant) will take on deeper shades of dark blue or purples. Here's a link to that will help you find the locations of the partnering garden centers that will be stocking our plants: grownbyoverdevest.com/retail-locator/ and also, here's a link to another of our videos (on this channel) that explains more about the process: th-cam.com/video/DpO8JC27_Io/w-d-xo.html.
What a lovely man, lovely accent!
Thank you, for your kind comment. We are delighted to hear you approve of our efforts. David enjoys helping everyone to get a little more success and pleasure out of growing all the wonderful plants that we can grow in our gardens
OOh my I love your hydrangeas beautiful colours thanks for the info.
You are very welcome. Stay tuned, because there's lots more information and outstanding plant features coming.....
Thank you. You made it all make sense.. New England is having quite the hydrangea displa this year.
If only we could take care of ourselves as well as you do your hydrangea …. We wouldn’t need doctors.
This was excellent and easy to listen to. Well done sir.
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Mosquitos like shallow water. Mostly breed in pots saucers and the like. I have three ponds in Sydney Australia. I never get mosquito larvae in them. I do get them in parts of the garden where I have forgotten to empty shallow water from.
Understand, thank you.
THANK YOU! I have an Endless Summer Hydrangea growing in snowy Minnesota and it has been deeply unhappy. I may have to move it to a more suitable location in the yard this year, but the overwintering tip is very helpful!
Minnesota is of course, is the home of Endless Summer! That's where a foreman at Bailey's Nurseries (and later Dr. Michael Dirr) discovered it.
But, that's a tough environment for these types of Hydrangeas. Some of the later (remontant) ones that Baileys have developed might do a little better... Chick out Bloomstruck and Summer Crush.
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Your videos are so helpful to a garden novice like me! Thank you so much!
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Is it just me or are his videos the most relaxing videos out there? So informative but it's the accent for me.
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@@OverdevestNurseries I've been subscribed for some time. I've learned alot and have enjoyed learning about the different varieties you spotlight, but also the general care and maintenance videos too. I've even found my local distributor of your plants and picked up a few perennials last season. I'll be back for more this year! Thank you for all you do.
I live on the east coast of UK - North Yorkshire - I have just started planting hydrangeas this year I've got 4 on the go 2 are blooming beautifully the others are more recently planted and am hopeful for them 🌺🪻
That's great to hear, thanks for watching and letting us know.
There's lots of really wonderful varieties, so stay tuned because David is busy creating more videos all the time.
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So true how the coastal locations have stunning blooms.
Thank you.
They revel in those conditions, which of course makes the rest of us envious🥹.
That's why the development of the remontant ones, is so important, now those of us that want to enjoy them in land in colder localities have a chance to do so😊😁👍💚
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Thank you for all your valuable information
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Great information and explanations there. Thank you from West Donegal!
You are very welcome, glad to hear you found our efforts helpful. With the mid (Gulf Stream influenced) climate of Donegal and north Western Ireland, you should be able to enjoy lots of gorgeous Hydrangeas. So, keep us posted of your progress and if you haven't already, perhaps think about subscribing to our channel, because once you are subscribed, each time we post a new video (which we are doing all the time), it will turn up automatically in your feed.
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Your videos are great, elaborating clearly in a good speed to digest❤❤ THANK YOU.
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Thank you! David for this informative video. I learn so much from you and after finding your channel, several months back, I feel like I need your input before I make a decision. 😂
I wish I had thought that on a recent purchase of two flowering mop head hydrangeas from a big box store. I brought them home and planted them in two concrete planters on my deck, watered them in and went about my life. A few days later we got a frost (zone 6b) and half the flower heads were mush. I cut those off and hoping so much that I will get new flowers by summer. 🙏
Thank you for those kind words, its our pleasure to bring you our content, and it is great to hear you are finding our efforts helpful.
It is based on many years of experience, and a knowledge base that extends beyond David's own accumulated knowledge. Behind the scenes, there's a whole team of knowledgeable people contributing to our practical, down to earth approach. That includes those of us that work in our nurseries, and also the owners and experts at our partnering garden centers: grownbyoverdevest.com/retail-locator/. A combined resource that is rooted in our local neighborhoods, and comprises of many, many years of local experience.
We sometimes joke, that over the years "we've killed many plants - so you don't have to"! 😅😁😂
So, it is good that you are able to take advantage of this in the videos that we post, here on our channel. 👍😉
In regard to your hydrangeas, it depends (a lot) on what varieties they are. For example if they are remontant (or not). As a reminder, these are the ones that David's talks about near the end of the video.
If they were greenhouse forced (like the ones David also mentions in the video), they are likely to have their tips (with dormant flower buds) damaged in subsequent winters, so unfortunately they are unlikely to flower reliably outdoors. You could try protecting them or bringing them indoors to a cool place like a basement or garage - somewhere that's frost free, but cool enough to keep them dormant. But, this is tricky (and not easy), because they tend to start into growth early, and get drawn up in low light conditions.
That's why, we test and trial our varieties so much, and why we work so closely with our partnering garden centers. The idea is to identify the best performers for this region, and then through our network, have them stock the ones that they believe are best for each neighborhood. And then, have them back that up with their extensive expertise, and experiences of what goes on in the their backyards!
Nothing is ever perfect, but by visiting your local places and seeing what works well in your neighbors gardens, you stand a much better (and easier) chance of consistent success.
This process is ongoing and getting better all the time, so if you haven't already, you might like to think about subscribing to our channel, because once you are subscribed, each time we post a new video (which we will be doing all the time), you will find that they will turn up automatically in your feed.
And, as you find these videos helpful, it would be nice if you could kindly share the links with your family and friends too. And clicking the "like" button is good too, because that "spreads the word", and helps other people find out about the information also.
Finally, now that we are in the midst of the main planting season (spring through late Fall) you should think about popping into some of our partnering garden centers: grownbyoverdevest.com/retail-locator/. They are located all over our Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern region, because that's where you will find all sorts of beautiful, tried and true and cutting edge, top performing selections, ones that are tested and selected for your area. And, be sure to stop in regularly too, throughout the seasons because there'll be fresh shipments of new things coming in weekly all through this period.
Thanks again for your kind comments and good luck with enjoying success in your garden.
Best educational hydrangea video on TH-cam. Thank you David for making these videos informative and fun. I’ve had several Aaaa-Haaa a-ha moments watching them. These are definitely worthy of my thumbs up and sharing!
Thank you. That is great to hear and thank you also for the "thumbs up" and sharing.
It is great to hear that you are doing this because it helps other people find out about the information too. Stay tuned.... There's lots more coming......
Thank You Old Fellow Gardener
You are a Real Hydrangea Expert
I will take Care of my Hydrangea again.
Thanks.
Thank you. That's the spirit.
Thank you for your knowledge of the hydrangea. I learned a lot about pruning that I didn’t know. Growing up they were my mom’s favorite. We lived in coal country and she used the coal ash to enhance the color. It made an intense blue and neighbor’s enjoyed the beauty as well as our family.
Brilliant so well explained Thanks 👏👏👏
Thank you. Glad to hear it was helpful!
Thanks for all you shared with us hydrangea lovers here in Traverse city, mi
You are very welcome, they are wonderful, highly valued shrubs and it is our pleasure to be able to provide a little extra guidance and a few tips!
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Fantastic. thank you.
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❤ From south carolina thank you for the info I can't wait to have my garden growing
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I really like this video and the attention to detail that David has put into it very impressive for someone like me that has done a lot of experimenting.
With regards to the approaches of trying to protect the in-ground plants thru the winter (Boston, MA area so ca be harsh)... I have tried a couple things, namely the galvanized netting (I used chickenwire which is not as effective from a supporting weight perspective) - but the problem I had there is that the weight of snow crushed the delicate buds - even using the rake end as David shows in the video can be damaging as they are delicate. Now so I said to myself, ok, lets completely protect the buds from the elements, and so I bought a clear plastic greenhouse from GrowIT which offered full protection from the elements thru the entire winter while also providing full light. I remember mid-winter looking thru at the buds on the ends of each of the stems, they were gorgeous and plump. Unfortunately at one point in the spring, I dont know when, but at one point those beautiful buds all just rotted/dried up and very few of them survived, while the whole time protected from wind snow and rain but not the temperature which you cant really control. I am thinking that that variation in temperature change had an impact causing the buds to die/rot and that it really depends on the particular winter/spring which varies year to year, BUT the stems themselves did survive and are currently sending out buds - the question will be will those buds heavily flower - thats the question I will have the answer to in the next month or so. The variety in this case is a dwarf hydrangea I bought from Home Depot and supplied by Weiss Nurseries out of NY (they truly are dwarf which is great for the specific location along a low stone wall - larger would be awkward looking) and I know as a fact that it has the potential to flower heavily as when I first purchased them but have since gotten mixed results hence the measures I have just described that I have taken
With regards to mulching heavily at the base, I make my own leaf mulch from a Yard Machines mulcher and heavily mulch the base but I dont feel that that has made so much of a difference even though it sounds like a good idea and does look good also.
Finally I didnt know about the remontant variety that was very interesting about the history if you google it and something certainly worth trying if doing new purchases.
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Brilliant, incredibly thorough thank you I learned a lot. I moved at the end of '21 and brought two hydrangeas with me that I had dug up and neither of them flowered last year. I think they are macrophylla types they are white, hoping for flowers this year, fingers crossed ! I had to smile when you popped the trash can over its head we had -11c here for a week in December and I covered many things with bubble wrap, upturned extra large planters and large boxes from when I moved and it did work ! Thanks again David I always learn something watching your fabulous videos.
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Thanks! I have problems with deer eating my buds so I'm going to try your tips!!!
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Deer eat the stem ends of my panicle hydrangea (Proven Winners Vanilla Strawberry) every single winter (zone 4, Michigan) and every single summer it has beautiful blooms that never fail to get a compliment! I am giving my Endless Summer varieties to friends that live in warmer areas, and replacing them with the panicle type because they bloom so reliably on new wood. The deer actually do me a favor by pruning it when I've gotten too busy to do it myself, lol! Hydrangeas are my favorite... so easy to care for, and such gorgeous flowers!
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Excellent! Love the way you explained everything!
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I've watched two of David's videos on hydrangaes and he is incredible teacher...so detailed and he leaves nothing out. I needed this video back in 2006 when I planted Endless Summer in Nebraska...not my idea but in my landscaper's plan. I've been struggling to get them to bloom ever since and over the years have used some of the suggestions made here. But alas, the majority of canes are mostly dead coming out of winter and the new blooms don't show up until October. I do get a few blooms but very few. Nevertheless, the foilage is abundant :{ Had I known this back then, I would have dug them up and replaced them. Now the roots have spread and are too big and I'm too old to start over.
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My sentiments about endless summer exactly. Very frustrating plant. I live in illinois zone 5 and have had this dumb plant for over 7 years and it has bloomed sparingly. One last season using cages and leaves and if it fails again i will rip it out
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Love my pink Hydrangea. Fortunately, where I live in Australia, it's not too cold.
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THANKS for another great instructional video. Honestly, with all the magnificent newer, cold-hardy hydrangea cultivars today, I don't want to have to work that hard to protect hydrangeas in the my bitter cold 5b zone winter. I would dig those up and replace with some of the gorgeous tough new varieties from Proven Winners. Endless Summer is also a winner in my yard.
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Fantastic information. I have a couple of those plants which grew such beautiful foliage this year and appear to be very healthy plants. I will take your information and look forward to maybe seeing flowers next summer. Thank you.
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My big leaves hydrangea already has some buds that looks like the leaves want to come out😍 unfortunately this week will be a very cold one 22 F so I’ll follow your advices on protecting them 😍.. thank you again for your wonderful explanations!
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@@OverdevestNurseries definitely! The weather has been very playful lately. I covered my hydrangeas (Pinky winky and Vanilla Strawberry) they are already under the patio roof (they are in pots) but I shall do look on Amazon for the frost blanket 😍🙏🏻💕.. thank you for your responses! I really appreciate it ❤️. Please take care 🙏🏻
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This is the very best help I’ve ever found on hydrangeas! Thank you so very much! I’m in East Texas where we have very hot summers, but also below freezing weeks in winter.
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I live in Detroit area where winter can be as cold as -25C once in 10 years or -18C every year! I have had that no-flower problem for a few years because winter cold kills all branches above the ground. Then last year I buried the branches before winter came with dead leaves and dirt. I took them out right after the threat of frost was no more.. Apparently they all survived and were already sending out green leaves! This year the flowers came early in the summer and I got so many flowers that their weights bend many branches nearly to the ground... cheers!
That's great to hear, and well done. This is pretty much the same principle of insulating the buds and stems. With larger plants it can be difficult to get all the branches covered, especially those near the top of the plants, which is why we were showing the other ways to stop the frost and cold weather from damaging those precious buds.
@@OverdevestNurseries I like your method as well and will try it on some of my plants this winter... I lived in Ireland for two years and it's far less code as where I am now. I am just worried it's too cold here for your method to provide enough protection in winter... but, you never know! Indeed it's not easy to bury the branches and I had to collect lots of check-mark shaped twigs in the woods and used them to hold the branches down to the ground...
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Most of my endless summer hydrangea buds died in the spring frost. A few leaves are peeping up from the bottom. I've been so worried the plant will not flower this year. It's great that there is hope. Thank you so much for your video.
Thanks, it will take a while for the new shoots to out and later in the summer you should start to see some flower buds and eventually flowers.
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Thanks to your most informative channel 👍... A couple of weeks ago planted 4 Hydrangea plants outdoor in Sweden, I will follow your recommended instructions to protect them because we have frozen days in winter.
Thank you and welcome to our channel. In your cold climate, keep an eye out for the remontant types - these are the ones that flower on both the old and new wood, so that if the tips get damaged, new growth and flower buds will emerge from lower down. To find out more, watch this video near the end (where I mention them) and also scroll through this channel where some fo them are profiled.
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Delightful host and wonderfully informative! Thank you! Fingers crossed that my grandparents’ mopheads will bloom again. It’s been 20+ years . . .
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@@OverdevestNurseries Thank you. Yes, I enjoyed every minute. In my case, it may be a light problem. The neighbors’ towering maple shades these plants a good part of the day. They get full sun when the leaves drop in fall. How do you feel about transplanting hydrangeas? I’ll be watching. 😉
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@@OverdevestNurseries your video very helpful to me because now I know why my hydrangeas not blooming and what I should to do in winter time . Thank you again I really appreciate every information given to us
Thank you David I will try to cover my hydrangea now for sure before cold weather in future , loved this video I will do everything you have said now and see can I make my poor plant do better next year thanks again mine haven’t much sun so will move it next winter and get it in a better position with more sun your a good teacher 😁👍Jean
Thanks, its worth a try!
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I grew up by the sea in southern England and everywhere people had flourishing flowering hydrangeas. But I now live 35 miles inland and we have frosts! Now I know why my hydrangeas don't flower - late April or early May frosts kill the emerging flower buds. Next winter I will move them into my conservatory with blankets. (They are in pots) Thanks for your expert advice.
Good plan, or keep some "frost blankets" handy if you ever venture to have any in the ground
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I've lucked- out to find a channel posting new videos. Have always had a soft spot for blue hydrangeas. I bought a potted endless summer last season. Couldn't get it into the ground so I brought it in for the winter. I thought I'd read that they flower off of the old wood. Over the winter I saw a green leaf and accidentally snapped it off. I thought I' d done it in but I see yours putting-out from the crown. The stems at the crown feel supple so I' m hoping it comes back. All your bushes are gorgeous.
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One of the larger dormant Hydrangeas occurring in this video is a plant of Endless Summer, its been there for several years and is doing nicely. It (and its offspring, Bloomstruck & Summer Crush) are also featured in this video, and as you've seen flower on both the old & new wood, so it should grow out & flower later this summer.
Once the danger of frost passes, I suggest you try to get your plant in the ground because it will be easier to look after and over the longer period will do better.
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An excellent and very detailed video 👍 However there is is one detail he didn't mention that bothers me. The leaves on macrophylla do not like much sun. He is correct they prefer morning sun and afternoon shade. They simply can not tolerate much direct sun, if they get afternoon sun, the leaves scorch. They can tolerate near full shade and will bloom, but no dense shade as he mentioned being weary against it. I've seen serratas and macrophyllas in woodland settings getting little if any direct sun, but bright filtered light and they thrive. Here in Central Indiana our winters are harsh and we get late Spring freezes that kill back stems that are budding open, so many macrophyllas don't rebloom, but sheltered ones in areas of shade seem to do the best. At the nursery I work at, the macrophyllas we had in the sun got scorched. The ones that are in shade most of the day seemed to thrive and have no bud or leaf problems
For these reasons we don't really sell to many macrophyllas because they are so finicky. The best selling Hydrangea hands down are paniculatas
Thanks for your kind input.
We will always defer to local knowledge, but here in our Mid-Atlantic and Northeast region we grow the majority of our mophead Hydrangeas (hydrangea macrophylla) in sunny spots, as evidenced by the absolutely gorgeous sights in places like the Cape Cod and other costal areas, where there are few trees and often little or no shade.
In this recent video, you will see and hear me explain that we are shading our plants mainly to protect and extend the longevity of the thin celled blooms: th-cam.com/video/Lz_5awfoa58/w-d-xo.html
The gratifying development of strong, remontant types (that flower on new wood) also enables those of us that are inland in colder regions to enjoy something of the glorious effect of well grown mophead types.
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This video is very useful. The perfectly flowering big leaf Hydrangea stopped blooming when I pruned incorrectly two years ago. Now, with this new info, I can go out and figure out what needs to done. It has great healthy leaves though 😊
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Thank you will try these methods hope it works I have several hydrangeas that do not flower but some of them bloom all summer
Thanks, its worth a try. Be sure to keep us posted of you location and progress, and obviously those the ones that flower on their own without too much intervention are going to be preferable going forward. So, try to make a note of these varieties and be sure to pass that knowledge on to other folk in your neighborhood, so they can enjoy them too.
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This was a very useful video! I’m pretty sure my buds were killed off by a cold winter because the old wood has many buds but they all seem to be dead and dried out. I will try to insulate them this winter! But, disappointing that I won’t have my beautiful blooms! It is also a new hydrangea that I just planted last year so I will also be patient as you suggest lol Thank you!
Tracy, don't despair too much. Your plant might still flower, especially if it is one of the remontant ones that I mention towards the end of the video. Mounding, up the mulch around the base of the stems (also described near the end), works well too.
The first sign will be the little green buds appearing at the tops of the new growth (an example is also shown around the middle of the video), so watch for that and if they show up you, then you will be getting big gorgeous flowers. If the worst happens, and no buds appear, you will still have strong bushy shoots and with young plants that is exactly what you want at first anyway.
I have the big leaves one and I trimmed it every year. It grew crazy but no flowers. I took one out and replaced it with something else. I decided to research and learned that it was my fault not knowing how to care for them. I now able to get it bloomed for couple of year now. I wish I have come across your channel sooner. I learned so much from you. Thank you 🙏
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Thank you 🙏 tons of excellent techniques that I can try in my zone 3 garden I really love hydrangeas specially the oak leaf but they won’t thrive in my zone I will try to cover them really well if I have chance to get one thank u again
Thank you, we are delighted to hear you are finding our efforts helpful and hopefully inspiring. Towards the end of this video you will see me mounding up extra mulch around the base of the plants. In your area, insulating the crown of the plants is going to be important. Also when you try it, we would suggest you plant your varieties in spring or early summer, that way they will have the longest possible time to settle in and establish before the rigors of winter begin.
I've been growing hydrangeas for years now but I never seen flowers blooming from it. I did put fertilizer though. But probably I should put it on a shaded location as you say. Tq you for the info. Greetings from North Borneo.
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Great information from an expert grower. Here in WNY z5a to 6 a I’ve given up on macrophyllla hydrangeas bc in February we very often get a warm week that brings out the buds on macs which then freeze when cold returns for another 2 months. The flowers on these hydrangeas are most spectacular, however not here in my zone. I stick to arborescens, panicles, and lace caps which perform reliably & spectacularly!
Thanks, for letting us know.
As you've probably noticed (if you have been looking through all the other hundreds of videos we have here on this channel) that we are very fond of the Smooth, Panicle and Lacecap types too.
But we would suggest thar you don't give up on the Mophead types yet, because we know of a lady in Syracuse, NY area, that annually protects these older Vars. and has lovely displays and also the newer remontant types (that flower on the new wood as well as the old), are getting better and better all the time. Plant breeders are doing some sterling work, so, hand in there and let us know how you get on.
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Thank you, David! You are great gardener!
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Thank you for another wonderful instructional video! I love hydrangeas so much I have added a few different types in my garden. Then I was disappointed and worried that I was doing something wrong when they didn't seem to flourish the next season. With your help I'm learning the tips I need. And also that patience helps!
You are very welcome, and it is great to know that our efforts are helping. As I think you have discovered, there's several different sorts of Hydrangeas. So it might be fun to bolster your assortment with some of the easier, faster to establish panicle & smooth Hydrangeas sorts, and maybe more of the remontant ones (that I mention here in this video), and then as they all mature and establish look forward to the reward of having mopheads, lacecaps and oakleaved ones come through and take their turn to delight, thrill and inspire.
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Great video! My neighbor's hydrangea hasn't bloomed in many years despite it's large size. She blames it on her "black thumb." Now I have some ideas how to help her. Thank you!
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We live is Seattle WA USA and every year(last time my husband mows the lawn before spring time) he cuts my hydrangea like a military barber to a new re-up. But in the around June if the creeks don't rise...SURPRISE, she blooms until September. Now my question is he bought me two new plants(in planters and full bloom) how do I take them from their store pot into my yard?
Thanks for contacting us and congratulations on the success with your Hydrangea.
Here's a link to another on our videos (here on this channel) that will explains how David likes to plant new shrubs and evergreens: th-cam.com/video/xybT3obydPw/w-d-xo.html
In this video he is planting one of our slow growing evergreens but the principle is the same for Hydrangeas - so this should take you through the (step by step) procedure.
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I planted a hydrangea in the late nineties. It did well for the first seven or eight years then got less and less blooms each year. It hasn't bloomed at all in several years and it is a third of the size it used to be.
Presumably, it is a Big Leaf / mop head (macrophylla) type of Hydrangea (like we feature int his video). And if so, it sounds like it is "running out of steam" and in need of revitalization and regenerative pruning. In a little while (when our plants finish flowering), David is planning to post another video showing how to do this, so stay tuned, and if you haven't already scroll through some of our other videos here on this channel and think about subscribing too, because once you are subscribed, each time we post a new video (which we are doing all the time), they will all turn up automatically in your feed.
Meanwhile, when you watch some of our other videos (also on this channel) you will hear David describe how he likes to supplement the nutrition for our plants now in early spring with a dressing of a well balanced, slow release fertilizer, then it would be worth thinking about spreading an inch or so, of garden or planting compost around the base of the plant followed up by renewing the mulch to conserve soil moisture and prevent competing weeds. Water of course, during any prolonged dry periods. Your local garden center will be able to guide you with the best products they recommend for your area.
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@@OverdevestNurseries Thank you. I am thinking about replanting it another location. Is this a good time? It is in full sun all day until about 5 pm. I live coastal Virginia.
@@bryanspindle4455 Yes, this is a good time to transplant it, dig your new hole first, then dig around your plant and create a rootball. Then maneuver it out of the hole onto wheelbarrow or tarpaulin be careful to watch your back (because it will be heavy) then transplant it with plenty of amended soil (compost and the backfilled soil) and water it well of course until it get established.
@@OverdevestNurseries Thank you so much. It was originally in partial shade from a nearby tree that was cut down years ago. After it was exposed to full sun, it seemed to start to suffer, so l am thinking that may be part of the problem. I have a neighbor who has one in partial shade and she does nothing at all to it and it is older and huge and has many blooms. Mine currently is only about two feet tall and is getting new growth at the base.
Thank you so much! That was so informative. I now know what kind of hydrangeas I have, and how to coax them back into flower. I will definitely look for a remontant hydrangea for my smallish garden this season.
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Just found this!! Thanks for the great videos.
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Thank you for your kind comment. Glad you found the information helpful. Pland breeders are doing some sterling work with new varieties of hydrangeas and we have several videos on hydrangeas.
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I’ve had mine on the north side of our home for years. This year it has the prettiest foliage it has ever had, is almost two feet tall, but no blossoms. Actually looks healthy, but I’ll be shocked to get a flower. Thinking of transplanting!
The north side is the coldest orientation, so moving it to warmer south or west side or into a more protected corner or spot behind an evergreen or wall etc. might help to protect the precious overwintering buds. When they are growing well and making plenty of green healthy foliage, it's usually because the buds (with the little embryonic flower buds) are getting damaged during the winter. If you refer to this video again (especially around the 8 minute mark) it will explain more, and show that I have the same issue going on in my own garden 😥! And, show you possible alternative remedies (besides transplanting).
Try (if you can) to watch the whole video right through to the end, because then you'll hear me talk about the "remontant" ones.... These are more recent introductions that even if the tops of the plants can get damaged, they can grow out and flower on the new green growth made during the current year. 😄
I hope this explains the issue better 😉💚👍
@@OverdevestNurseries thank you for the video! Can’t wait to watch with my morning coffee! I saw three small buds on my hydrangea yesterday…possibilities showing up!
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I bought two macrophylla hydrangeas “Azure Skies” and “Cherry Explosion” and both say shade to full shade. They are flowering but they’ve only been in the ground about 7 weeks. I’m in zone 5 Nebraska so we shall see how they do next spring. My neighbor has a big lush green hydrangea that isn’t flowering so I’m trying to help her figure out why
We are not in your region, so we will defer to local knowledge and experience but here in our Mid-Atlantic and Northeast region we find that they do not flower well in heavily shady sites. That's why we suggest partial shade to help them set flower buds.
Great very informative I would love to know how to prune my magnolia tree as its getting to high ,and when to prune I.e. Time of year thankyou
Thank you that is kind of you to say so. Ref., your magnolia, it depends a little on what type of magnolia you have (evergreen or deciduous), but with most of the flowering ones that drop their leaves in autumn, you would prune them after they finish flowering. They generally respond well to pruning.
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This video and information was excellent. Wish I’d seen it a few years ago, sigh… I’m in Zone 10 Northern CA. I have a 3 year old Monrovia Blue Enchantress hydrangea macrophylla ‘Monmar’ about 4’ tall in part shade, very happy. It is starting to bloom. I missed fertilizing it with slow release granular fertilizer in early spring. Is there any point now? Would it like any liquid fertilizer? I am also not clear on if my irrigation is sufficient but guess it’s OK since it’s blooming … wish I had guidelines for plants like this. We won’t get rain again until next winter.