A listener asks when to prune overgrown oakleaf hydrangeas, a native shrub prized for its oak-shaped leaves and fall color.

Is the size of your snowball bush snowballing out of control? We can give you tips on how to cut it back without eliminating ...

If it is a tall, clinging vine (up to 80 feet), it is climbing hydrangea. If it has multilobed leaves, like an oak tree, and cone-shaped flowers, it is an oakleaf hydrangea. If it has leaves that come ...

Q: Last August, while I was away, a landscaper pruned my beautiful oakleaf hydrangea. Of course, we have had no flowers at all this year. It has gotten very big though. I would like to prune it back ...

It's easy to fall for the latest blooming beauty. But the best plants offer multiple seasons of interest in the garden. So many of our plants are two-week wonders. They put on a show in the spring, ...

Hydrangea quercifolia is called oakleaf hydrangea because it is said that the leaves look like some oak foliage. In the fall the leaves turn very dramatic shades of orange and red to burgundy. By ...

Oak leaf hydrangeas have become very popular because of their reliable blooms and the variety of sizes and colors. Traveling through Salisbury and Rowan County you may notice shrubs with beautiful ...

Q: I want to know if it's too late to prune my oak-leaf hydrangeas, specifically to deadhead them. A friend told me they will produce more flowers if I do this. Jackson H. - Alabaster A: It's not too ...

Last week we discussed Hydrangea macrophylla, which is the old fashioned big leaf hydrangea. Big leaf hydrangea blooms in colors of pink to blue to purple, and the blooms have either the ...

This beautiful oak-leaf hydrangea shows how the bloom develops, opening from bottom to top. COURTESY OF JEFF McMILLIAN File photo Hydrangeas look so beautiful this time of year that it is tempting to ...