Finally-a practical guide to growing hydrangeas that answers the questions gardeners actually ask.Why won't my hydrangea bloom?
Author(s): Lorraine Ballato
206 Pages
Gardening, Landscape
Description
About the Book
An award-winning best-selling book on how to get the best from your hydrangeas. It answers common questions like "Why no flowers?" Easily find tips on pruning, fertilizing, transplanting, changing flower color and so much more!
Book Synopsis
Finally-a practical guide to growing hydrangeas that answers the questions gardeners actually ask.Why won't my hydrangea bloom? When should I prune it? How much water does it really need? Why are the flowers changing color? And what should I do when something goes wrong?Success With Hydrangeas: A Gardener's Guide provides clear, practical answers from Lorraine Ballato, an award-winning garden writer, speaker, teacher, horticulturist, photographer, and hydrangea expert.Readers will learn how to: - Choose the right location and understand how light affects growth and flowering- Water hydrangeas correctly and recognize when they really need water- Prune with confidence and understand why timing matters- Improve flowering by understanding how different hydrangeas grow and bloom- Understand the relationship between soil pH and hydrangea flower color- Fertilize appropriately without encouraging excessive growth- Recognize and manage common pests and diseases- Propagate hydrangeas successfully- Know when and how to transplant a hydrangea- Use hydrangeas effectively in the landscapeWith nearly 150 photographs and illustrations, 14 color-coded chapters, and a detailed index, Success With Hydrangeas is designed to be both an enjoyable gardening guide and an easy-to-use reference.Whether the reader is planting a first hydrangea or has been growing them for years, this book explains what these popular flowering shrubs need, why they behave the way they do, and what to do next.An award-winning gardening reference: - 2024 Grand Prize - Instruction and Insight, Chanticleer International Book Awards- 2024 Gold Winner - Hobbies and Homes, Foreword Reviews- 2023 Book Excellence AwardLorraine Ballato's companion title, Hydrangea Pruning: What Stays, What Goes, and When, provides an in-depth guide to one of the most confusing aspects of hydrangea care.
Review Quotes
"...here's the great key to success with hydrangeas. It's a book published by Lorraine Ballato this year and it's the best there is." -Andrew Messinger, The Hampton Gardener
"...Success With Hydrangeas by Lorraine Ballato is by far THE necessary tool required for anyone who loves hydrangeas." -Theresa Speight, Cottage in the Court
"...the book every hydrangea lover should have." -Elizabeth Licata, Buffalo Spree
"...here's the great key to success with hydrangeas. It's a book published by Lorraine Ballato this year and it's the best there is..." Andrew Messinger, The Hampton Gardener.
"...Success With Hydrangeas by Lorraine Ballato is by far THE necessary tool required for anyone who loves Hydrangeas..." Theresa Speight, https: //cottageinthecourt.com/allaboutthegardenife/success-with-hydrangeas/
"...The book every hydrangea lover should have..." Elizabeth Licata, Buffalo Spree.
Dimensions (Overall): 10.0 Inches (H) x 7.0 Inches (W) x .56 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.08 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Landscape
Genre: Gardening
Number of Pages: 206
Publisher: B&b Publications
Format: Paperback
Author: Lorraine Ballato
Language: English
Street Date: November 29, 2017
TCIN: 1002712825
UPC: 9780982039427
Item Number (DPCI): 247-26-4625
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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