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These classic flowering shrubs are back in style. Good light and cool roots are the key, says Stephen Anderton

Punk duo Pancho and Stacy García talk about their debut show “Vaqueros Y Rockeros” and embracing their Chicana/o identity.

In this episode of Southern Living’s Ask Grumpy podcast, Steve Bender aka The Grumpy Gardener helps a reader with a hydrangea issue and also introduces us to the Plant of the Week, Little Miss Figgy.

Ah, September! College students and summer help are melting away; goldenrod glorifies; Labor Day nears; the Derby bell rings. These punctuate the 10 weeks of Island summer. It has become an endurance race: too much. Looking ahead Gardens will soon be entering the cut-downs phase, maybe with relief, since heat and drought have inhibited rebloom. […]

With immense flower heads, hydrangeas have an old-fashioned charm that is hard to resist. The colors are beautiful, with clear blues, vibrant pinks, frosty whites, lavender and rose. Easy to

The Addicted Gardener

Hydrangeas that are not blooming might not thrive in Chicago winter cold, but pruning at the wrong time can also keep them from producing flowers.

azndc/Getty Images If your hydrangea blooms are pink instead of blue—or vice versa—theres a way to get the color you want. Heres how to change hydrangea color for the perfect hue. The plant tags on your ‘Endless Summer’ hydrangeas promised beautiful sky-blue flowers—so why are the blooms completely pink? For how to change hydrangea color, take a closer look at the dirt they’re growing in. Here’s the Secret… It’s in the soil! The key to color-changing hydrangeas is whether the ...