Hydrangea seasonal highlights — a year in review

I've been growing Hydrangea for a full year now and want to capture what each season offered. early spring flowering on bare branches before leaves appear was the clear high point — everything you're told about Hydrangea at that time of year is true. But the plant has something to offer in every season, which I hadn't expected.

permanent woody structure providing year-round garden framework is consistent throughout the year, which is one of its real strengths. I've settled on a formal clipped topiary or box hedge as the ideal position. deadheading where appropriate to extend the flowering season was the lesson I took into next year. box blight and box moth caterpillar on Buxus species is the only thing that interrupted the enjoyment. Otherwise: excellent.