The hydrangea is the undisputed Queen of the Southern Garden. Whether you grow a big leaf hydrangea, panicle hydrangea, smooth hydrangea, or oakleaf variety, a well-tended hydrangea will give you lots ...

This handsome woody vine needs a climbing surface, without which it does not produce flowers. Like trumpet creeper and climbing euonymus, adventitious roots readily cling to tree bark, stone walls and ...

The first time I saw a climbing hydrangea, it was growing its way up the trunk of a majestic oak. I was smitten, and Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris also climbed its way to the No. 1 spot on my ...

Most flowering vines do best in full sun, and even varieties that will grow in the shade do best if they get at least partial sun during the day. Three options for shady spots include some varieties ...

I have two climbing hydrangeas (Hydrangea anomala subspecies petiolaris) planted on the west side of a fence around the back patio of my townhouse. (The inside sections of the plant face my patio.) ...

Few gardeners pay much attention to vines. Unlike space-challenged Europeans, we lawn-endowed central Pennsylvanians generally have sufficient space to plant out instead of having to go up. Or as ...

Enlivening north-facing walls is a challenge. They receive little to no sunlight, particularly in winter, are generally saddled with dry soils, and are unbearably cold for most plants. Fortunately, ...