When Patti Page sang about the many splendors of Massachusetts' Cape Cod – its sand dunes, salty air and moonlight – she neglected to mention its most colorful: those big, bountiful blooms known as ...

The second week of September is when autumn color starts to peek through the summer green, and hydrangeas may be the most spectacular flowering shrub in the landscape. In my own garden I have created ...

As springtime azalea blooms fade, it is nice to have other plants step in to fill the gap with color. One group of plants that flaunt large trusses of flowers are the hydrangeas. Oakleaf hydrangea is ...