Growing Hydrangeas In Pots ~ Compact Hydrangeas Perfect For Containers

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I am so excited because today I am creating a hydrangea garden on my deck with 10 different compact hydrangea varieties! I have been dreaming about having a hydrangea garden for so long and now I'm making my dream a reality.
00:00 Intro
03:15 Hydrangea Varieties
17:36 Container Types
21:31 Planting Hydrangeas
27:30 Setting Up The Garden
30:05 Maintenance & Care Tips
Link to the spreadsheet with information on the hydrangeas I'm growing: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
**The best place in the Chicagoland area to find compact hydrangeas (in my experience) is Chalet Nursery in Wilmette, IL. I was just there last weekend and they had so many regular and compact options. You can also use the Proven Winners locator to find retailers nearby that sell Proven Winners shrubs: www.provenwinners.com/retaile...
U of I Fruit Trees in Containers podcast: • Growing fruit in conta...
~ Items Used In This Video ~
Hydrangea pots: bit.ly/hydrangea-pots
Lifts and wheeled caddies under the pots: bit.ly/pot-caddies
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@franbernhards7844 Ай бұрын

I went from one Limelight hydrangea planted two seasons ago to 13 different kinds now planted in my garden (only one in a large pot). Yes, we may have a hydrangea problem. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Love them!

@ChicagoGardener Ай бұрын

They’re all so pretty!!!

@Sherman1862 Ай бұрын

I like that Church and the canopy of tree tops blowing in the breeze in the background!!! Nice Deck too! Awesome Hydrangeas!!! : )

@DaveCollierCamping Ай бұрын

Very nice - enjoy your day

@helenagreenwood2305 Ай бұрын

PSW might stand for plastic stone and wood - love hydrangeas I have 2 limelight in the ground 4 Annabelle in pots and 2 macrophillia in pots one is blue 💙 and the other is 🩷 maybe in the future you could dedicate a bed to the larger hydrangeas 🌺🌸🌿🌸🌺

@ChicagoGardener Ай бұрын

Omg that’s probably exactly what it stands for!

@Bao_Tram Ай бұрын

Your dress and hat looks lovely and so classic! ❤

@ChicagoGardener Ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@BrandonFrias Ай бұрын

I love your container garden so much!

@ChicagoGardener Ай бұрын

Thank you!!!

@greendutipata3241 Ай бұрын

Nice 👍

@michellefrance1165 Ай бұрын

Beautiful ❤❤❤

@ChicagoGardener Ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica Ай бұрын

Look so nice! You did a good job!

@ChicagoGardener Ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@nicholasryan5401 Ай бұрын

Beautiful containers and hydrangeas, They are the bees knees.

@ChicagoGardener Ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@Sherman1862 Ай бұрын

You make my Hydrangea Dreams come true Miss Chicago Gardener!!!! I just watered mine as they love to drink!!!! ; ) They are doing quite well in the shade in their Pot!!! Please have an Awesome TGIF!!! : ) Might add some Worm castings for EXTRA FUN!!! : )

@sandrakhang5334 Ай бұрын

Thank you for doing this video. I very much like hydrangea as well. I'm still trying to grow in pot over the winter, too.

@ChicagoGardener Ай бұрын

Sheltering mine has definitely helped them survive winter here.

@nangel270 7 күн бұрын

I’d love to have hydrangeas in pots but you have to put them in an unheated garage or shed for the winter and I have no room in either 😂. For those who want to turn their pink mop head hydrangeas purple/blue you can buy aluminum sulphate at Home depot and most hardware stores. Instructions on pkg.

@zlatamontgomery1593 13 күн бұрын

I’m love coffee colore- pots. It’s almost “ mushroom colore “. Florida

@kaychaney6102 Ай бұрын

I have some tuff stuff ah-ha hydrangeas. It took a year or two but they are magnificent! I have acid soil so the blue blooms are amazing.

@kaychaney6102 Ай бұрын

It’s almost an electric blue!

@ChicagoGardener Ай бұрын

I love the color of the flowers!

@IRONWEED_ Ай бұрын

Wabash Avenue in downtown Chicago (e.g. between Jackson and Van Buren) has sidewalk planting beds with what seems to be old-school limelight hydrangeas. The spent blooms are kept for winter interest but the shrubs are cut low ahead of the growing season. They get around 30 inches tall and the aggressive pruning prevents a lot of floppiness.

@mifasola1 7 күн бұрын

I'm a lifelong Chicagoan from the "hood", ....now living in Holland MI, 6b and I'm loving that church behind you while you're potting up that hydrangea. Is that St Bonaventure? I don't remember which church has two towers like that or is it Saint Stanislaus Kostka?

@carm3154 29 күн бұрын

I have a tuff stuff a-ha hydrangea in my back yard, and I could never figure out what specifically it was (it was here when I moved in). So thank you, today I learned!

@ChicagoGardener 29 күн бұрын

I love trying to figure out what plants are what from previous owners 😆

@MarianneHuff Ай бұрын

Now I have to get some hydrangeas . I really love your posts. Good luck with those beautiful hydrangeas. Where did you get that hat?

@ChicagoGardener Ай бұрын

Tula hats! I have a couple from them.

@mariahh7906 Ай бұрын

Great information,thanks. When you over winter them in garage, do you water them and if so how often until spring when you are ready to put them back on your devk?

@ChicagoGardener Ай бұрын

I water once a month and I have to put a reminder in my calendar or else I’ll forget 😂

@MarianneHuff Ай бұрын

Hello, now I have to order hydrangeas. Your hydrangeas are gorgeous. Good luck with them. PS, where did you get that hat?

@pmkb7641 Ай бұрын

Great video! Where did you get the patio rug? Looks lovely

@ChicagoGardener Ай бұрын

Walmart years ago! It actually has some tears in it but I’m keeping it until it completely falls apart 🤣

@SusanMiddleton1 Ай бұрын

Your Firelight Tidbit won’t stay white for long. The flowers change quite early to beautiful shades of pink. Probably my favorite. Maybe your Pinky Winkey will stay on the smaller side since root growth will be curtained in the pot. I look forward to seeing how they all turn out!

@ChicagoGardener Ай бұрын

I’m so excited to see them all in bloom!

@donaqiu3126 Ай бұрын

Hi! I have a question for you, I noticed that you put pot lifts instead of saucers under your pots. Would those be better to use instead of saucers. I’ve been using saucers and I am wondering if I should switch. Thanks! I’m a container gardener newbie. 😂

@ChicagoGardener Ай бұрын

I think it depends! The wheel caddies act as saucers so they catch extra water but the lifts let water drain through, so I think it depends on what you want. Bottom watering works great with grow bags on saucers.

@donaqiu3126 Ай бұрын

Thank you! I do top watering and still trying to gauge how much water to give the plants that it’s enough for them before the water pools in the saucer. I do see the lifts acting as that extra insurance to make sure all water drains away so I don’t drawn my babies. So maybe something for me to think about getting. Thank you for all the helpful videos and I love your hydrangeas garden you’re starting. I love hydrangeas too but still nervous to try them. I’m in zone 10 and it gets scorching hot in the summer and it’s dry hot, not humid hot. I have a shady area in my balcony that gets about 1.5 hr of sun that I think could be a possible spot but I’m not yet brave enough to grow hydrangeas! 😅

@IRONWEED_ Ай бұрын

12:53 This one could be coppiced to just above the ground in late winter or early spring, every few years. It might also need root-pruning but less often.

@ChicagoGardener Ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@RHFactorat Ай бұрын

Bethany, do you find that any genus of hydrangea fares well in partial shade (shaded by garage, primarily morning sun)?

@ChicagoGardener Ай бұрын

All of mine prefer part shade. They don’t really like the full sun up here at all.

@RHFactorat Ай бұрын

@@ChicagoGardener Ok, well I'll try one. Thanks.

@barbarawilliams834 20 күн бұрын

is that university of Chicago in the background? ❤

@ChicagoGardener 19 күн бұрын

DePaul University!

@beverlynelson1015 24 күн бұрын

What happened to your Endless Summer hydrangea?

@ChicagoGardener 23 күн бұрын

It died from root rot after a gutter was broken and pouring water in it and I didn’t realize 😭

@JeffSueBell195 14 күн бұрын

Wonder what zone she's in?

@ChicagoGardener 14 күн бұрын

6a!

@zlatamontgomery1593 13 күн бұрын

Please yell site where you buy pot and how much you pay. And what name hydrangea. , where you buy and how much you pay. Believe every body want see. No tag of pot or plants you show for us. Please. 🙏 do next time.