💚 Here is the link to the video from last season: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p9qehtGCx9mmYH0.html

Hi 👋 So far I had to spray for the boxwood moth caterpillars. I usually hand pick the other pests like beetles, etc. I sometimes use a home made soap spray for aphids for my roses. I’m thinking of spraying nematodes for grubs and other larvae in the garden soil to control vine weevils, etc this year.

@@TracysHomeGarden Yes yes I saw you Spray the boxwoods for moth caterpillars. I think I mean with all the hydrangeas..? Do they get infested with anything that you had to spray for? Thank you again for such a BEAUTIFUL video.

Thank you 🙏…sometimes it’s difficult to know so its best to check the tank and only add water when it’s empty or the level of water goes down a certain level. Happy gardening! 💚💚💚

No problem. It’s never too late to start gardening. 💚 I drown the beetles in a bowl of dish soap water. 😉 Happy gardening! 💚

They must all be in North Carolina.

Some mornings and evenings, I would sit in the garden to enjoy the sunrise/sunset...and I would pinch myself (just to make sure I'm not dreaming)....because July-August are the only two summer months that we have to enjoy our gardens and when they come, they destroy everything. Every year before this, I would be out in early morning and evening with my bowl of soap water taping them. I'm very thankful and hope they will be gone in all gardens next year so we all could enjoy our gardens the way its meant to be🤞🏼.

I'm so sorry to hear this. Every year before this year, I would go out early in the morning and late in the evening with my bowl of soap water and I would catch about 100+ of them a day. Just thinking about this in your garden reminds me of them...thick as a carpet on every leaf and rose. I hope next year will be a better year for you and the Japanese beetles don't come back.🤞🏼

Thank you! I collected them from my plants last season.

The last 3 years were awful...I remembering seeing them thick...covering every exposed foliage and rose...giving them the goosebumps now just by thinking about them. Every morning and evening I would go out with a bowl of soap water to tap them...and I would get hundreds of them every day. Thankfully, I only caught about 50+ beetles this entire season. I'm so glad you are experiencing the same and I hope they don't come back next year.🤞🏼

Thank you ADK. A bigger yard for more plants...the idea sounds lovely...but I won't have time to do all the work. Gardening is my "hobby" and I look forward to it every summer. :-) ps. Lol....perhaps when I retire from my day time job and the children are all grown up? :-)

Hello, I have a spring garden tour link: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y6uomdGd18zWXWQ.html This was back in spring. 💚🙏💚

All I do is mix in a 1:4 ratio of compost to potting soil and plant the hydrangeas in. I also add 1-2" of compost on top to act as "mulch"....no fertilizer. Hope that helps.

Thank you Eileen. I think they broke all of my Rose Marie blooms and more of my William Morris roses as well. Come to think of this, could it be squirrels or racoons that knocked my Bobo planter over? It is right next to the post with the light sticking out. After seeing your comment, I went out looking for the boxwood moth and find nothing....I'm not sure what is eating the young foliage and some of the buds on the roses.

@@TracysHomeGarden Last year something was always eating the buds on a newly planted rose bush, so I put chicken wire around it this year and undid the chicken wire once the roses bloomed.. So far so good. Who knows. It could be a squirrel, skunk, or tall bunny 😂.

Hi, All the hydrangeas just get a few cups of compost and/or used coffee grounds. I only fertilize my annuals, roses, and clematis with fertilizer. If you want them to bloom, cut back on the fertilizer next spring (assuming you have them planted in a sunny spot that gets at least 2-3 hours of sun). Unlike roses and clematis, hydrangeas are not heavy feeders and they do best with little fertilizers. If you have to fertilize, I would use a slow release rose fertilizer or a general type used for perennials (10-10-10). Hope that helps.

Bobo may do well in partial sun. By partial shade do you mean - they get some mostly sun with some shade? I have some Bobos that get about 3 hours of sun and they still bloom well...the only thing is that they will bloom a little later than the plants that get 4-6+ hours of sun. Happy gardening!

@@TracysHomeGarden thank you! Yes mine also gets around 3 hours of sun

Hi Carryl, What garden zone are you in? Panicle hydrangeas are hardy in zones 3-8 and can be grown in pots and kept outside unprotected in zones US5 or higher. For example, if your zone is at least 2 zones above US zone 3, you have the best chance of success growing them in containers. Also, if you keep it in a place that doesn't get snow fall during the winter, I would just make sure to give them a fist size of snow (or a small shovel of snow) or a cup of water once a month so the soil doesn't dry out completely. ps. All my potted hydrangeas stay outside unprotected. All I do is move them right up against the southwest corner of the house and they get enough snow fall cover that I don't have to do any watering. I move them out onto a sunny location around march (late winter). All the best!

@@TracysHomeGarden thanks for your information I live in Markham zone 5

The lily is called: Serano lily. Melbourne may be too warm for the florets to colour up nicely. In order for them to colour up, they need the shorter day and cooler nights. Hope you can find some lilies to plant.

Hi Susan, Apparently, the garden nurseries closest to me don't have or have not heard of them yet. I'm thinking of visiting Bradford nursery on labour day weekend to check it out. I was hoping to get one to plant in pots as well.

@@TracysHomeGarden some nurseries are just not proactive enough for me! Getting a Limelight Prime in its first year of availability took quite a bit of calling around as some had "never heard of it".

Our native garden soil is slightly alkaline which is great for roses. In the location where I have the hydrangeas, I often sprinkle on used coffee ground as a form of compost and it also helps to neutralize the soil making it more suitable for hydrangeas. 💚💚💚

Hi, To get them bushy, you can prune each 1-2 nodes below each stem in late winter. You can try this next year and hopefully it will work.

@@TracysHomeGardenThank you Tracy, I will definitely do that!

Wee Bit Grumpy...I think a 18-24" in diameter and depth would be best. Happy gardening!

This year, Fire Light stayed white for about 3 weeks. Is it newly planted? Sometimes, new plants take some time to acclimate to the garden.

I hope the weather will improve soon...

In our zone, they do best in full sun. In my front garden they get sun all day until early evening and they do well. In zones 3-7, I think you can plant them in the middle of your lawn. 💚

The gardening is now in its 7th year...🙏

I garden in Toronto, Canada. Some nurseries have hydrangeas on sale here and a 2-3 gal plants are selling for under $35. Wish you were here...

@@TracysHomeGarden I bought a vanilla strawberry hydrangea today 30% off, it's a great time of the year for sales.