Hydrangeas in the garden: how to plant, how to care, than to fertilize

For novice gardeners planting hydrangeas is a great idea to transform the surrounding space. Care the plant is undemanding, a lot of time and money does not take away, and special knowledge of the cultivation of flowers is not required. Due to the vast color palette and variety with the hydrangea, you can Refine the types of the garden without sinking to the basics of landscape design. It is only necessary to select suitable varieties and to study the simple principles of the care of flowers. 

The best varieties of hydrangeas for the garden

Private gardens people use mainly 5 varieties of hydrangeas.

1. Oakleaf is beautiful, but the most "capricious nature". The species does not tolerate frost requires good insulation. Extruded to a couple of meters. Has carved leaves, inflorescence paniculate, elongated. At the beginning of flowering dresses in white, and later, the flowers become purple hue.
2. The tree is an annual shrub up to 3 meters in height. This thick stems with large globular inflorescence. Flower color depends on variety. More common white or cream, with a greenish tint in the flowering period.

1. Groundcover is different loose corymbose inflorescences. Maximum height – 3 m. Blooms by mid-summer. The buds are at first white, turn pink by July. The variety is hardy, survives in areas with changeable weather.

1. Paniculate suitable for cool regions. Shoots after the formation quickly travelnet and will take freezing. The form is kind of similar to a shrub or small tree. In the sky, up to 5 m Flowering plentiful, but later formed in the early summer inflorescences are disclosed only to the beginning of September. The shape of the inflorescence more elongated, up a pyramid-like. Among the shades, like a tree, common white with a greenish tint.

1. Bigleaf does not tolerate frost, especially in the first years after planting. During this period, shoots more like a grass, are moodiness and weakness. Inflorescences in species of the umbrella. The tint depends on the composition of the soil: adjusting the acidity, you can grow blue, blue, pink.

Irrespective of varieties and varieties, hydrangeas like light, moisture and rich soil. Do not survive in the shade and calcareous soil – a feature considered in the search for a new "pet".

3 principle of planting

Selected varieties in the ground send fall or early spring. For species that do not tolerate frost or cold regions fit better to move in April-may. When moving plants to the garden, people are advised to stick to 3 rules.

No. 1. The choice of location

Need to find a place with moist soil and the illuminated. Partial shade is acceptable, but not throughout the daylight hours. Hydrangeas need sun. Suitable for plant neighbors and other flowers and shrubs.

No. 2. Selection of a suitable soil

The plant prefers land with high acidity. No the rule only for large-leaved varieties – growers choose the soil depending on the desired hue of the buds. Neutral pH will color buds in white and beige, alkaline – in pink and purple, acidic in blue, and blue. The more iron in the soil, the brighter shades work.

No. 3. The correct planting technique

In a selected portion of each Bush is formed a hole approximately 30*30*30 see Oriented growers on the size of the clod of earth, a place in the roots should be 2 times more. The recess is saturated with organic and mineral supplements. Partially fill with sand, mixed with peat earth, and peat.

Before planting the roots straightened out a little bit shortened, but from earthen coma is not clear. The hole is placed so that the root collar remains above the surface. Bush watered, in the final, bark mulch, peat or humus.

Particular care for hydrangeas

When choosing a suitable place to care for hydrangeas gardeners requires minimal effort. Stick to the rules is mainly in the first couple of years, when the shrub is still weak and cannot tolerate the changing conditions.

Watering

For watering the hydrangeas can take up to 15-20 liters per hive. In arid regions the water is added weekly in the rainy – 4-5 times over the summer. To shoots have become durable and resistant to changing conditions, the liquid is painted with permanganate to a pale pink hue. If you add to the water an aluminum alum, and 40 g on 10 l, you can change the color of the buds. Abundant watering with this solution every 10 days will make the white blossoms of blue, pink and purple.

Fertilizer

If filling the hole is mixed according to the instructions for the landing, the first 2 years of fertilizer for hydrangeas is not required. Rooted plants begin to feed in early spring – make compound mineral Supplement, or a mixture of equal parts of superphosphate, urea and potassium sulfate.

The second time fertilizer is added during the formation of buds. Will help inflorescences 1 part of potassium sulfate and 2 parts of superphosphate only to 120 g feeding per square meter. During the summer the soil shed twice with a solution mullein. Take a portion of the fertiliser per 10 servings of liquid.

Pruning

Among the young crop of hydrangeas is held in March. Keep growers up to 12 powerful shoots, the length shorten to 2-5 buds. The old bushes are pruned in the fall, leaving only stumps 5-8 cm Every year before the winter make sure to remove the buds.

Wintering

Proper wintering of hydrangeas depends on the variety and grade. Hardy bushes to prepare for the cold season is not required. Heat-loving Spud rotted manure and sprinkle with a six-inch layer of leaves or peat.