Hydrangea Planting Tips
This post is sponsored by First Editions® Plants and SheKnows Media.
This is our first Spring living in the Midwest. We have been in Indianapolis for 9 months now. There are so many differences about living in Indy compared to city living in San Francisco… so many adjustments. One of the biggest adjustments is being homeowners! One aspect of homeownership that I am enjoying (so far) is having a garden, plants and trees – although it is quite a bit of work! When First Editions® Plants reached out to partner with us, it could not have come at a better time. Today, I will be sharing how I updated an area of the yard with some new hydrangea bushes. So get ready for my Hydrangea planting tips! And we also created a free printable “Planting Journal” for you to use this planting season.
I went to my local nursery, Sundown Gardens to get the First Editions® Vanilla Strawberry™ Hydrangeas. I am so excited about this variety – as they bloom the flowers will start out creamy white then change to pink and finally to strawberry red. It continually produces new blooms giving the plant a multi-color effect!
First Editions has over 125 plant varieties with a premium assortment of shrubs and trees. I cannot wait to try some more varieties in my next landscaping adventure.
I picked up three hydrangeas to plant in an area on the east side of my house. I had my work cut out for me – weeding, clearing, planting and mulching. We have tons of hostas and a few hydrangeas.
It has been such a surprise this Spring watching some things come up from the ground that I had no idea about! We moved into the house in June, so the spring blooms have been pure enjoyment. Like tulips and lily of the valley flowers peeking up! Ok, now for the Hydrangea Planting Tips…
Hydrangea Planting Tips
- Location – Hydrangeas like good, well-draining soil. They also like morning sun and afternoon shade. You can go to your local nursery to get a soil testing kit. You do not want the soil to be too much clay or too much sand.
2. Dig – Before digging the holes, plot out where you want the plants to go. Keep in mind how large the plants will get when mature. Dig the hole for the hydrangea just deep enough for the plant. Make the hole 2 to 3 inches wider than the pot.
You can also add fertilizer to the bottom soil if you want. Place the plant in the hole. Make sure the crown of the plant is level with the ground. Give the plant plenty of water when planting.
3. Water – these plants require medium watering. I mulched the area around my new hydrangeas which will help with watering.
You can find more planting tips on the First Editions site as well.
Planting Journal Free Printable
This printable has really come in handy for me this Spring. I have used the chart to list all the new plants I have added to my landscaping. I am also adding all of the plants that have come up. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have!
Get the free printable HERE.
If you are looking for more gardening advice and inspiration check out the Design and Grow section of First Editions® website. It is full of inspiration and ideas, including plant pairing suggestions. Also check out the “Ask Amy” section of their website for great info! She has great hydrangea pruning tips.
Photos by Sara Albers.
Thanks for the planting journal printable! I’m definitely going to be using that soon to record everything we are planting in our garden.
I’m most excited to grow wisteria in our backyard this Spring and Summer. We had a wisteria plant at our old house and it smelled so good and was so pretty, I can’t wait till we have one here!
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I love wisteria! We have a few lilacs blooming that I am loving!
Hydrangeas are my favorite! We have the big white ones in our yard!!
I just love this printable! Thank you for sharing it! My sweet mom passed away just 2 weeks ago and my office gave me two rose bushes to plant in memory of my mom. I hope to get them planted this weekend – every time they bloom I will think of her 🙂
I am so sorry to hear about your mom. Sending thoughts your way. xo
You are lucky! Hydrangeas are one of my favorites. I am excited to plant Shasta daisies and a fresh herb garden this spring.
I am excited to grow tomatoes.
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Hydrangeas are so lovely!!! I am hoping to have some success with Dahlias this year! My favorite!
I’m trying for an herb garden finally! Got a cool old commercial bread rack for the starter seedlings!
First of all, I love Sundown Gardens! Secondly, this variety of hydrangea sounds amazing. I hope we get to see pictures when it’s in bloom!!
Oh for the love of spring! I love preparing my yard and gardens for the short few months of Minnesota summer. This year I have added several hydrangeas to my landscape as well as phlox & a calla lily my kids purchased me for Mother’s Day. I’m most exited to see my hydrangeas develop as they are my ultimate favorite ❤
I am actually about the plant a row of hydrangeas on the east side of my house! Thanks for the tips!
Love planting fresh herbs!!!
Welcome to Indy!! We’ve lived in Indy for most of our lives but just moved last summer to Charlotte, NC. I’m so excited to have a beautiful backyard and a longer growing season. I’ve already planted peonies, Dahlias, a Gardenia tree, and I’m getting ready to plant some wisteria. Can’t wait for all the colors!!
No way – fun Indy connection! I also love peonies (there are some in my front yard) and love dahlias!
I am super excited to grow Asiatic lilies, petunias, hosta, clemantis and tomatoes. I had to many tomatoes last year I could not eat them fast enough.
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I’m super excited for my rose bushes and my vegetable garden! We have tomatoes, zucchini and a bunch more!
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I am excited to grow Chard and Kale this Spring and Summer.
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I’d like to grow cucumbers.
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I am excited to grow lavender this spring.
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I want to grow some marigolds this year. I would also like to grow some potatoes.
I’m looking forward to growing herbs, tomatoes and cucumbers this spring/summer.
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We are excited to grow tomatoes, zucchini and cucumbers.
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I am excited to grow tomatoes and avocados
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I am excited about growing herbs this year for the first time.
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I’m excited to grow various peppers and herbs.
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I’m super excited for my rose garden as well as my may apples and fire pinks. We’re getting our vegetable and our herb garden ready so we’re definitely excited for those as well 🙂
I am excited to grow different varieties of tomatoes & also some herbs!
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I would like to grow tomatoes and cucumbers.
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We’d love to add some hydrangeas, also sweet peas, verbena and peonies.
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We are planning to grow tomatoes and flowers.Thanks for the chance to win such an amazing giveaway.
I really love our peonies so I’m excited to see those blossom as well as our vegetable and herb garden!!
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I’m really excited for my blueberry bush!
We are planning to actually put in landscaping around the front of our house this year so I am excited about all of them because it’s taken us two years to even do this! I’m not sure yet what we are putting in flower wise but definitely a few shrubs as well. I need to make up my mind ASAP though because the plan is to get it done next week!
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My daughters and I love getting our garden ready. We’re really big on our herbs and love our hydrangeas and peonies!
This Year I plan to plant two hydrangea plants, along with some Lupine.
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I love hydrangeas. I’m a hydrangea maniac you could say. I’m trying my hand at propagating Annabelle, Limelight, and two other other hydrangeas for a total of forty plants. So far so good. I’m planning on planting two new hydrangeas,multiple hostas,coral bells,toad lillies and berginias.I haven’t been able to garden since 2012. I have Rheumatoid arthritis, Connective Tissue disease and Sjogrens Syndrome Syndrome it’s been impossible for me to do it until this year. Believe me I’m ever so grateful to be able to get in my garden. I’m afraid I over did it Tuesday though. Happy gardening everyone!