After 3 years wishing for these limelight hydrangeas after watching this video I got 5 today!!!! A dream come true... 🙂 I never thought I would ever see one in real life. So beyond thrilled. I’m obsessed with Proven Winners now after watching Garden Answer for 4 years. They ARE the best!!! Thank you Laura and Aaron!!!
Your comment-that the things you planted last year didn't do all that great planted just in native conditions-made me recall what I've been taught about my area. I'm in upstate South Carolina (zone 7a). When we plant perennials we say, "First year, they sleep; second year, they creep; third year, they leap." You're right. It's always better to know your zone!
I have a Lime Light and love it but I didn't realize how pretty it could get when they turn pinkish until I saw the picture you had in the video. I can't wait!
I totally just ordered one for my mother's birthday. She loves hydrangeas and I think she would love the color changes over the seasons. Thanks for the idea!!
I'm going plant a hedge of these in full sun here in hot and humid southeast Alabama. But I'm waiting until fall, since they'll be in such an intense sun situation. Can't wait to see them in all their glory next year! And tell Aaron he's nailed the background music again!
I love your videos, thanks!!! I also love limelights. I have some planted along our sidewalk. In the late fall I prune back my 8' limelights to about 3' tall and sting Christmas lights on them. They always grow back the following summer to 8". I also mix in vanilla strawberry and pink diamond hydrangea. Beautiful mix!
I love hydrangeas. I've been wanting to plant one but it's been really busy and I don't have time to do a lot of things. I can't wait to see your July garden tour and see how everything is growing in your garden!
I have a limelight that I can see from my kitchen sink and I must say it is the star of my garden. It sits at the end of the garden bed and is the full height of 8ft tall. A few years into it, I trimmed up the bottom to put in more tree form and it made me love it even more, becasue I underplanted it with Blackberry Ice Heuchera. Then I planted a PeeGee and Pinky Winky standard to make a bit of a triagle along my back patio. Now that I know how to fertilize them, I can start taking better care of them! Thank you for your videos
Laura, So glad you brought up about amending your soil with the compost, since I live in Boise and have been doing that for years. I think that the few things I was planting lately, may not have gotten that compost this year, since I have been watching your channel. Good reminder to check out local suggestions, too! I appreciate your suggestions...
Love the look of your soil. The fact that you use a shovel to dig holes is incredible to me. In my garden I use a mattock and a spade. We have volcanic soil that is very old and eroded with a very high iron content and a very clayey. The soil is actually orange/red with pH is 6.5 to 7 which is good for most things. So lots of compost and mulch to keep things happy. I wish I had your soil.
Hi Laura! Love the limelights here. I think they'll look amazing and so welcoming. But then I always feel like hugging hydrangeas. And Dexter batting at your hands while you planted. :) Gotta love him.
A little trick I have learned when planting is to add a little water in the hole before you plant. This way the roots automatically get a drink. Then you water them in to help them settle. It has worked very well for me.
GORGEOUS!! Love love love these. I have 3 Little Limes on order to arrive in early Sept and I can not wait to get them in my garden. I'm obsessed with these hydrangeas right now, putting them right in the front of the bed (which is why I went with the littles). Like you there is just something about those beautiful soft green blooms that draw me in.
Please more videos on how you use things from your garden for flower arrangement, wreaths, dried flowers, etc. and maybe a video or two on the best things to plant to use for cut flowers!
Hi Love! You inspire me so much ❤️❤️ u changed my life, i became a lover for plants and flowers. This August i went and bought 2 shrubs of Panicle Hydrangeas by PW (proven Winners) I planted them in our backyard soil, and for some reason they are not looking so fresh. They get morning sun all way till 2:00 pm, then they get shade. I hate the fact that they seem down and tired. The flowers are turning brown and the whole shrub looks down. Dana Canada- Alberta
Dexter is looking especially luscious as he guards expectant family member; he must be getting extra luvs. I too have a gold tabby midwife; at home she never leaves my side. Watching your videos pregnant (vicariously gardening) I had wondered where your lil green thumbs were. I think I was fooled into believing you were older due to your mature personality & obvious success. Best of luck to you. I had to create a new save file for your videos called "best gardens." Thank you for all the inspirations.
Hi @gardenanswer. Great video and very informative. Thanks for always reminding folks to check with their local experts. I would add that a wealth of expertise, ideas and services are available from local Extension Agents. A great asset and resource!
Thank you so very much for the info on hydrangeas! I've been scared to plant them even though I adore them to pieces. But with your information I feel like I may one day have some in my garden. Now, I must find where I want to put them. :)
They are just so beautiful!!! I think one would look gorgeous next to my chicken coop. 😍 They look beautiful even small as they are by your house, gorgious!
Great video, thanks. Found this while trying to decide on flowering shrubs for the front of our house. I agree 100% on Limelight's color- I personally find them very striking in person, can't even describe that green properly, they almost seem to glow. My mind is made up :)
my grandma calls these colliflowers lololo. you should try an arrangement with 3-4 white hydrangeas, white star gazers in the center and 4-5 blue delphinium..that's my favorite! love your channel. I wanna be like you when I grow up lol 😁😍😘😄
Hi Laura! I'm planting a Limelight today that I bought last weekend. In the future, would you show us how to prune these? Also, what is the difference in these and a snowball bush? Thanks! Love your videos!
Donna H Snowball bush is a common name that can refer to 3 or so different varieties of viburnum. It can also refer to PG ( aka pee gee or paniculata grandiflora) hydrangea, which is another h. paniculata like lipmelight. It is a common and older variety. Limelight is different because the strong stems hold the large flowers UPRIGHT...whereas pee gee's stems tend to flop.
SarahSassafrasss Here too! I'm in GA and I wish I could just sink my shovel in the ground like that. Sometime I have to use a pickax. Some of my hydrangeas just won't grow.
The Limelight and Oakleafs are doing much better than the Mophead's. The mopheads are in the backyard so I'm wondering if it's the soil. I won't give up though!
Excited to find this video. The kind of hydrangea we decided to grow in our front yard are these limelight. We liked this color. It seemed like a good beautiful hearty neutral colored type. Question, what is the grassy feathery plant in the middle of the arrangement at the end?
Good morning, I’ve just bought my first hydrangea and it’s orange colour with no buds. Nervous planting it. I only got one due to me not growing it properly, pruning it wrong and just not doing things correctly. I live in Canada and my zone is around 2-5. I don’t know if my soil is acidic so do I have to buy that tool that measures soil acidity. Honestly after learning about hydrangeas I’m intimidated by them. The fertilizing and pruning scares me because hydrangeas are not cheap here in Canada. I love how hydrangeas look. I love foliage and bushes and thought of putting some hydrangeas in for colour. Really good videos you make. Thanks for sharing. ❤️
Laura we would like to plant these in pots would we still need the planting compost round the rootball x. could we put a slow growing fertilizer when planting x
I just bought four of these and I'm wondering if your happy with how close to the house and to each other you planted them, as the instructions say t space them every 8 ft?
After 3 years wishing for these limelight hydrangeas after watching this video I got 5 today!!!! A dream come true... 🙂 I never thought I would ever see one in real life. So beyond thrilled. I’m obsessed with Proven Winners now after watching Garden Answer for 4 years. They ARE the best!!! Thank you Laura and Aaron!!!
I got 2 today. I live in a warm climate. So will have to baby them all the time.
Your comment-that the things you planted last year didn't do all that great planted just in native conditions-made me recall what I've been taught about my area. I'm in upstate South Carolina (zone 7a). When we plant perennials we say, "First year, they sleep; second year, they creep; third year, they leap." You're right. It's always better to know your zone!
I love that old saying and it's true!
Love your little helper Dexter.
I have these mixed in with other varieties of hydrangeas. They really do take over. I will trim back this winter!
I have a Lime Light and love it but I didn't realize how pretty it could get when they turn pinkish until I saw the picture you had in the video. I can't wait!
I totally just ordered one for my mother's birthday. She loves hydrangeas and I think she would love the color changes over the seasons. Thanks for the idea!!
4:50...Mmk that was adorable...Dexter givin u a hand(or paw)...aaaadorable!!
I'm going plant a hedge of these in full sun here in hot and humid southeast Alabama. But I'm waiting until fall, since they'll be in such an intense sun situation. Can't wait to see them in all their glory next year! And tell Aaron he's nailed the background music again!
I just went down to check my garden center and they still had these so I had to grab some. So excited to get mine planted. Yours are beautiful!
I could help but stare at how beautiful those lavender topiaries are!!
Yes, these limelight’s are very stylish. I am new to gardening but this is a plant that is on my list.
I love your videos, thanks!!! I also love limelights. I have some planted along our sidewalk. In the late fall I prune back my 8' limelights to about 3' tall and sting Christmas lights on them. They always grow back the following summer to 8". I also mix in vanilla strawberry and pink diamond hydrangea. Beautiful mix!
Dex doing some morning garden yoga lol. Hydrangeas are stunning, I can't wait for the updates down the road.
I love hydrangeas. I've been wanting to plant one but it's been really busy and I don't have time to do a lot of things. I can't wait to see your July garden tour and see how everything is growing in your garden!
I have a limelight that I can see from my kitchen sink and I must say it is the star of my garden. It sits at the end of the garden bed and is the full height of 8ft tall. A few years into it, I trimmed up the bottom to put in more tree form and it made me love it even more, becasue I underplanted it with Blackberry Ice Heuchera. Then I planted a PeeGee and Pinky Winky standard to make a bit of a triagle along my back patio. Now that I know how to fertilize them, I can start taking better care of them! Thank you for your videos
Laura,
So glad you brought up about amending your soil with the compost, since I live in Boise and have been doing that for years. I think that the few things I was planting lately, may not have gotten that compost this year, since I have been watching your channel. Good reminder to check out local suggestions, too! I appreciate your suggestions...
Dexter helping with the back fill... love it !!❤️😍!!!
I can’t wait to see an update video of your hydrangeas!
This is why I love you!!! we are in the same zone and conditions. Thank you for all the tips.
Love the look of your soil. The fact that you use a shovel to dig holes is incredible to me. In my garden I use a mattock and a spade. We have volcanic soil that is very old and eroded with a very high iron content and a very clayey. The soil is actually orange/red with pH is 6.5 to 7 which is good for most things. So lots of compost and mulch to keep things happy. I wish I had your soil.
A Flore Sounds like my soil :)
Please do an updated tour
I love this type of hydrangea! I have several in my yard!
Limelight Prime is one of my next plantings.
Planting my first limelight hydrangeas tomorrow! 🌳
Hi Laura! Love the limelights here. I think they'll look amazing and so welcoming. But then I always feel like hugging hydrangeas. And Dexter batting at your hands while you planted. :) Gotta love him.
Great information once again. Love the way you film flowers up close, everything looks beautiful. And isn't that why we love to garden?
We just planted two Little Lime hydrangeas on the side of our house and they are doing amazing! The amount of blooms is ridiculous!
Dexter is going to have some tough competition for camera time when your bubby is here! Love hydrangeas!
You know you explain the best I don’t feel like listening to anyone , others just bore me….. your eyes meow 😻
Dexter seems to love the spot too
he stands by to protect against anything that might pop out of that hole
See.. How lovingly your cat watching u planting 2nd hydrangea
A little trick I have learned when planting is to add a little water in the hole before you plant. This way the roots automatically get a drink. Then you water them in to help them settle. It has worked very well for me.
Tonya Helser That is a great tip.
Great tip. I do the same thing with great results.
a fabulous plant.
the limelights are so stunning, one of my favs as well!
GORGEOUS!! Love love love these. I have 3 Little Limes on order to arrive in early Sept and I can not wait to get them in my garden. I'm obsessed with these hydrangeas right now, putting them right in the front of the bed (which is why I went with the littles). Like you there is just something about those beautiful soft green blooms that draw me in.
Your area is so similar to mine here in Colorado. It is good to know what is going to work.
Can you do a video on tips to help it get fuller? Like how to trim back? How to trim the blooms? Etc.
You top them so the plant is forced go grow out and not up. Once you get desired thickness, let it get tall (If you want)
Please more videos on how you use things from your garden for flower arrangement, wreaths, dried flowers, etc. and maybe a video or two on the best things to plant to use for cut flowers!
Dexter is soooooo cute
:( you're gonna make me cry
you've inspired me to add 6 varieties to my gardens. love this one too!
Omg Dexter is helping! 😍😍😍
I noticed that too.
You've sold me on those hydrangeas! I hope I can find some!
Dexter is just the best! 💙
love hydrangeas. .specially the pinkish purple one's. .planning to plant those in my garden this summer. ..Thanks for the tips Laura
These are my favorite too ! I love gardening ♥️ your videos are very educational . Thank you 😊
I would love to see a video with you making an arrangement or explaining how to dry the blossoms and put them in a wreath. 😁
Hi Love!
You inspire me so much ❤️❤️ u changed my life, i became a lover for plants and flowers. This August i went and bought 2 shrubs of Panicle Hydrangeas by PW (proven Winners) I planted them in our backyard soil, and for some reason they are not looking so fresh. They get morning sun all way till 2:00 pm, then they get shade. I hate the fact that they seem down and tired. The flowers are turning brown and the whole shrub looks down.
Dana
Canada- Alberta
Dexter is looking especially luscious as he guards expectant family member; he must be getting extra luvs. I too have a gold tabby midwife; at home she never leaves my side. Watching your videos pregnant (vicariously gardening) I had wondered where your lil green thumbs were. I think I was fooled into believing you were older due to your mature personality & obvious success. Best of luck to you. I had to create a new save file for your videos called "best gardens." Thank you for all the inspirations.
Hi @gardenanswer. Great video and very informative. Thanks for always reminding folks to check with their local experts. I would add that a wealth of expertise, ideas and services are available from local Extension Agents. A great asset and resource!
Dexter....king of the gardens! 😉
Thank you so very much for the info on hydrangeas! I've been scared to plant them even though I adore them to pieces. But with your information I feel like I may one day have some in my garden. Now, I must find where I want to put them. :)
They are just so beautiful!!! I think one would look gorgeous next to my chicken coop. 😍 They look beautiful even small as they are by your house, gorgious!
Any updates on how they look after a year?
Your videos are always great. This is definitely my favorite type of hydrangea!
I always learn so much from you!! Thank you. Beautiful plant
Great video, thanks. Found this while trying to decide on flowering shrubs for the front of our house. I agree 100% on Limelight's color- I personally find them very striking in person, can't even describe that green properly, they almost seem to glow. My mind is made up :)
How far apart did you plant them?
How far apart did you plant them and from the house? Thank you
looks beautiful as always laura!
I ordered 3 and they came today!
Love these hydrangeas.
my grandma calls these colliflowers lololo. you should try an arrangement with 3-4 white hydrangeas, white star gazers in the center and 4-5 blue delphinium..that's my favorite! love your channel. I wanna be like you when I grow up lol 😁😍😘😄
I have the exact clay and high alkaline soil in our area! 🥳🥳🥳 thank you for the tips!
Thank you so much for explaining so well. I love your videos . Learn a lot. Thank you again.
her cat is hilarious show stealer
I just planted the 🅻🅸🅼🅴🅻🅸🅶🅷🆃 🅷🆈🅳🆁🅰🅽🅶🅴🅰
I hope they bloom well😊😊
Hi Laura! I'm planting a Limelight today that I bought last weekend. In the future, would you show us how to prune these? Also, what is the difference in these and a snowball bush? Thanks! Love your videos!
Donna H Snowball bush is a common name that can refer to 3 or so different varieties of viburnum.
It can also refer to PG ( aka pee gee or paniculata grandiflora) hydrangea, which is another h. paniculata like lipmelight. It is a common and older variety.
Limelight is different because the strong stems hold the large flowers UPRIGHT...whereas pee gee's stems tend to flop.
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I finally got me these ❤❤❤❤
Do you have any current video or pictures of what these look like now?
Those shrubs in pots are already huge. In europe you get a shrub with a max few buds , and they are quite low.
I’m wondering how far apart from each other and the house she planted these. Does anyone know?
My Fav Hydrangea
love the hydrangeas 😍😍😍😘😘
Your climate sounds just like mine, except I'm in zone 2b. Most people get away with planting zone 4 plants, thankfully, though!
I'm so jealous how easy it is for you to dig your holes! My soil is so rocky and thick with clay, my husband has to dig all my holes 😓
SarahSassafrasss Here too! I'm in GA and I wish I could just sink my shovel in the ground like that. Sometime I have to use a pickax. Some of my hydrangeas just won't grow.
Anita Hadley that's awful! I just planted 14 hydrangeas... I hope they survive 🙏
The Limelight and Oakleafs are doing much better than the Mophead's. The mopheads are in the backyard so I'm wondering if it's the soil. I won't give up though!
Ditto I have clay, rocks and fill.
Thank you so much
Is it ok to plan them in early spring march when night are still cold
Excited to find this video. The kind of hydrangea we decided to grow in our front yard are these limelight. We liked this color. It seemed like a good beautiful hearty neutral colored type. Question, what is the grassy feathery plant in the middle of the arrangement at the end?
Loved this.. they will look really pretty! Laura, will you do a how-to video on how to make a wreath out of hydrangea?
how often you water in the summer after planting??
How far apart did you space them please?
Hello! I really would like to know how far apart you planted them? 2 feet?
What if I trim these from an existing bush how would I go about doing that and will they regrow?
Limelights are my all time favorite hydrangea. I currently have four but its not enough lol
Can we plant these in the fall or only in the spring?
Do you have a video on trimming them or any tips?
I was wondering if you ever make your own compost. You may have a video on this.. I should go look before I ask! :) Thank you...
LOVE THOSE!!
Good morning, I’ve just bought my first hydrangea and it’s orange colour with no buds. Nervous planting it. I only got one due to me not growing it properly, pruning it wrong and just not doing things correctly. I live in Canada and my zone is around 2-5. I don’t know if my soil is acidic so do I have to buy that tool that measures soil acidity. Honestly after learning about hydrangeas I’m intimidated by them. The fertilizing and pruning scares me because hydrangeas are not cheap here in Canada. I love how hydrangeas look. I love foliage and bushes and thought of putting some hydrangeas in for colour. Really good videos you make. Thanks for sharing. ❤️
Laura we would like to plant these in pots would we still need the planting compost round the rootball x. could we put a slow growing fertilizer when planting x
Do you need to add something to the soil to make the color change?
Love it and Waiting for July garden tour video
laura may i ask a question ,because of my hydrangea is look like tired, dried and the leaves are having a black and brown dots .
Beautiful
The wrought iron stair railings are fantastic! Who makes them?
In Texas during summer my roses always look like crap... Do you ever use Dr iron 21 percent iron on your plants
I just bought four of these and I'm wondering if your happy with how close to the house and to each other you planted them, as the instructions say t space them every 8 ft?
Not sure if I’ve missed it ... What was the spacing? 🙂
I can't wait for the july garden tour!
Beautiful!