Hydrangea damage
Last post 25-06-2012 5:47 PM by Snoopysue. 4 replies.
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16/05/2012 08:21 AM
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We seem to be losing our battle to keep hydrangeas alive in our garden (We're in Kilmarnock). Last year was super wet and the previous two winters were extremely frosty. Is there any protection against the latter problem as frost alley, down the side of the house, kills those on that side, whereas those on the other side seem to flourish, mostly. With regards to the constant rain, would that have drowned their roots and that of the clemitis on the back fence (again can't seem to get any of these plants to survive there, on the right hand side, although the left hand side ones are okay and the honeysuckle on this side is also growing well: Sun reaches this side of the house by mid afternoon)?
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18/05/2012 10:02 AM
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- miranda
- Oxfordshire
- 17 Nov 2004
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I think if the plants are struggling in their current environment, it might simply be better to grow something that will do better there, paige. I grew Euphorbia characias wulfenii in a similar situation to the one you describe and it did really well.
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20/05/2012 01:37 PM
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I think you are right. It's time to call it a day probably.
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20/05/2012 03:18 PM
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- miranda
- Oxfordshire
- 17 Nov 2004
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Be nice to hear what you replace them with, when you do it, paige!
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25/06/2012 05:47 PM
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- Snoopysue
- Denmark
- 19 Jun 2012
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I've given up on hydrangas for the moment. We live in a frost pocket in Denmark, and they've never thrived. Two years ago I tried protecting them during the winter, by putting chicken wire around them, and filling with leaves. That was partially successful, even with temperatures of minus 20 at night for at least a month! Last year I made the mistake of trying horticultural fleece - it wasn't up to the job, so although they survived all of last years growth didn't. Needless to say that they've only flowered once in the eight years we've had them - and that was the year we bourght them! So I've dug mine up and given them to my mother in law, who has a warmer, more protected site, and I wont try again until I have a greenhouse where I can over winter them. Even then I'll get the most hardy variety I can find!!
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