Growing Hydrangeas in Containers | Planting, Care & Overwintering 

I just discovered that Hydrangeas are my favorite and this is the first video about caring for them that actually makes it seem do-able. Straight forward and easy to understand. Thank you!

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Most hydreangeas are down to zone 4 so container planting are perfect if your zone 6 and up. The rule of thumb is to make sure your 2 zones up whenever considering to leave them out in pots during the winter. I'm in zone 7b so this isn't a problem for me. I have the limelight & mophead hydrengeas in containers throughout the seasons.

I found a beautiful big leaf hydrangea plant at my local sams club, April,2024. I'm going to grow this one in a container on my covered back deck. I'm going to over winter mine like you did in the garage. I'll let you know how it did next spring. Thank you for such great recommendations. I subscriber and I'm going to follow your channel. Thanks a bunch. From midwest indiana, near crown point❤❤❤

Use the original pot as a mold for your root ball in the new pot. Works every time. Soil in new pot needs to be slightly damp to hold shape. Cheers

I have 41 trees and bushes and 23 different types of hydrangeas. I planted in last few years and I really like your videos the way you care for them. I also dry my hydrangeas for the winter. My biggest hydrangea flower 17 inches.

I have large heavy pots that I bring into my garage every year. My pots are smaller on the bottom and most have an edge at the top. I take a rope and a hand truck (dollie) to move them even though the base of the pot is larger. I walk up to the pot and tie the rope to the left side of the dollie and go around the pot and tie the loose end to the other side of the dollie pulling tight. The pot is now connected and can be moved into the garage! If the pot is very wide you can place a piece of plywood on the bottom of the dollie and rock the pot on to the dollie. The weight of the potted plant holds the plywood in place long enough to get it in the garage. Some of my pots are 20 inches tall x 20 inches wide while the base/bottom of the hand cart is only 9 inches wide. It works great without any help!

I've grown cuttings for Hydrangea, Hebe, Buddleia, Spirea & Lavender. It is very rewarding when they survive and flourish for many years. Most of these are now on my channel header and I made a new Hebe video which shows these cuttings on their journey into big shrubs.

TY found you recently, after completing my 1st year with my hydrangea. Basically did what was recommended from a ton of reading. My secret share is I do my plant work in my garage. I place a layer (plastic trash bag) under my work. When I’m finished, I either put what’s on it in the trash, reuse it or depending on how messy…throw it away! 😂

This is my first time to have hydrangea plant. My neighbor in US have nice hydrangea so I got inspired and now I’m here in the Philippines to plant several plants and hydrangea is one I selected. Thank you for sharing your knowledge how to take care of hydrangea plant. ❤️🙏

Thank you for this video. I will use your knowledge as I grow our hydrangeas in our backyard. I currently have two large pots growing after pruning and out in the sun pretty much all day. So far I they are doing fairly well and am watering them with my hose everyday for about 20-30 seconds. I am learning as a I go along and will utilize your expertise and thank you for all your help.

Wonderful, thankyou, most informative and just what I was wantingto know xx

Great video! For my indoor plants, I use a plant tarp for potting and it makes minimal mess. It might work for your deck but you'll probably need a much larger tarp for the container sizes.

Great information on posting hydrangeas. I bought a few small ones this year and potted them because the soil in my garden is so hard I can't dig a hole for them. The flowers seem to be turning brown. I am experimenting with changing their location si they don't get too much or too little sun. Leaves seem to be bright green so I know they are not dead. Thanks again.

Nice job with this video !! Informative, & precise...thank you!!

Zone 8 here. I had a green house last winter. I recommend getting floor heater for it not just growing light. We had a surprise deep freeze for a week last winter and it killed everything I worked hard for. I wish you talked about how to control the colour of the hydrangeas. Thanks for the vedio.

Hi edagdwg thanks you tube for shearing this special story of what happens when you know what to do so happy love to see me this video Linda j. Peace learning is always fun

Beautiful!! pink Hydrangea flowers.

Got one in a container Bethany and it is doing great so far. LIverpool UK weather to contend with so lots of rain and wind 😂 but it's dling well. Thanks for the advice video.

I'm speechless What a wonderful video hope u share more knowledge and experience with us Thank you thank you

Thank you!❤ I use sandy loam soils. Always morning sun

Really helpful information, thank you, hi from New Zealand

I stratify my soil. At the bottom ordinary compost that can keep some moisture before it goes out the draining holes. Next level is perlite-compost mixture for a more airy mixture. Top most layer is depending on what I need. Keep water in equals bark, or normal drainage needs compost or the same mixture as layer two. It is a misconception you cannot use ordinary dirt. It depends on how you mimic your local circumstances in the pot.

In Los Angeles, we had so much rain that a couple of hydrangeas that I just threw into a medium sized pot last year put out 3 gigantic pink mop heads and they’re still in bloom!! Full sun for now.

I'm a new plant mom for the millionth times . ☺ I have two beautiful bluish colored hydrangeas. I don't know anything and I don't have may say areas outside for them . I hope I don't kill them. I wish you'd shown the compost. . I have no clue ... They're still in the original containers which I thought were too small for them . New containers , soil and compost here I come . I hope the plant experts can help me.

I love the hydrangeas. I just put a container plant into a container I got thrifting and it looks so good I was tempted to just plant it in the container. I really purchased the plant to put in the ground, so when I saw your video I wondered if I could grow it in the container. The garage was where I put my fig tree and it survived the winter and I just put the container outside. Ty you for the video info.

Beautiful blooms of hydrangeas

This is helpful. I will try again. I may try a green house bag.

I just got a hydrangeas today and thanks for the tips! 🙌

You had me at … growing hydrangea for 3 yrs now!

Excellent Gardening ❤

Found your channel from Kitchen Garden Therapy. I have know more room in the ground so I'm glad to find this video. I'm a neighbor in MO so I look forward to more of your videos. Thanks for sharing -- great tips.

I love hydrangeas, should get some this year.

Thank you ❤️❤️

great work dear queen

Thank you for this video!! i have some hydrangea´s the garden but want some in pots to put hem closer to the house... Greetings from Belgium, Conny, 💚 🌷 🌺 🌻

Nice Hydrangea Video!!!!! I'm about to plant one in Pot!!! ; )

Wow beautiful flowers 🌸

I bought a bareroot hydrangea from tractor supply for $9 haha. It’s showing some growth lately! I would like to get some nice ones like proven winners or endless summer 🤷🏻‍♀️ but I’m trying not to get too crazy with flowers until we buy a place down here. Also not sure if hydrangeas do as well here in Texas compared to the Chicago area

Really Amazing. Good Content Carry-on Sister. Good Morning

A greenhouse works. I live in Chicago and even my quart size proven winners hydrangeas survived through the winter. ❄️ I was going to move mines to the garage but there just wasn’t enough space so I moved all of them under my deck and bought a small plastic greenhouse.

I use one of those plastic shoe mats to pot over. Whatever falls lands on the mat, which is easy to pick up and put back in the pot.

Very interesting

First time viewer, you are as pretty as hydrangeas (that was literally my first thought when I saw the video thumbnail) platonic comment btw

I was taught to put the plant with the old container into the new pot and fill the sides in with soil and pop out the plant in the mold perfect fit. Instead of watering them from the top I let them drink from the bottom they seem to get mold on leafs from watering from the top.

Awesome info! 👍🏾 Thanks!

damn i love that white pot!! thx for the video. im starting my first hydrangeas soon, here in Sydney and i'm gona look for a white pot like yours it goes perfectly with the leaf and flower colour :)

I didn’t know you can grow them in a pot. I got to get one for my garden. Thank You 😀

Thanks for sharing this video. I have one in a container. My flowers are dead, should I dead head them in order for them to bloom again? I am totally new to them.

Very helpful! Thank you 😊😊!

Thank you this was helpful!

Is your garage fairly warm to be able to overwinter the plants and hence survive? Do you know how warm it stays in there as opposed to outside? I'm asking this because our garage on a single family home gets very cold, the ceiling is not insulated. My daughters live two miles from me in a townhouse and their garage is insulated by their own floor above the garage and both sides, also. Even when it gets below zero outside it can stay above freezing in their garage and it also faces south and gets warmer from the sun as opposed to mine where it is only a few degrees above the outdoor temperature with only one of the sides of my garage against a wall that is attached to the heated house. Just wanted to point that out to some to check to see how cold their garages get before assuming they can overwinter in their particular garage. Beautiful hydrangeas!

Love this video! Very informative! I am curious about your greenhouse method. I’ll be looking out for that next spring 💚

I love that container where did you buy it from!? I got wooden ones that look just like it just that one is prettier! And thank u for the tips I can’t keep mine alive to save my life!!😢

Hello. Will be saving your video for winter care. Got out first pot a week ago and we may have over water the pot and petals seem to be dying . Any tips on how to revive the flowers. We did stop watering it so hopefully i can reverse the damage.

Great video

I like this buatiful flewers they are strong and so beautiful to be honest I have that as well injoy but thanks anyway ❤

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It looks beautiful. Could you pls share the name of this hydrangea?

super helpful, thank you for sharing! i'm so excited to try growing hydrangeas in containers myself this year, they're just so pretty! i'm in a similar climate to you (Ontario, Canada. zone 6b) - in your experience, when would it be safe for me to buy/plant in a container? i'm soo over winter and eager to get started on my yard and gardens! 🙊

I live in chicago what if I cover it with another same size pot ? Will that protect it from the winter ?

Hi! Thank you for a nice video! I got a potted hydrangea in late spring which has been growing well on my balcony. However, the fall is now here, I live in the hardiness zone 5 and in an apartment building with no unheated garage or basement. The only possible places to keep my plants at home are either the balcony, a storage space in the balcony (without any insulation so not much warmer probably) or inside of the apartment (which is quite warm). Would it be possible to overwinter it in any of these places?

I put a cotton painter’s tarp down first or an old sheet before potting up. Then just fold it up and shake out- clean deck.

I have been gifted a potted Hydrangea with blooms. in June. I live in Kansas zone 6. So far the plant is doing great indoors. It gets the morning sun from a kitchen window. Could you give me tips on what to do with it after it bloomed, and before I put it in the garage for the winter? Will it always be potted or can I plant it outside now before winter? Thank you very much for a response. I enjoyed your video and it is very informative.

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Hi Bethany - I have a covered screened in porch that gets the perfect amount of sun in the morning for hydrangeas, however, I wasn't sure if I grow them in containers on a covered porch, if they would need bee pollination in order to bloom. Any advice? Thanks so much 🙂

Great video! I have 3 on a big pot for the past 3 years, I water them 2 or 3 times a week due to hot 🔥 weather here, about 91degrees, I have too in a shaded wall whit maybe 4-5 hours of sun but I barely get 2 or 3 blooms, should I give them more sun? Also you mentioned, fertilize twice a year, if I haven't fertilize them in the past year would it be OK if I fertilize them now?

can you divide the roots of a hydrangea mine is huge and to me should be outside. live in scotand

Thank you for sharing this knowledge on container hydrangeas! I was planning on putting most of my macrophylla hydrangeas in containers here in KS zone 6. This is my first time growing hydrangeas. Our winters are very similar, Chicago probably has a tad bit worse winters than us only because we sometimes have mild winters. Just never know which year that will be. This helped me to decide not planting some of the bigger ones in the ground. I was afraid no blooms would come since we have up and down crazy weather especially in the spring. Keep doing these videos your great in front of the camera clear, precise speaking, great at explaining things and very beautiful. Think your channel is going to do well. ❤️😊❤️

Thanks

Can you show me what kind of fertilizer that you used for hydrangeas and how propotion of soil to fertilizer ? Thank you somuch.

Is your garage attached or detached? Those few degrees from your home's radiant heat will make a huge difference.

Are hydrangeas able to rebloom while in containers?

Hi, plz. Update about begonia & Hydrangea plant.

Did you use the base for the pot?

Do we need to propagate hydrangeas if yes how we can do this?

How many days to you keep watering after repotting?need help

Here in chicago they live ok everybody keep it uncover. With tons of snow. Temp below, zero. And they survive..

What type of fertilizer do you use? Also how do you prone the flowers when they start to wilt?

I’m in the Chicago area as well! So can I leave them in a container in my Solarium during those Cold Winters?

Thx so much for the advice & great video Bethany 👍😘🌼 how do you think they’d do in Colorado ? ?

I repotted my hydrangeas and the flowers and leaves started to browned, help ! Please

What fertilizer do you use for hydrangeas in containers? My blue color blooms are now changing to green . Bought from store, repotted in large container with good potting soil. Was blooming perfectly for a month.

Can you link everything you used?

Hello dear. I have this plant in my garden in London uk . Please let me know when can i put Fertilisers? Kind regard Parveen ghafoor

Hello! I love your videos! But I need your help! I potted my hydrangea & I overwatered it. I also thought I had to water hydrangeas over head since they want so much water but apparently I wasn’t supposed to do that. My pot soil started growing white mushrooms. On the web it said if hydrangeas do this that there’s no treatment & mushroom root rot will kill the hydrangea. So I started pulling it out. When I noticed, the white mushrooms were growing from the outside potting soil I added to fill the pot & not growing from the hydrangea soil. Do I keep the hydrangea and change the pot soil or ?

Hello! My dear friend gifted me my first hydrangea! I live in a townhouse in KY (zone 6-7). I unfortunately dont have a garage....any suggestions for winter? I do have a outdoor storage closet 🤷🏼‍♀️ Thank you!

How long can the average hydrangea stay in the container? I mean do the out grow it and die after a year or two?

This hydrangea and container both are beautiful ...😍😍can you specify where you got this container

Absolutely gorgeous!! Do you change out your soil each season (or amend it in any way) or nah?

When exactly do you bring the hydrangea in your garage? When its leaves die or as soon as the weather gets to certain degree Celsius? Thank you!

I just got 4 Wee Bit Grumpy :)

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New Subscriber here!! Just bought our FIRST HOUSE and am beginning my journey of gardening! I bought these huge black planter. Its 21 inches tall and 11 in wide across each way. With that much DEPTH how do I fill it up 🥺 Do I just need bags and bags of soil? Thank in advance!

This is how I don't make a huge mess: get a large tote (I have a few 27 gal. HDX totes from Home Depot), empty the 50 qt. bag of Miracle Gro potting soil into it. I add perlite and worm castings to the tote (add whatever amendments you prefer). Then, I get my plant pot, my plants and a little stool to sit on (I'm old) and while holding the pot so it's sitting on the rim of the tote, I reach into the tote with a 3 qt. feed scoop (Tractor Supply) and fill the pot. The soil falls back into the tote if I don't get it into the pot for some reason. Sit the pot right on top of the soil in the tote to put the plant in the pot. It's large enough . Brush off any excess soil back into the tote. It's a handy method for window box containers too. I always have a tote or two full and ready to go. Buy the soil and other stuff when it's on sale. Best wishes.

Blessings! I live in New Jersey how I protect my hydrangeas in winter?

What about the PH since they are acidic plants. Do they need special soil?

Yes, beginner here… The purple cow activated organic compost is not available for purchase in Connecticut or for delivery. Is there any other suggested compost?

Thanks so much for this info . It’s my favourite colour . My leaves or hydra gena are falling in spite green ... what can be the reason ? Please guide .

Hey what time of year do u repot?