Limelight Hydrangea // Garden Answer 

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 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 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 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 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!

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 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!

This is why I love you!!! we are in the same zone and conditions. Thank you for all the tips.

Dex doing some morning garden yoga lol. Hydrangeas are stunning, I can't wait for the updates down the road.

Yes, these limelight’s are very stylish. I am new to gardening but this is a plant that is on my list.

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...

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

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.

Love your little helper Dexter.

I could help but stare at how beautiful those lavender topiaries are!!

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 have these mixed in with other varieties of hydrangeas. They really do take over. I will trim back this winter!

Great information once again. Love the way you film flowers up close, everything looks beautiful. And isn't that why we love to garden?

the limelights are so stunning, one of my favs as well!

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.

Dexter helping with the back fill... love it !!❤️😍!!!

I love this type of hydrangea! I have several in my yard!

you've inspired me to add 6 varieties to my gardens. love this one too!

Dexter is going to have some tough competition for camera time when your bubby is here! Love hydrangeas!

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 😊

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.

I can’t wait to see an update video of your hydrangeas!

Planting my first limelight hydrangeas tomorrow! 🌳

We just planted two Little Lime hydrangeas on the side of our house and they are doing amazing! The amount of blooms is ridiculous!

You know you explain the best I don’t feel like listening to anyone , others just bore me….. your eyes meow 😻

a fabulous plant.

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!

Your videos are always great. This is definitely my favorite type of hydrangea!

looks beautiful as always laura!

I always learn so much from you!! Thank you. Beautiful plant

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!

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!

Can you do a video on tips to help it get fuller? Like how to trim back? How to trim the blooms? Etc.

Thank you so much for explaining so well. I love your videos . Learn a lot. Thank you again.

See.. How lovingly your cat watching u planting 2nd hydrangea

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. 😁

You've sold me on those hydrangeas! I hope I can find some!

Love these hydrangeas.

Your area is so similar to mine here in Colorado. It is good to know what is going to work.

Dexter seems to love the spot too

Thank you so much

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

4:50...Mmk that was adorable...Dexter givin u a hand(or paw)...aaaadorable!!

I ordered 3 and they came today!

Dexter is just the best! 💙

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 :)

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.

Dexter....king of the gardens! 😉

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.

I can't wait for the july garden tour!

My Fav Hydrangea

Omg Dexter is helping! 😍😍😍

Dexter is soooooo cute

Interesting info on these!

I have the exact clay and high alkaline soil in our area! 🥳🥳🥳 thank you for the tips!

I just planted the 🅻🅸🅼🅴🅻🅸🅶🅷🆃 🅷🆈🅳🆁🅰🅽🅶🅴🅰 I hope they bloom well😊😊

Beautiful!

Loved this.. they will look really pretty! Laura, will you do a how-to video on how to make a wreath out of hydrangea?

I finally got me these ❤❤❤❤

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 😁😍😘😄

Beautiful

Please do an updated tour

Limelights are my all time favorite hydrangea. I currently have four but its not enough lol

love the hydrangeas 😍😍😍😘😘

LOVE THOSE!!

Love it and Waiting for July garden tour video

Thanks for the great tips!! I love limelight hydrangeas and have planted several. How do you go about fertilizing after you've planted the hydrangeas? Do you sprinkle on top of the soil, and water in? Or do you use another method. I have clay soil and am having trouble maintaining my plants. I get a lot of yellow leaves, as well as black ants as the summer ends. Any organic suggestions?

Any updates on how they look after a year?

lindíssimas!!!

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...

Lovely!

Very nice

Your climate sounds just like mine, except I'm in zone 2b. Most people get away with planting zone 4 plants, thankfully, though!

Denver is the same climate. How long do you run your drip? That would be a great video.

I absolutely love hydrangeas!!! After so many years how’s it going with the lime light hydrangea are they getting really big or hard to maintain? Do you wish you would have went with a small one now? I have four I want to plant near my window but from other videos on lime lights they can grow really big. I know i can cut them back but not sure.

How far apart did you plant them and from the house? Thank you

The wrought iron stair railings are fantastic! Who makes them?

Beautiful hydrangeas! I love all your videos! I live in Wisconsin zone 5a. I have 2 spots and i'm trying to decide on where to plant some bloomstruck hydrangeas. One is mostly sunny in front of our fence and the other is full shade, blocked by the house, in your opinion which spot do you think would be a better?!

her cat is hilarious show stealer

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?

I have a limelight hydrangea that I planted 3 yrs ago and for the last 2 yrs it gets so big that all the blooms are on the ground cause the stems cannot hold their weight. I did add a cage around it this spring so I'm hoping this works but haven't seen this problem with others that I've had in the past. I do trim it way back each fall/winter hoping this will help but it doesn't seem to make a difference. Any advise would be helpful. Thanks for all your videos, they are great. I'm in North Carolina (zone 7).

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 have a video on trimming them or any tips?

Thanks for your video very helpful and l love the cat 🐱 🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺

In Texas during summer my roses always look like crap... Do you ever use Dr iron 21 percent iron on your plants

Those shrubs in pots are already huge. In europe you get a shrub with a max few buds , and they are quite low.

your cat kills me. lol

Laura, do you have a recommendation for what to use to test my soil? Lots of stuff out there online, but what to buy quality and what works. Thanks.

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!

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. ❤️

Hi Laura, I planted mine new this year in May and my blooms are staying green. Any idea how to fix this?

My limelights are doing great here in Havana Florida Zone 8b. What liquid fertilizer do you use for hydrangeas? I have been using a slow release 13-6-6 annually but need to now feed weekly. Thanks

What is the better liquid plant food for hydrangeas?