Thanks for answering my question. The Hawaiian hibiscus 🌺 is resting in peace. (A moment of silence for my hibiscus) But as all gardeners know, this created an opportunity for a new plant!
Hahaha I just love y’all! It’s a great way to drink my coffee before I water on my busiest gardening day of the week. I just loved Ricks assessment on being a kid of the 60s! It was sooo true! Hahaha And I really wish the world could be the same again! Thank to you both. I really love the show and learn so much . Will you keep the show going through winter?
That’s a beautiful hydrangea , I have not noticed it while trying to plant gardens for the first time this year . I will be looking at it for sure in the spring . Thank you again for everything you share .
Thank you so much for watching and supporting our show, we really appreciate it 🥰 I think you'll really enjoy Let's Dance Can Do, it's such a beautiful and reliable hydrangea! 🤗
Good job, Stacey, you might have just sold me on that hydrangea (still can’t get with the goofy names though 🙈). I’d pretty much given up on hydrangeas because of frost and deer, but this one gives me a little hope. PS - LOVED learning more about birds, humor and all 😂
Stacey does such a wonderful job describing the different plants! Let's Dance Can Do is really worth you giving hydrangeas another shot, I think you'll really enjoy it ☺
The only reason I did not cut back my Macrofilia Hydrangea's, and I was going to, is because somewhere earlier on in the year I heard that the stems needed to harden and become woody so as to be able to support the weight of the flower heads and so I am extremely grateful for that bit of knowledge. I didn't cut back any of my now many Hydrangea plants and they all are forming flowers, so exciting here in Adelaide South Australia.
I want a 'Let' s Dance' Hydrangea..... Since first hearing about their existence, but thinking that they're probably not available here in Adelaide South Australia but now being reminded of them..... I so very dearly would completely redo my front garden to accommodate a couple of those gorgeousness'
They are truly wonderful hydrangeas! I'm not sure if they are available for our friends down south like you yet, but we are continually working to get more of our plants out there ☺@@kerryjean2223
The first time I planted Asparagus roots upside down years ago thinking those long thin things were asparagus stems ha. Then I looked out the window at them and thought hmmm. Looks like ponytails sticking out of the ground. Hahaha. Always fun to have the bird man on. We enjoy the bluebirds out the window and sometimes can catch their babies fledge. You talked me into trying those Lets Dance Can do Hydrangeas. I don't think I can take another year of my Blue Nikko never blooming since I moved it 4 years ago. MS zone 7b.
Hahaha! Gardening is certainly a learning experience 😄 Bluebirds are so fun to watch, and their babies even more so 🥰 I bet you would love Let's Dance Can Do!
If you have a local garden center that carries Proven Winner plants, you can always ask them about getting some more in stock/available! Often they appreciate knowing what types of plants their customers are looking for too ☺ Come next year, Let's Dance Can Do! should be more readily available on the market 🤗
Happy Saturday to Rick and Stacey!!! It is such a routine on a Saturday morning to listen to your podcast, such a pleasant way to wake up with a cup of coffee and the show. Appreciate you very mulch!! Btw, Rick is not wearing blue or black😅
😅 I initially thought I was a “bad gardener” when I’d plop my shrubs/plant without amending my clay soil and just reusing the “native soil” back in but so far they’ve been thriving and none have died 🙏🏼
I have clay and I dig over a wide area in the soil add some compost, mix them together until it’s mainly clay again and always plant shrubs high, that way when the water drains it rolls away, it’s worked well for me
For huge bird enthusiasts, there’s is a board game called Wingspan that is awesome . It involves information about nesting patterns , habitat , diet and every card have bird specific facts . It’s a great game to play and as a gift for those bird watchers
I have a big 🍃 🍂 hydrangea that hasn't bloomed in thee years. I've never cut it back. It bloomed great the first four years. It's a big and has beautiful foliage but I miss seeing blooms. I'm now considering pulling it out and planting something new in the Spring. I'm in zone 6B
Oh no! I'm sorry to hear that, it can be frustrating when that happens! There could be a few different reasons as to why this is happening. If you know what type of hydrangea it is, you can go through this pruning chart and see if any fit your situation - www.provenwinners.com/Hydrangeas-Demystified If not, you can send us a photo to help@gardeningsimplifiedonair.com and we can take a look to see what's going on. But hey, getting a new hydrangea is never a bad idea too right 😉😄
@@pwcolorchoice I don't remember what kind it is. It's one that always bloomed pink when it did bloom. I'll take a look at the links and I'll email a photo too. Thank you!
There are guides with measurements online, based on the species of owl. We almost had a screech owl choose to nest in the box my husband made, but he changed his mind 😕
Where can I get that page you just showed on hydrangea. And is there anymore pages like that. Proven winners should put out a booklet or app to show pages like that that really helps people like me that have to read things over again to remember things. A book of references!
Yes - we have tons of helpful articles, blogs, and videos on our website under the "Learn" tab ☺ Here is a link to our Hydrangeas Demystified guide, there is a downloadable PDF of the chart so you can download that and have it on hand for whenever you need it, www.provenwinners.com/Hydrangeas-Demystified 😄
I bet if Rick has grandkids he’s gonna want them to wear helmets and seatbelts ❤ we learn better and do better every generation! (same as how we learn better and do better with our gardens every season)
I’m a 1st time planter of hydrangea. Let’s dance can do was my 1st! Hahaha I love them but they got black spots in the leaves. I live in Shepherdsville Ky. zone 6. I haven’t gotten my irrigation in yet and I overhead water and we do deal with high humidity. I watch Gardening with Creekside and Jenny mention about the humidity but their zone 7 there. Will it help when I put in my irrigation?
Yay! It's such an awesome plant, especially for your first hydrangea! 🤗 Yes, once you are able to have your irrigation set up and the hydrangea is getting watered at the base, it will help with the spots on the foliage. ☺
I will not plant more hydrangeas even though I love them because I’m tired of spraying them with deer repellent. My limelight hydrangea ( like many of my evergreens) is “topped up” from deer browsing.
I have this hydrangea and a very popular Instagram gardener said if I live in zone 5b , I have to protect the buds from winter frost in my zone . Is this true that I have to protect it with frost cloth ?
With Bigleaf hydrangeas, you can protect the buds over winter, which we have a video on that here - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vHKkDeFbUv8.html You don't have to specifically use a frost cloth, you just want something that will protect the bugs from the elements but also allows for some air flow so the plant doesn't remain moist while it's covered. The cool thing with Let's Dance Can Do! Is that it forms flower buds on both old and new wood so even if the old wood buds had gotten damaged during the winter, you would still get flowers from those new wood buds ☺
Talk about mistakes, is there any reason not to grow different types of hydrangeas together? I am zone 5a and in a new house with a blank yard(after I clear it) and I want lots of hydrangeas. So far, I have a couple of Tardivia, Chantilly Lace, Annabelle,Paniculata Webb and a couple others from Home Depot. Most of these I have gotten from a home garden nursery. I know to do them by height and if they need sun or shade but can they all live happily ever after grouped together? Thank you
This is a great question! As long as you have the proper growing conditions and make sure they're hardy to your growing zone, you can have as many as you would like! 😄 Mixing different types together can be really stunning and it sounds like you have a great start on a beautiful garden 🤗
@@pwcolorchoice Thank you for always helping me out! At 63, I still love learning about gardening and my zone 5a. Your channel is wealth of information! Have a great day.🌻
Thank you so much for your kind comments! We're always learning more ourselves and it's so nice to talk, learn, and grow with our fellow gardening friends! 🥰🤗@@marypalmer2088
I live in South Texas near Houston. The tags on most of the Let’s Dance series of Hydrangeas tell you they can take FULL SUN. I know that can not be true for south Texas. So, I planted mine in sun up until 1:30- 2:00 and they still struggled. So plant companies must do better on the tags. It’s not a one size fits all. Just like the White Wedding. My son bought three of them thinking that he would put them in the same condition I had my Let’s Dance in. They fried! He watered and watered… but it’s just too hot in Texas for anything to be listed “ full sun”.
I do want to add that it was absolutely beautiful in the spring when I planted it. I did dig it up and move it and it bounced back even in our heat. I haven’t given up. I LOVE this plant and the brother of it , “ a wee bit grumpy. “ I’ll keep trying.
We're sorry for the confusion - unfortunately, it's not feasible for us to have regional tags that give specific recommendations based on where they are shipped. This is one of the many reasons we encourage people to shop at a local garden center where they can get local perspective and expertise. They should be able to help give more specific growing recommendations for your area 🙂
