Time to report on winter's impact on my hydrangeas. In early May, I went out to my Zone 5 garden to see what winter had done to my hydrangeas that bloom on old wood: macrophyllas (big leaf) and hydrangea serratas (mountain). I also checked on the quercifolias (oak leaf) and petiolaris (climbing).   I held my breath, fearing the worst since we had a brutal 2 week spell of cold temperatures to close out 2017 and begin 2018 in southwest CT :

In my last blog post, I said I would write next about what happened to my hydrangeas after last winter, but I must tell you first about what's happening right now: climbing hydrangeas are in bloom in my garden and they are fabulous!!  

ARE THE LEAVES ON YOUR HYDRANGEAS STUCK TO EACH OTHER? Are the leaves on your woodland hydrangeas stuck to each other? Take a look at your 'Annabelle' hydrangea and any other hydrangea arborescens you may have like Incrediball ® or Invincibelle ® Spirit. You may notice some of the leaves cupped together. It looks like these leaves on my Invincibelle ® Spirit. Hydrangea arborescens showing typical activity of leaf tiers forming their cocoon-like structure to rear their young.