Hydrangea Tips and Tricks

<p>In this episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we talk with garden writer, speaker, and radio host <a href="https://www.gardenlady.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">C. L. Fornari</a>* about Hydrangea Tips and Tricks. The plant profile is on Cornflower and we share what&#39;s going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events in the What&#39;s New segment. We close out with the Last Word on &quot;Benjy and the Bees&quot; from Christy Page of <a href="https://greenprints.com/" target="_blank">GreenPrints</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>BTW, YOU can become a listener supporter for as little as $0.99 per month! </strong>See how at: </p><p><a href="https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/subscribe">https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/subscribe</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to:</strong></p><p>~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 279: How and When to Prune Hydrangeas</p><p><a href="⁠https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2026/03/gardendc-podcast-episode-279-how-and.html⁠" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2026/03/gardendc-podcast-episode-279-how-and.html</a></p><p>~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 142: Hydrangea Care and Pruning</p><p><a href="⁠https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2023/03/gardendc-podcast-episode-142-hydrangea.html⁠" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2023/03/gardendc-podcast-episode-142-hydrangea.html</a></p><p>~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 60: Hydrangea Varieties with Andrew Bunting</p><p><a href="⁠https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2021/05/gardendc-podcast-episode-60-hydrangeas.html⁠" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2021/05/gardendc-podcast-episode-60-hydrangeas.html</a></p><p><br></p><p>Show Notes will be posted after 7/5/2026.</p><p><br></p><p>*You can order C. L. Fornari&#39;s book <strong>Hydrangea Happiness </strong>at<a href=" https://amzn.to/4f9rJKr" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"> https://amzn.to/4f9rJKr</a><br>This link is to our Amazon affiliate account and we may earn a few pennies from these sales, but it wil not impact your purchase price.</p><p>We welcome your questions and comments! You can leave a voice mail message for us at:<a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/message" target="_blank"> </a></p><p><a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod