Re: Oak Leaf Hydrangea
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Oak Leaf Hydrangea
- From: M* T*
- Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 05:39:01 -0500
Interesting, Nancy. I wonder, too, as their natural form is open and
rangy, with lovely drooping branches to the ground...not one that
responds gracefully to pruning, really. If I head back a branch, it
will tend to put out a new one at right angles to the stem that was
cut...rather awkward looking when bare. Seems a pity to pack them in
tightly....suppose they look OK that way?
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> From: Nancy Stedman <stedman@INTERPORT.NET>
> Date: Monday, January 17, 2000 5:16 PM
>
> It is always so interesting to hear about how plants grow in the
wild! Here
> in New York City, this shrub has become quite trendy, at least in
public
> gardens like the Garden Conservancy in Central Park and the small
garden
> around the Cooper-Hewitt, a design museum. The shrubs are packed in
tight in
> big borders, and I always wonder what kind of maintenance it takes
to keep
> them in check.
> Nancy
