How to Grow Hydrangea ‘Limelight’ in Containers

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Written By Peter Morris

I am of course I am referring to - Hydrangea paniculata “limelight”

Summertime

 These fantastic and eye catching plants do well in containers as well as in ground.  They can be as wide as they are tall at about 6-8'.  Super easy to care for, prune and feed - a good choice for a garden.Snowflakes produces large, cone-shaped panicles (8” across) that change color as they mature. A few of these flowers picked and placed in a vase will brighten up your home instantly !You can let them go wild or prune them yearly to keep them in check. Ask Plant Specialists if they will work for you in your garden installation ! 

Spectacular hydrangeas in one of our rooftop landscape designs

 By far one of my favorite plants for a garden there are some that get super big !  But there are more compact cultivars available.  There is even a new mini size one called Bobo. 

A garden in New York should offer privacy but also frame this wonderful city

 Beautiful in any season.  Lush with soft chartreuse leaves in spring followed by spectacular pink hued flowers in fall. They do well in the toughest winter and have no issues with a hot summer muggy day !They get few to no bugs.  But our Plant Health Care team at Plant Specialists can help if they do.  In my years working with them I have only seen one plant with a few spider mites and another with some green aphids – that's it!  Bees and butterflies love them ! 

Now that's an addition that is welcome in any rooftop landscape!

A favorite spot of mine

For a garden full of hydrangeas - 

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   Article written by our Staff Horticulturist, Peter B Morris, BSc, MSc, MBAAll photographs used with permission from our own customers gardens !   

Peter Morris

Peter was born and raised on a beautiful green island in the midst of a tropical rainforest. He was introduced into the world of plants at the age of six when his grandmother, an avid Spanish gardener herself, asked him to help her grow seeds for her pepper garden. He was hooked! By the time he was a teen, he had his own rose and orchid collection numbering in the hundreds. Botany was in his blood, and that is what he set out to study.

His passion brought him to NY in the late seventies to further his education. His tenacity allowed him to work full time at Plant Specialists while he completed a MS in Plant Biology. As a manager at the time he felt unsatisfied with his knowledge of business and business processes. Peter felt compelled to learn, so he then pursued and completed an MBA in Quality Management within a few short years.

Peter’s other passion is teaching. His natural ability is quickly consumed by our staff in all subjects in Botany, Horticulture, and Landscaping. He created an immense reference library of more than 3,500 plants providing an invaluable resource for our staff.

Peter’s breadth of knowledge and wisdom allows him to effectively diagnose the needs of plants. Sometimes just by walking into a garden he can create a prescription that fixes even the hardest issue. He is our Staff Botanist, Diagnostician, and all around Mentor. Recently, he has put his immense knowledge and skills into developing a new department that focuses on Plant Healthcare. As he puts it, “Magic through Science”. The PHC staff that surround him have avidly consumed his teachings. Substantially developing their own plant wisdom, many have taken on difficult plant health issues with spectacular results.

Plant Healthcare has been an instant success with customers! The proper treatment of insects and diseases including Organic methods has made pest control a necessity for every plant. Correcting hormonal imbalances caused by planting in containers or refurbishing soils leached of nutrients by irrigation systems are big challenges PHC has become quite comfortable addressing. The scientific approach to the complex demands of keeping plants healthy in our harsh city environment has made many a customer say WOW!

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