A comprehensive, easy-to-use, illustrated guide to hydrangeas for novice gardeners and experienced horticulturists alike.
 
With large, long-lasting flowers that range from showy pinks to heartbreaking shades of blue, hydrangeas are captivating, popular plants. Yet gardeners often find themselves flummoxed by the challenge of blooming these fickle flowers.
 
Writer, radio host, and gardening consultant C. L. Fornari (also known as The Garden Lady) simplifies the cultivation and care of the six most popular species of hydrangeas in this practical, clear, and accessible guide. Hydrangea Happiness explains the difference between varietals and tells how and where they can successfully grow and in which soils and conditions they thrive. In addition to sharing essential information, Fornari addresses myths and misinformation and fields questions about cultivating these popular plants. Punctuated with catchy rhymes and beautiful photographs, this book makes the road to Hydrangea Happiness easy, successful, and fun.

C. L. Fornari is a gardener, artist, writer, broadcaster, and podcaster. She is the author of eight books, including Sand and Soil: Creating Beautiful Gardens on Cape Cod and the Islands, The Cocktail Hour Garden: Creating Evening Landscapes for Relaxation and Entertaining, Coffee for Roses: . . . and 70 Other Misleading Myths About Backyard Gardening, and A Garden Lover’s Cape Cod. Currently the host of The Garden Lady radio show on WCAI and WGBH, Fornari is a popular public speaker, addressing amateur gardeners as well as industry professionals around the country. She cultivates plants—including many hydrangeas—at Poison Ivy Acres on Cape Cod, where she lives and gardens.

Introduction
1. A Hydrangea For Every Garden
2. Smooth Hydrangeas – Hydrangea arborescens
3. Big Leaf or Mophead Hydrangeas – Hydrangea macrophylla
4. Panicle Hydrangeas – Hydrangea paniculata
5. Climbing Hydrangea – Hydrangea petiolaris
6. Mountain or Lacecap Hydrangeas – Hydrangea serrata
7. Oakleaf Hydrangea – Hydrangea quercifolia
8. Containers and Cuttings
9. Myths, Lies, and all the Latest Dirt