How to Choose and Plant Hydrangeas | Ask This Old House

Senior Editor Gary Stephenson has worked with AskTOH for all 25 years and favors many of the segments with Roger Cook, but especially the one where he plants hydrangeas!

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"...Whether he’s smashing boulders with feathers and wedges, planting orchards or otherwise generally being a “dirt-dog”. Here he diagnoses a non-flowering hydrangea for a homeowner... As a beloved bonus, we get to hear that beautiful Boston accent rattle off the genus and species of the plants in Latin. Great stuff." - Gary Stephenson

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