When is the best time to plant Hydranga
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Plant in the spring after frost danger has passed.
As a professional landscaper, the best time to plant any shrub or tree is in the fall. Everything belowground grows in the winter and everything above ground grows in the summer. You plant in the fall so that the roots are established before summer.
I think you can plant them any time you can work the soil (frozen soil cannot be worked). I prefer fall planting because you do not have to water as much. Hydrangeas do not like to dry out in hot summer heat...fall planting eliminates that stress; just keep well watered in the following spring and summer. I have lost established hydrangeas during hot drought because the bushes were not watered enough. I try to plant most trees and shrubs in the fall because I have observed that the plants do so much better than the spring planted ones. There are also better prices in the fall but less choices because stock gets sold out and not replaced until spring. Check out on-line sources in winter and look for the best prices. These nurseries send very small plants/trees but they catch up very fast when planted and cared for... in a couple of years you will find they might even be doing better than larger potted plants. Small plants are way easier to put in the ground and the roots adjust to the local soil immediately. But you need to get these small plants in the ground upon arrival or at least put them into pots while you are waiting to find a permanent spot for them. The only down side to the mail-order/on-line route is that you will need to save the receipt and original packing material in order to put in a claim if the plants fail. The savings is worth that inconvenience! Buy only from established mail order nurseries that have great reviews.
it would depend on what country you live in, I do not get snow or bad frost so the best time for me to plant them would be in winter to early spring to ensure they get well established before the harsh summer heat starts to drain their energy or the ground gets too hard.