Hydrangea Care
The signature plant of Cape Cod is prized for its beautiful blooms. Hydrangeas are not native to the area but perform excellently in the well-drained soil and the (slightly) milder winters.
Rhododendron Care
Grown on the Heritage grounds for 100 years, these harbingers of warmer days can range from one foot to 25 feet tall and bloom bright pinks to soft yellows. Rhododendrons love the well-drained Cape Cod soil and bring some much-needed greenery to the winter landscape.
Cape Cod Times: Flower Power
Photos: Hydrangeas on Cape Cod July 23, 2020 Hydrangeas are fireworks with leaves, bringing big bangs of color to Cape Cod gardens in the summer. Here are some of our favorite hydrangea photos from over the years--watch out for bees! Read More at Cape Cod Times More From Our Media Room [...]
CapeCod.com: Hydrangea Festival
Heritage Museums and Gardens Hosting Hydrangea Festival July 18, 2020 Heritage Museums and Gardens is in the midst of Hydrangea Festival Week, featuring two gardens with over 100 varieties of hydrangeas. During the week, the gardens will have volunteers from the Cape Cod Hydrangea Society on hand to answer questions about hydrangeas and what would work for individual’s personnel [...]
Enterprise Newspapers: Heritage’s Test Gardens
Heritage's Test Gardens Add To Hydrangea Research July 17, 2020 Hydrangea season is in full swing on Cape Cod. The Hydrangea Festival is underway, and this season is proving to be a pretty good year for Hydrangea macrophylla. Here at Heritage Museums & Gardens, the plants are in full flower, and many cultivars survived the winter and are flowering. Some [...]
The Sandwich Enterprise: Bioswales
Bioswales – An Effective Treatment Of Rainwater Jul 10, 2020 There is a lot of climate action happening at Heritage Museums and Gardens. On environmental issues, they certainly “walk the talk” and provide an educational opportunity now, and they want to do more. I had the privilege of having a tour of the gardens with Anne Scott-Putney, president and [...]
Mal’s Favorites: Lady in Red, Penny Mac, Twist-n-Shout
A lifelong gardener, Mal has been collecting, propagating, and growing hydrangeas for more than 40 years. An engineer by education and profession, he is strongly committed to the continuing development of the genus – always searching for new and better plants, evaluating their landscape performance, and finding superior ways to produce and grow them. His Hydrangea Farm Nursery on Nantucket Island, [...]
Mal’s Favorites: hydrangea quercifolia
A lifelong gardener, Mal has been collecting, propagating, and growing hydrangeas for more than 40 years. An engineer by education and profession, he is strongly committed to the continuing development of the genus – always searching for new and better plants, evaluating their landscape performance, and finding superior ways to produce and grow them. His Hydrangea Farm Nursery on Nantucket Island, [...]
Mal’s Favorites: Bluebird– hydrangea serrata
A lifelong gardener, Mal has been collecting, propagating, and growing hydrangeas for more than 40 years. An engineer by education and profession, he is strongly committed to the continuing development of the genus – always searching for new and better plants, evaluating their landscape performance, and finding superior ways to produce and grow them. His Hydrangea Farm Nursery on Nantucket Island, [...]
Mal’s Favorites: Endless Summer Hydrangea
A lifelong gardener, Mal has been collecting, propagating, and growing hydrangeas for more than 40 years. An engineer by education and profession, he is strongly committed to the continuing development of the genus – always searching for new and better plants, evaluating their landscape performance, and finding superior ways to produce and grow them. His Hydrangea Farm Nursery on Nantucket Island, [...]