A Beautiful & Easy Way to Preserve Your Hydrangea Blooms

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[@hickorynutfarmbarndominium]

LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS! “I don’t care because it’s my house”. 🎉🎉🎉

[@carmenkuhn3865]

Yes yes yes

[@phyllisbechtel7141]

I have been doing this for years. I actually put these in my greens bouquets at the holidays. I gather greens and hydrangeas and spent allium blooms and make urns at all my doors at the holidays. They stay in the pots until spring and look beautiful the whole time. At Christmas I add red holly berries and then pull them back out after Christmas. I am in Illinois zone 6b.

[@angieburks7613]

Me too!!

[@calliemcinvaille6326]

Thanks❤❤❤

[@peggy-ann1961]

The combination of the red door, the urn colour and the blooms is sheer perfection! 🇨🇦👏🌸

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@janiewampler4637]

Oh my goodness I ❤❤❤❤ THIS!! When life gives you lemons ya make lemonade!!! Way to go Jenny….ya knocked it out of the park! Just Gorgeous ❤🥰

[@mrs.m4702]

Ahhhh!!! So refreshing to see what I can do with my hydrangeas!! Thanks, Jenny…the excitement to get back outside is renewed!!! Thanks also to the young lady for sharing the idea as well. The look on your front porch is absolutely stunning♥️!!! Love ya❤

[@calliemcinvaille6326]

Thanks from South carlolina God Bless😊😊😊❤❤❤

[@kimmoak2055]

23:53 The hydrangeas are gorgeous in the urns. Oh! When Jerry took out the crape myrtle I was cheering him on! I have three of the Natchez in flower beds around my South MS home. One of which is beside the pool. Oh my word!!!! Thank you so much for sharing this information to get rid of the suckers. Everywhere I plant, runners shoot up new ones. They are such a nuisance. I think I'm gonna re-watch the video of Jerry digging that one out to enjoy it one more time. 😂😂

[@kathy8832]

That looks so pretty! What a great idea. Love the red door too.

[@janward6044]

The urns turned out absolutely gorgeous!!!

[@Debbie-ni8bc]

My strongest stemmed hydrangea used to be Pinky Winky but now I have to say it’s Little Lime Punch. Its stems are like metal. And bonus - I love the way its leaves are arranged on the stems. Punch has the same growth pattern as Little Lime, and the size is about the same, but otherwise they are very different.

[@bkirby1732]

They look absolutely fabulous!!

[@farmhouseonfifteenth]

Those urns turned out GORGEOUS!

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

Thank you❣️

[@johnbailey5133]

LOVE THE URNS! I would love that through the winter months. It’s gorgeous! I have 3 Limelight’s I planted last year but the deer got my blooms. This year I had NO blooms, I guess they ate the buds when they ate most of the leaves earlier this year. They five of the six blooms on my new bobo hydrangea that I planted this year. Bought some liquid fence.🤞

[@Realitytime2024]

The hydrangeas look beautiful! Great job.

[@DeborahLawrence-gl3vp]

Urns are beautiful with hydrangeas in them!

[@linrn53]

I totally removed my 2 Little Limes zone 8A eastern NC. The blooms are beautiful for 2 weeks but let some rain come - they lay right on the ground, even though the stems are thick and strong. They are the wimpiest plants I've ever had. This was before Debby came, so I got them out of the ground and replaced them with Encore Azaleas.

[@mandypaul4542]

Oh I love this!!!! Definitely adding this trick with the soil left in the planter! Fantastic!

[@carolynclark8312]

I fully understand your feelings on the Prime. Same as mine. I have been very disappointed with the Primes. I set out a border of about 15 of these. So disappointing . I have several other Hydrangeas, Limelights, Puffer Fish, Invincible, etc and they are glorious. Love Hydrangeas.

[@denisewilson823]

I am taking out my Limelight prime because it is one floppy mess. Thanks so much for this great way to use the blooms. Love my little lime punch so worth trying both plants.

[@leorapope672]

Love, love, love your hanging baskets, those red blooms just glow!!!

[@peggyknowles6878]

I , still have hydrangeas, I preserved, from my daughter’s wedding, in 2008!❤

[@dianequist835]

Look at that!!!! Much better this way than looking at them flopping onto the ground ❤

[@Dlyon1021]

Winner winner chicken dinner - love them too ❤❤

[@donovd3624]

Love this idea!!!! My little limes are on the “struggle bus” and will be switched out this next year.

[@browneyes-cj8eg]

love those urns.. i did that with hydrangeas last year in a window box. they were even beautiful with snow on them.

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

I bet they were!!!!!!

[@debbierice2618]

My hydrangeas did the same thing. I cut mine too and put in big crock on front porch. I also made a hydrangea wreath.

[@patriceg1100]

I prune my lime lights with such care for strong stems and they still flop, the panicles are so huge, they still flop. It is so large though, they do not touch the ground. Too much rain lately here on the East Coast. I am going to cut some today!

[@geaizee9204]

Absolutely gorgeous with the Hydrangeas! I love the wreath detail. Good luck with the stump and brush killer!

[@alw5101]

Good Morning GWC Family! 😊

[@loristory83]

Beautiful! ❤

[@KarenDGobsmacked]

Jenny, you just solved a problem for me! I keep having these "weeds" popping up in my porch garden bed and I have struggled to get rid of them and boy do they grow fast. I didn't know what they were....now I do! We took out a crepe myrtle 2 years ago in that spot...so alas I have runners growing up in the middle of my new bushes! Thank you!

[@InfoSecChic]

SuckerPunch also works well for this. I have used it on my crape myrtles and the brush is built into the cap.

[@juliafiore120]

Hello, Jenny 👋🏼 I love the planters! What a gorgeous idea 😍🤩 I would love the concentrate due to having a hedge of Hybiscus 😊Have a Blessed Day 😊🐶

[@user-rt8rx1pq9f]

Your urns look so pretty and are very welcoming at your entrance! Your lawn looks great as well as all other landscaping done around your home.

[@michaelmalone8742]

Love how the urns turned out, Jenny 🥰 The colors of the blooms are gorgeous with the color of your front door!! The deer only left me 4 blooms. So frustrated that I just chopped them off 🤣

[@Debbie-ni8bc]

“Those dadgum crapemyrtles” is exactly how I feel! I have 4 on the edge of my yard. They’ve been there for 20 years. Suckers at the bottom after pruning - normal. No problem. But last year I decided to make a flower bed there and started with 5 Annabelle hydrangeas. The suckers/runners started immediately. This year I added other plants and the crapemyrtles are driving me crazy. You can’t pull them up because they are attached to the main roots. You can’t mow them because they’re in the middle of a flower bed, coming right up thru the middle of other plants. I’ve been hesitant about putting anything on them because I’ve read conflicting info - some products kill not just the suckers but also the parent plant, other product kills only the suckers. Thank you for doing this - now I know what to use.

[@sharoncoon5439]

The urns are awesome 😊

[@vickieharrell6853]

Good morning Jenny, I really like the color of the urns by the front door.

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

Thank you so much!

[@amywilkerson7315]

What a great idea!!! I love this!

[@cherylnugent4870]

Jenny, gotta tell you that I shared this video today in my Ovation Gardener’s club meeting (Lacey, WA, zone 8b). People were so inspired to run home and cut their panicles to recreate your idea. I also cut some greening Incrediballs as a trial to see how they would do. Thanks for being the inspiration that you are! ❤ from the PNW

[@janegardening]

What a wonderful idea! ❤

[@lindajones4398]

Beautiful! I purchased two Limelights and both of them lost all their leaves. They are just bare sticks right now. I pray they come back.

[@debmarlowe1204]

Love the urns! I’ve gotta go cut some hydrangea blooms!

[@nancypatterson374]

Same thing happened with me, my husband got tired of the mess from my White and Lavender Crepe Myrtle’s. He cut them down and the stump would not die! We did everything, it’s been 4 years and finally we have just a few my husband uses the weed eater on! 😂😂Love the hydrangeas on your porch and love the color of your door, beautiful ❤

[@user-fo6kq1wc6l]

Thanks for the tips on the hydrangeas! Going to do that soon as mine start changing over their color. Have a great day Jenny!

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

Have fun!

[@KellyFlowers1968]

Girl!! Those urns with those hydrangeas!! So fabulous. I love how you left the bottom leaves. I do that sometimes and then just pull them when they get dried out. ❤. I’m copying this today!!

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

Yay!!!! Have fun 🤩

[@RedRaspberryRow]

Beautiful display! I love ideas like this with the panicle hydrangeas.

[@eleanormarcellus8676]

gorgeous containers!

[@zeniazenia2787]

Crepe Myrtle - opportunistic

[@judyandrews1605]

I’m anxious to see how your suckers react to solution you applied. I used Sucker Punch on my crepe myrtle… twice now…and they’re coming back again. More slowly this time but still coming back. Hope you’ve found just what we need!

[@dorisafejuku968]

It is BEAUTIFUL 🎉❤🎉❤

[@evalindell2757]

Wow! Loove the hydrangeas too! What a trick! I will try this too! Bless You for showing us you best tricks 😘

[@LindaDeJong-ys9lf]

I think they are beautiful! I hope that you give us an update on these urns!❤ Thanks for the very cool idea!

[@BloomThereItIs]

Urns look great!

[@deeleo2495]

Those urns turned out so stunning! In regards to the Limelight Prime hydrangeas flopping -- We planted one Limelight Prime, 3 Little Limes and 2 Little Lime Punches this past Mother's Day. They are all pretty much receiving the same amount of sun/water. The Limelight Prime looked so bad at first but is looking much better now. The Little Limes have been struggling this entire summer. They have beautiful blooms, however, the stems are so weak that I have to stake them to keep them from flopping. Their leaves at the base turned yellow and they are shedding them, however, the new growth that is coming out is a dark green and looks healthy. The Little Lime Punches are definitely the champs of all three varieties. They are looking great, living their best life! I just wonder if the Little Limes and Prime are struggling more due to the crazy spring/summer we have had with a rainy spring, then the excessive heat wave since they are established. I'm not giving up on them. I'm hoping that once I prune them next year they will improve. We planted one Little Lime last year in the back yard and it's doing great (it's thriving). I never did have the issues I'm having with the ones we planted this year. We had a crepe myrtle that we removed last year and we are still pulling out runners in the bed it was in. I swear we haven't had as many Japanese Beetles since we took it out. They love it!

[@barbaracarlson1331]

Oh I see the dirt will hold them in the wind. Lovely!!!!❤

[@user-mo3tu8vu4h]

The urns are absolutely beautiful! Great idea!

[@k.freeman2632]

My limelights have flopped too! I thought I didn’t prune them correctly. I think I will take a page out of your book and pull them out this fall and replace them with a different hydrangea. Can’t wait to see which variety you will choose.

[@karenross3457]

Puffer Fish are wonderful. Thank you for your timely video.

[@DarlaPenados-rp1ss]

Hi Jenny I think your right I planted a hedge of prime and they do not do that they must go 😀👏🏻👏🏻

[@soniakirk7909]

So pretty!!!

[@nancycyr4553]

I've used the herbicide in an envelope and stamp moistener that has a screw-on cover. It keeps it ready to use, and is easy to refill. I have buckthorn and annually have to treat sprouts throughout my gardens. Love watching your videos. Nancy in 5A Minnesota.

[@barbarasidel9012]

The pots look beautiful!! I’m going yo take a lesson from this. Thanks Jenny.

[@christinenagel8300]

Hanging baskets on front porch look awesome!!! Thanks for the video 👏👏

[@eileenchang2173]

Hi Jenny, I think your red door with brass hardware really accents the potted hydrangea blooms! Gorgeous!🥰🌸🇨🇦

[@lk7825]

Ocassionally, we see baby Crape Myrtles. We assummed they sprouted from the seeds the tree drops. We dug up one that had small roots and transplanted it to another part of the yard. Others we dug up did not have roots. We thought the voles had eaten the roots. The joke is on us.

[@pamd1861]

WOW love this !!

[@user-qo9yn3lt1f]

Hi, I have noticed with the camera lens when panning it makes your columns on the deck bowed. Love the idea of the hydrangeas!

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

I accidentally messed up the camera settings and had it set on widescreen 🤦🏻‍♀️. It’s fixed now for future videos!

[@wheaties1435]

Sooo pretty….I will go cut some more hydrangeas and try again. The top third or so of mine whither….

[@angieburks7613]

I have an old nail keg that I fill up with hydrangeas and keep on the porch. The hydrangeas dry beautifully and keep all winter.

[@loriswain8140]

Jenny, I can vouch for the “disturbing the soil” hypothesis! I added to a landscape bed that I had two full size crape myrtles. Once I disturbed that soil I got runners everywhere! I did get them under control but what a pain.

[@kaychaney6102]

Beautiful! I’m going to go cut some now!

[@stonecottageadventures304]

I dry my hydrangeas every year and love to use them to decorate my Christmas tree and all over the house. They will actually keep for years if you are gently with them, although the colors do fade a bit.

[@sharidruckenmiller9372]

SO, SO 💚 the hydrangeas…those colors! What kind of hydrangeas would take full sun most of the day? Thank Jerry & Jenny for all your help in gardening! Much 💚

[@noellanmcdaniel9055]

Good morning my white weddings are. Getting that haircut in a matter of hours!!!!!!!!! Heck yeah! Love this thank you Jenny

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

You got this! Have fun!

[@noellanmcdaniel9055]

@@GardeningwithCreekside wish we could all show pictures of our hydrangea arrangements lol

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

@@noellanmcdaniel9055 if you are on Facebook or Instagram post a picture and tag Creekside then I can see it and share with others❣️

[@claudialiebscher1830]

Love the look of the hydrangea plater.

[@debbieewert]

So glad you did this video!! My little lime hydrangeas look awful this year!! With all the rain. They are laying all over the ground. Yuk!! I'm gonna find me some pots and do what you did. Your urns look magnificent. Love the contrast with the red door and gray siding. Thanks for sharing. I have 2 crepe myrtles and never had suckers. I have nothing planted underneath them. That could be why.

[@MississippiBossLady601]

I love those urns 🥰🌿

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

Thank you❣️

[@carmelitarhodes3372]

Very pretty

[@Gardenmimi1950]

I love how these urns turned out!!

[@janetcain1753]

The porch planters are gorgeous! I have crepe myrtles and I hate them….. suckers drive me nuts. I’m definitely trying this product. Thanks Jenny

[@karenfreeman8331]

The arrangements. They turned out great! Hoping to come your way today. We are here from New York and are visiting some friends in North Carolina. 😊

[@taracorley3291]

Beautiful! If you don’t have a grapevine wreath, you can just put Spanish moss around the base.

[@user-dm6oi2ck3u]

Amazing idea for the Hydrangeas. Love it ❤

[@christinenagel8300]

Awesome urns👏👏👏

[@jackielambes7208]

Such a clever idea. Turned out so pretty.

[@pamulapowell3951]

Beautiful 🥰

[@lavadaparker1364]

Absolutely love the hydrangeas!!! Gorgeous!

[@kaylac3367]

So perfect!!! Gorgeous! This looks fancy! Disappointing about flop of the Primes. Well, let's just be excited for what you'll replace them with!

[@saundrawilliams1601]

You made me fall in love with Puffer Fish, but then I hardly ever hear you mention it. Curious what you will replace these hydrangeas with. Don’t blame you for wanting to replace those though. Love your porch arrangements ❤

[@maryalicehuffstetler3026]

The arrangement is beautiful!!

[@rachellehite7429]

The urns look spectacular what a great idea.

[@dianadickerson555]

My puffer fish hydrangea is laying down! I'm in zone 6a Indiana

[@susanw2104]

Love it!

[@evettesoto2264]

Love the hydrangea planters ❤

[@barbb.9489]

Jenny, these planters look fabulous! ❤ If you have a basket for the door, fill it also with the hydrangeas. Idea!!! I bet the customers would love 💕 to buy bundles of your Dried blooms for their containers. LOL 😂!

[@margaretchiodo-keller4495]

I would love to have some of your Crape Myrtle plants. I wish I lived closer to you - I would have asked for them. I love the look of the hydrangea planters on your front porch!

[@jeanetteburt3335]

Evening Jenny. The urns look awesome. My sister uses the stump killer and recommended that I try it as well. I don't have Crepe Myrtles but I do have Loquat trees and the Rose of Sharon which spreads everywhere. Drives me crazy. Jeanette, New Zealand.

[@donnasmalley3713]

I have had success painting a paste of salt and vinegar on cut stumps

[@kathythedutchessofmontfort4945]

Jenny,they look like they definitely belong there . Great idea.

[@kaylynnlitersky2342]

They look fantastic!!❤️