Every Southern beauty can use a little accessorizing.
It’s a fact that the hydrangea is the queen of the Southern garden.
Read on for some tips on what to plant with hydrangeas.
Credit: Ralph Lee Anderson
It is up to you if you want to plant similar hues or bright contrasting colors.
Anchor the corners of your garden with tall and handsome, burgundy-colored fountain grass.
Like hydrangeas,‘Beyond Blue’ Fescue, which forms bluish-gray tufts, loves full or partial sun.
These tufts will grow four to 11 inches and are ideal foredging your garden.
Hosta Plants
Gardeners love hosta plants for their foliage.
The thin spikes of trumpet-shaped flowers that appear in the summer are just an added benefit.
There is an incredible variety of shapes, sizes, and colors available.
New selections of hostas enter the scene in droves, and names change periodically.
Dogwoods also offer attractive blossoms, foliage, and bark.
Double Reeves spirea, or bridal wreath, is a popular, easy-growing shrub reaching five to six feet.
Its arching, white-flowered branches also provide protection from the mid-day sun for hydrangeas.
You want to avoid nicking or destroying an existing root system.
Hydrangeasare beautiful on their own, but other plants can enhance the visual appeal of these Southern garden favorites.
Consider planting a companion plant if you want to provide additional color,ground cover, orshade.
Always check for existing tree roots so you don’t disturb companion plants.
‘Limelight’ hydrangeas are relatively maintenance-free plants that thrive near houses or borders.
Mature ‘Limelight’ hydrangeas reach three to 12 feet tall and wide when meeting proper care requirements.
The panicle hydrangea blooms are six to eight inches long that bloom from mid-summer to fall.
