You're listening to the Joe Gardner Show, the podcast all about gardening, where we cover

everything you need to know to grow like a pro, no experience required.

And now here's your guide, National Gardening Television Host, and the Joe Behind Joe Gardner,

Joe Lample.

Hi everybody, it's Joe Lample, the Joe Behind Joe Gardner, and welcome to the Joe Gardner

Show.

I think it's fair to say that one of America's favorite plants is the Hydrangea.

They grow over much of the country, they're surprisingly hardy, they come in stunning

colors of all shapes and sizes, and some even offer four seasons of interest.

And even if we can't or don't grow them, we're either giving or getting them as gifts,

right?

But if you are in the camp of growing them in your garden, it only makes sense to do all

we can to protect them and prepare them as best we can for their next big show, typically

starting in early summer and often lasting into fall.

Now although it is still winter, we are getting hints of spring right now around much of

the country, even between all that snow, and this is that really dangerous time of year

for plants.

Yes, some of that is definitely due to the temperature extremes, mother nature is always

tossing around between those highs and lows, and it's no surprise that plants are tricked

into thinking spring is here only to be shut down by the next polar express.

But that's not the only problem Hydrangea's and other plants face.

It's us in our pent up desire to go outside and do anything gardening related that we

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