How to Use hydrangea in a Sentence

hydrangea

noun
  • Try dahlias in the fall or white hydrangeas in the winter.
    Jen Derose, House Beautiful, 8 Oct. 2013
  • All across the Northeast, hydrangeas are in full bloom.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2024
  • The trio posed for photos in front of lush greenery and hydrangea plants.
    Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024
  • Pictured: Purple hydrangeas, red roses and mauve lisianthus in a deep red vase.
    Brynn Mannino, Woman's Day, 26 Jan. 2011
  • As a final touch, Rachel added a beautiful bouquet of hydrangeas for an extra pop of color.
    Herrine Ro, Country Living, 6 Oct. 2015
  • Actress Blake Lively used pink hydrangeas in her wedding bouquet.
    Micaela English, Town & Country, 30 Mar. 2015
  • The season lends itself to a potentially kitschy theme (cue the mistletoe and snowflakes…) and most brides' dream buds, like peonies, dahlias and hydrangeas, are nowhere to be found.
    Putnam & Putnam, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Mar. 2016
  • Attract this flying insect by planting catnip, goldenrod, and hydrangea.
    The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 11 May 2016
  • This is a cool white garden, the steps from the yard to the front door set off by dark yews, puffs of white snowberries and cow parsley in long grass, white-flowering hydrangea bushes, and a white rambling rector rose sprawling up the walls.
    Plum Sykes, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Take its sloping cobblestone streets, bursts of vibrant periwinkle hydrangeas, and glowing Christmas trees floating on boats during the holiday season.
    Alex Erdekian, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 July 2024
  • All the hydrangeas in the living room are from the yard.
    Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2020
  • If the daylily is not your flower, how about the hydrangea?
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2019
  • The month of June is also a time when hydrangeas start to bloom.
    Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 3 June 2023
  • Want to learn more about when to plant hydrangeas for the best flowers?
    Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Our hydrangea in our yard hasn’t died yet, which is good.
    Christine Lennon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2023
  • Mix in springs of white hydrangea and spray roses to cover the foam and base.
    Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The rest of it is made up of cottages clad in gray shingles and framed by hydrangeas.
    Kate Storey, Town & Country, 13 June 2023
  • Tables are set to match, with fresh white hydrangeas and blue and white striped linens.
    Allison Bagley, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2018
  • Here, blue hydrangeas echo the door's hue, and pink dahlias offer a bit of bright contrast to draw the eye.
    Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Here was a hydrangea that bloomed all summer long on both old and new growth.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 20 May 2024
  • The trees were covered in climbing hydrangeas and there are so many good plants to try.
    Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 25 June 2023
  • Bake up a two-tired cake or cupcakes iced to look like hydrangeas! Don't have a lot of time?
    Erin Cavoto, Country Living, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Keep the planting site acidic to maintain a blue hydrangea.
    Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Mar. 2021
  • The hydrangea plants that Eli and Marlena used to race between no longer stood in the backyard.
    Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2019
  • Perhaps this is the reason for the failure of the Oakleaf hydrangea.
    Dick Crum, Indianapolis Star, 23 June 2017
  • Bigleaf hydrangea blooms on old wood, which refers to growth produced the prior year.
    Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Our hydrangeas have bloomed well, but their leaves are covered with black spots.
    Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 23 Aug. 2019
  • French hydrangeas require acidic soil to turn blooms blue.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Their hue is due to the island’s acidic soil, which deepens the hydrangeas’ rich color.
    Andrew Nelson, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Are crape myrtles like hydrangeas, where adding acid to the soil will change the flower color?
    Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 2 Aug. 2019

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