CCHS Seasonal Newsletters

Spring 2023 Newsletter

Topics include: Members in the Spotlight, Joyce Jenks’ Garden…A Painter’s Palette, “Shrub Madness 2023” Winner, The Plant Doctor is In, Transplanting Hydrangeas, Mother’s Day Gift Ideas, A Colombian Hydrangea Farm, Member Gardens Open for the Hydrangea Festival, Bailey Nurseries Executives to Headline Hydrangea University, Mal’s Corner…Where Have All the Flowers Gone?, Welcome New Members, Upcoming Events

Winter 2023 Newsletter

Topics include: Presidents’ Message, Members in the Spotlight, Linda Coven on Container Gardening, Opening Your Garden for the Hydrangea Festival, Heritage Hydrangea Garden Maintenance Schedule, Monrovia’s Pre-Order Program, Donna Garrabrant’s Amazing Garden, From Mechanical Engineer to Hydrangea Guru, How Well Do You Know Your Hydrangeas?, Proven Winners® Trials Two New Hydrangeas, Refueling When Your Garden is Asleep, Mal’s Corner…Pruning H. paniculata Standards, Upcoming Events, Welcome New Members

Fall 2022 Newsletter

Topics include: Presidents’ Message, Members in the Spotlight, A New Pop Star is Debuting in 2023, Cindy and Fred Ecker…Stewards of Marsh Farm, Improving Cell Phone Photos of Your Garden, Another Hydrangea Paradise—the Azores, Small Hydrangeas with a Big Impact, Hydrangea Gift Ideas, What’s Your Hydrangea IQ?, Need Some Garden Inspiration?, Mal’s Corner…Plant Relocation Success, Welcome New Members, Upcoming Events

Summer 2022 Newsletter

Topics include: Presidents’ Message, Members in the Spotlight, Hydrangea Heroes, Hydrangea Gardens Art Exhibit, Extending the Life of Your Cut Hydrangeas, Okinawa’s Hydrangea Garden Yohena, Reflections of an Avid Hydrangea Collector, Time to Harvest Hydrangeas, Hydrangea Festival Photo Gallery, Mal’s Corner…Water! Water! Water!, Welcome New Members, Upcoming Events

Spring 2022 Newsletter

Topics include: President’s Message, Members in the Spotlight, A Naturalistic Garden by the Bay, Heritage Maintenance Team, Hydrangeas in the Late Summer Garden, Proven Winners’ Aqua Pots, Hart Famr Nursery and Garden Center, Bloomin’ Easy Hydrangeas, 2022 Hydrangea U. Announces Speakers, CCHS Opens Nine Gardens for Festival Tour, Mal’s Corner, Shrub Madness 2022 Winner, Welcome New Members, Upcoming Events

Winter 2022 Newsletter

Topics include: President’s Message, Members in the Spotlight, There’s a New Kid in Town…Beacon Gardens, Garden Sleeves: Prepare now for Pruning Season, The Plant Doctor is In, A Summer Celebration, Small on Space, Lovely Beyond Bounds…Pat Vigliorolo’s Garden, Heritage Hydrangeas…Not Just A Summer Affair, Proper Pruning of H.paniculata ‘Bobo’, Platycrater arguta-Tea of Heaven, CCHS and Village Garden Club of Dennis Partner on a Community Project, Mal’s Corner…Getting Ready for Spring and Summer, Upcoming Events, Welcome New Members

Fall 2021 Newsletter

Topics include: Presidents’ Message, In Appreciation of our Newsletter Contributors, Past Co-Presidents Honored, Members in the Spotlight, A Well-Deserved Thank You, CCHS 2022 Calendar a Winner!, My Year with the Diggermen, Les Lutz…Designing Beautiful Spaces, Bayberry Gardens, Hydrangea Maintenance Team, Soares’ Garden, Hydrangea Stocking Stuffers, Mal’s Corner…Autumn Musings, Welcome New Members, Upcoming Events

Spring 2021 Newsletter

Topics include: Presidents’ Message, Members in the Spotlight, Bailey Nurseries Expands Offerings, PHS Names H. p. ‘Bobo’ a 2021 Gold Medal Plant, The Plant Doctor, The Tool Shed, 2021 Hydrangea U. Announces Speakers, Soares Flower Garden Nursery, Heritage Gardens Begins Spring Work, Michael Dirr Releases The Hydrangea Book—The Authorative Guide, H. m. ‘Wee Bit Grumpy’ Wins “Shrub Madness 2021”, A Bride with Many Names, CCHS Opens 9 Gardens for Festival Tour, The Making and Remaking of a Garden, Mal’s Corner, Welcome New Members, Upcoming Events

Winter 2021 Newsletter

Topics include: Presidents’ Message, Members in the Spotlight, Hydrangea Evolution—My Opinion, The Tool Shed, How Well Do You Know Your Hydrangeas?, The Plant Doctor is In, CCHS and Social Media – How Can You Help?, How to Keep Deer Away from Your Hydrangeas, A Photographer’s Garden, Mal’s Corner…Bloom Color Control, Welcome New Members, Upcoming Events

Fall 2020 Newsletter

Topics include: Presidents’ Message, Members in the Spotlight, The Year of the Hydrangea Photo Gallery, Plant Patents and Trademarks, The Tool Shed, Hydrangea Pollinators, Lunch Bunch Photo Gallery, Crocker Nurseries, New Paniculata Cultivars, A Busy Year at Heritage, Mal’s Corner, Welcome New Members

Summer 2020 Newsletter

Topics include: Presidents’ Message, Members in the Spotlight, Creating a Hydrangea Symphony in Your Garden, The Tool Shed, Hydrangeas & Ground Covers, Photo Gallery, Family Owned and Family Run…Agway of Cape Cod, Carol Condon’s Garden, Heritage Hydrangea Display Garden, Mal’s Corner, Welcome New Members, Upcoming Events

Spring 2020 Newsletter

Topics include: Presidents’ Message, Members in the Spotlight, New Hydrangea Introductions, The Tool Shed, Michael Dirr Studies Heritage’s Hydrangea Arborescens, White Hydrangeas Light Up the Night, Display Garden News, Common Insect and Disease Pests of Cape Cod Hydrangeas, Gloria Buxbaum’s Unique Garden, Mal’s Corner, Welcome New Members/Upcoming Events

Winter 2020 Newsletter

Topics include: Presidents’ Message, Members in the Spotlight, The Tool Shed, In Search of Hydrangeas and Castles, Mary and Roger Bowker’s Labor of Love, The Farm, Mal’s Corner, Hydrangeas That Double Your Gardening Pleasure, Holiday Photo Gallery, Welcome New Members, Upcoming Events

Fall 2019 Newsletter

Topics include: Presidents’ Message, Members in the Spotlight, The Tool Shed, Heritage Hydrangea Display Garden, Pat McDonald’s Playful Garden, Holiday Decorating with Hydrangeas, The Science Behind Hydrangea Flower Colors, Farewell Reflections, Mal’s Corner, Fall Potluck Photo Gallery, Welcome New Members, Upcoming Events

Summer 2019 Newsletter

Topics include: Presidents’ Message, Members in the Spotlight, Variety is the Spice of Life, Time for Soil Testing, Our Favorite Hydrangeas…A Success!, Gail Watts’ Garden, The Tool Shed, Hydrangea University a Success, Hydrangeas for Your Feet, Biological Diversity-the Need for Various Hydrangea Species, Meet Plant Breeder David Roberts, Mal’s Corner, Photo Gallery, Welcome New Members/Upcoming Events

Spring 2019 Newsletter

Topics include: Presidents’ Message, Members in the Spotlight, Royal Majestics Hydrangea Series, Hydrangeas for Easter an Mother’s Day, Our Favorite Hydrangea Book on Sale, Display Garden Volunteers Already Hard at Work, Coastal Botanical Garden of Maine, The Tool Shed, Hydrangeas in Japanese Culture, Hydrangeas in the Mixed Border, Hydrangeas Plus–Ten Must Have Hydrangeas, Mal’s Corner, Hydrangea University, Display Garden Schedule and Upcoming Events

Winter 2019 Newsletter

Topics include: Presidents’ Letter, Members in the Spotlight, Climbing Hydrangea, The Tool Shed, Winter Activities Photo Gallery, Dressing up Your Garden, Mal’s Corner, A Twenty-Year Labor of Love, How Retailers Prepare for Hydrangea Season, Turning a Lemon into Lemonade, Halo Hydrangea Series, Holiday Party Photo Gallery, Upcoming Events

Fall 2018 Newsletter

Topics include: Presidents’ Message, Members in the Spotlight, Not Your Average Hydrangea Gardener, Hydrangeas of Columbia and Ecuador, Double Delight Hydrangea Series, A Busy Year in the Display Garden, Native American Hydrangeas, Ordering Cut Hydrangeas Online, Hydrangea in the Mixed Border, Hydrangea Pests and Diseases, Mal’s Corner, Potluck Dinner Photo Gallery, New Members, Upcoming Events

Summer 2018 Newsletter

Topics include: Presidents’ Message, Members in the Spotlight, Irish Lace, Hydrangea University, My 109 Year Old Hydrangea, Companion Plants for Hydrangeas, A Garden Tourist – Gail Johnson’s Garden, Abracadabra Hydrangea Series, Black Gold for Hydrangeas and the Environment, Display Garden Improvements, Designing with Dried and Antique Hydrangeas, Hydrangea Festival Garden Tours, Mal’s Corner, Wine in the Garden Photo Gallery, Welcome New Members & Upcoming Events

Spring 2018 Newsletter

Topics include: President’s Message, Members in the Spotlight, Understanding Botanical Names of Plants, Heritage Display Garden Volunteers, Forever and Ever Series, Design Ideas from a Hydrangea Whisperer, Ticks and Hydrangeas Emerge from Cold Weather Together, Choosing Companion Plants for Hydrangeas, Terrific Garden Tools, Container Gardening with Hydrangeas, Hydrangea University Announces Speakers, Garden Walk Buffalo, Mal’s Corner, Welcome New Members, Calendar of Upcoming Events

Winter 2018 Newsletter

Topics include: President’s Message, Members in the Spotlight, Choosing Companion Plantings for Hydrangeas, Hydrangea History Notes, CCHS Celebrates Christmas at Heritage, Mal’s Corner, The Endless Summer Family is Growing, A Garden Tourist, The Teller Series of Hydrangeas, American Hydrangea Society Hosts Robert Mallet, A Designer’s Appreciation of Hydrangeas, Christmas Party Photo Gallery, Welcome New Members and Calendar of Events

Fall 2017 Newsletter

Topics include: President’s Message, Judy & Peter Berrien, Hydrangea Plant Series-Part 4, Hydrangea Haven grown from Cuttings, Brief History of the Cape Cod Hydrangea Society, Choosing Companion Plants for Hydrangeas, Paniculatas to Ponder, Mal’s Corner, Deer Ticks

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