Mid-South Hydrangea Society

04/16/2026

If your hydrangea macrophyllas are displaying buds like this and you want to encourage them to be blue now is the time to apply a soil acidifier.

04/07/2026

Hope to see you there! Hydrangeas will be part of this large offering of plants. Don’t forget to budget for the Mid-South Hydrangea Society sale/speaker event on Saturday, May 30.

| Spring Plant Sale

Mark your calendar for the Dixon’s annual Spring Plant Sale, a longtime Memphis garden tradition. The sale features a wide range of plants—from hard-to-find natives to shrubs and herbaceous perennials well-suited for the Mid-South.

Dixon members are invited to shop early:
Thursday, April 16 | 12–7 PM

Join today for early access and the best selection, including native azaleas, camellias, ferns, shade perennials, and herbaceous and Itoh peonies.

In celebration of the Dixon’s 50th anniversary, a special selection of golden plants will also be available.

Open to the public:
Friday, April 17 | 9 AM–4 PM
Saturday, April 18 | 9 AM–2 PM

Visit dixon.org to view a full list of plants for sale!

03/22/2026

Lot of plant buying opportunities coming our way! Pace yourself. The Mid-South Hydrangea Sale and Speaker event is coming to the Dixon again the last Saturday of May the 30th this year. So set aside some plant funds for a hydrangea or two. No money needed for speaker or sale admission!

03/22/2026

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Join us for the annual in-person Garden Show and Plant Sale​ to start spring! Shop plants, decor, gifts and enjoy fun and games for the family!

03/15/2026

I was lured by our warm above average temperatures and the budding up of my hydrangea macrophyllas into believing we had left winter behind. However, I and my hydrangeas were so wrong! If you have hostas, hydrangeas or anything plant wise in pots and are able move them put them in your enclosed garage ( yes, move those cars out to make room if needed), up beside a protected sheltered wall or covered area. I seem to collect pots from my previous plant purchases. I’ll take the larger ones and place over my emerging hostas in the ground. My hydrangeas are too large at this point but your’s may be younger. If you place a tarp or cloth over your hydrangeas or shrubs, I understand that where the material touches the green tissue it will kill it. So use staking to hold it above the foliage. We will be battling wind too so it’s important to secure whatever cover you use with weights such as bricks, stone etc. It’s going to be dicey Monday and Tuesday nights.
If you have any techniques you have successfully used please share with us.

Below are photos of my over excited hydrangeas in bud.

03/14/2026

03/14/2026

It’s today and tomorrow. A sunny, cheery, informative and inspiring opportunity that will bring a smile to your face and heart.

03/07/2026

We have lift off hydrangea fans! Our hydrangeas are bursting forth with fresh green growth in this new season! This is Endless Summer the original is a macrophylla located in zone 7b/8a Memphis TN. It’s been cleaned up at bit already but more will be clipped as it becomes evident what is really dead. I’m hoping for some blooms. We had some wide temperature swings in this area in December that may make blooms sparse this year. I’m hoping for the best! It’s time to put down a fertilizer when you see green growth. It means the roots are pulling up moisture and nutrients from the soil. An organic like Espoma Hollytone or a non organic balanced one like 14-14-14.

01/24/2026

With numerous days in November-December when our midsouth temperatures reached above 65 and into the mid-70’s even our macrophhllas were budding out which is not a comforting thing for those of us wanting those beautiful blue/pink blooms. So now we are facing extreme cold temperatures. 🥶❄️🌨️.

Memphis winters like to keep us guessing. A few simple steps now can make a big difference when temperatures drop.

Before the freeze:
• Water plants well
• Refresh mulch
• Cover tender plants
• Protect containers and new plantings

After it warms up:
Uncover during the day, let ice melt on its own, and hold off on pruning until things settle.

01/16/2026

A hydrangea paniculata selected as flower of the year 2026 by FLOWER magazine. https://flowermag.com/flower-magazine-2026-flower-of-the-year/?fbclid=IwRlRTSAPWZ8ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeJubsf_6G1UDM2SuGKrhmdYTS0cht2uyawwUWYweQ4JPZbmYj0PVx4vflFzY_aem_0wePLp8TJmXtb6QFK_Ia2g

FLOWER Magazine's 2026 Flower of the Year is FIRE LIGHT HYDRANGEA. This ever-changing bloom bloom shines in gardens and arrangements.

12/01/2025

Don’t over look the beautiful fall color that oakleaf hydrangeas can bring into your garden. This is ‘Snowflake’ Memphis TN zone 7b-8a.