Learning in Bloom

Learning in Bloom gathers the active side of the garden — where curiosity meets practice. This is the working record of what I’m growing, testing, and discovering right now, from individual plant notes to small-scale experiments and ongoing lessons that shape how I understand the garden season by season.

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Plant Profile: Oakleaf Hydrangea ‘Munchkin’

Opening Observation When my landscaping expert suggested oakleaf hydrangeas for the new front beds, I had to look them up. Hydrangea? Absolutely. But oakleaf? That was new to me. He had just returned from an architecture tour in Chicago and mentioned that the tour guide described oakleaf hydrangeas as a designer favorite for their structure,

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