Nyboy
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I had to run to the country house last night, I have not been there in 2 weeks. The yard was filled with blooming Hydrangea 
Everywhere I looked there was hydrangea in bloom. All of them end of season clearance very cheap. They are one of the few plants I can buy that look half dead, plant late and survive and flower . A woman up the block from me has a amazing shade of blue. I know soil has a lot to do with color, I want this shrub. While walking my dog I stopped to talk to her when she was outside one night. She said I could take some cuttings. I know best way is to lay a branch on ground and let it root, but I don't know this woman and don't feel comfortable asking to do that. What is the best way to root a cutting ?
Everywhere I looked there was hydrangea in bloom. All of them end of season clearance very cheap. They are one of the few plants I can buy that look half dead, plant late and survive and flower . A woman up the block from me has a amazing shade of blue. I know soil has a lot to do with color, I want this shrub. While walking my dog I stopped to talk to her when she was outside one night. She said I could take some cuttings. I know best way is to lay a branch on ground and let it root, but I don't know this woman and don't feel comfortable asking to do that. What is the best way to root a cutting ?
). Plant it or them where you can keep an eye on it/them, by next spring it/they should be well rooted and you can move to a permanent location. This is the only method I use and it hasn't failed yet.
You know, I have been in trouble trying to root things where the advice was that it didn't need the hormone.
