She and her sister-in-law, Amy Kirkpatrick, transplanted the shrub in her yard. The name, coined in 1962 when Annabelle hydrangeas were first released for commercial production, is a nod to the ...

Many of you will recognize it as ‘Annabelle’ hydrangea, an old-fashioned garden plant that is as popular as ever. Hydrangea arborescens, or smooth hydrangea, is one of the easiest of all ...