Blossoming Questions

WHAT FLOWERS ARE GOOD FOR ZONE 3 and 4?

I JUST RECEIVED AN ENDLESS SUMMER HYDRANGEA FOR MOTHER’S DAY. SHOULD WE PLANT IT RIGHT AWAY OR CAN WE PUT IT IN A POT? IF WE PUT IT IN A POT WHEN CAN WE PUT IT IN THE GROUND? ALSO, IN IOWA, HOW MUCH SHADE IS PARTIAL SHADE?

I WOULD LIKE TO RELOCATE A BARBERRY AND A SPIREA SHRUB THIS SEASON. WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO TRANSPLANT THESE PLANTS? I PLANTED THESE SHRUBS LAST SUMMER (2019).

HOW DO I JOIN THE MESSENGER PLAN THAT MESSAGES ME WHEN TO DO WHAT WITH MY PLANTS?

ONLY 1 OF 4 PLANTS BLOOMED LAST SUMMER. THIS SPRING I HAVE GREEN BUDS AT GROUND LEVEL BUT NOT ON LAST YEAR’S WOODY STEMS. THE BUDS ON THE OLD STEMS ARE BROWN AND APPEAR TO BE DEAD. SHOULD I CUT THE OLD STEMS TO THE GROUND? HALFWAY? WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?

WHEN FLOWERS WILT CAN I PLUCK THEM OFF SO NEW ONES WILL COME IN?

I HAVE A BLOOMSTRUCK REBLOOMING HYDRANGEA AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE BUDS HAVE DIED ON LAST YEAR’S GROWTH, BUT I DO HAVE NEW GROWTH COMING IN. SHOULD I BE WORRIED?

CAN I PLANT MY PLANTS IN JUST DIRT?

WHAT IS THE TALLEST HYDRANGEA THAT WILL GROW IN FULL SHADE?

DO YOU HAVE ANY FERTILIZING TIPS FOR MARMALADE POTENTILLA?