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Hi there.

To say that I am a neophyte to the world of gardening is a bit of an understatement. But I have had some success, mostly by just dumb luck. So I decided to push my luck a little further and purchased a Pinky Winky Hydrangea earlier this summer. It started off just fine, but over the course of a few weeks developed some spotting (looked more like smudges than "spots") on the leaves. We took a leaf to the local garden center and they couldn't decide if it was scorch or fungus, but were more than willing to suggest we purchase the fungicide any how, which we did. We treated the bush with the fungicide with little change. I ended up just removing the offending leaves, and have not really seen another since. Anyhow, since then the buds have started to flower, but not as I would have expected, just basically a couple here and there. The buds themselves look quite, I'm not sure...dry? and the flowers are a bit spotted. I am quite afraid of OVER watering, but perhaps I am under watering them instead. They usually do get a bit of water every day to every other day. There also is an abundance of flies around the plant, which I've read can possibly lead to problems. So, going by the picture and my description could anyone suggest what I might be doing wrong?

I've also noticed a few days ago that my dog likes to relive herself not too far from the plant :-/

Thanks in advance.

This post was edited by kimct on Wed, Aug 14, 13 at 17:27