I just posted about my blue bird lace cap having dieback on the tips eventhough I protected it over the winter... That's great news about your Woodlander. I'll have to look for that one. Don't suppose you have a photo of it that you could post? I know what you mean about the late frosts. I'll be running out a few times to cover up my lacecap, I'm sure.

Dee, check out this thread from last year on Woodlander--it includes a photo previously posted by FoxesEarth.

Here is a link that might be useful: Woodlander thread from summer 2005

Thanks, dwk... You even mentioned the same thing about your bluebirds that I said about mine. I'll have to look for Woodlander this spring. It sounds like it's hard to find, but we have a really good nursery nearby with different hydrangeas. It's nice not to have to worry about winter protection.

I absolutely love this one. Like mentioned, maybe other serratas have showier indivdiual bloom heads, but its a profuse overall bloomer on terminal and lots of side buds. It's nice and compact, great habit. It has this great spring coloring where the tips and outside edges of the leaves are blushed this beautiful black/purple.

If you like serrates you have to get this one.

Creech, the fact that Woodlander is compact makes it all the more attractive to me. The spring colouring of the leaves sounds very nice, too.