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Hydrangea with brown leaves
Hi,
I put a climbing hydrangea into a small bed, down the side of my house, last September. The leaves have gone brown and crispy and I am not sure about why and what I should do with it now? I assume that I should remove the affected leaves but is there something else that it needs? I will shortly give it a feed and some mulch (once I have googled which ones it needs!) but it is in a bit of a wind tunnel down there, so is this likely to have caused it? Any advice much appreciated, thanks!
ps. not 100% sure that it is a hydrangea, as we have lost the tag!

I put a climbing hydrangea into a small bed, down the side of my house, last September. The leaves have gone brown and crispy and I am not sure about why and what I should do with it now? I assume that I should remove the affected leaves but is there something else that it needs? I will shortly give it a feed and some mulch (once I have googled which ones it needs!) but it is in a bit of a wind tunnel down there, so is this likely to have caused it? Any advice much appreciated, thanks!
ps. not 100% sure that it is a hydrangea, as we have lost the tag!

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Nothing to worry about.
I'd leave them for the time being and remove them when it starts growing well again shortly.
Billericay - Essex
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In a wind tunnel it'll certainly take longer to establish - wind dries out foliage every bit as much as sun.
It's not the best choice for against a fence though. They want to be very large plants which cover houses walls easily when happy.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Not so hardy though which is why I've never grown it.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
If you want a climber, it would be safer to put a trellis in front of the fence - a couple of posts 6 feet apart or similar, and then a suitable climber. There are plenty of choices, but not all are evergreen, and some won't like the windy conditions, so you'd have to think about a bit of protection initially, until they were established well.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...