My hydrangeas all died almost immediately. I have a bed where nothing grows, full sun, clay, neighbours shrubs suck all nutrients out of the soil and most plants wither and die, foxes piss on what’s left.
This is what happens in my bed that borders neighbour's oak tree hedge / forest.
Stuff will just about grow if I continually mulch / fertilise / water. It's a struggle and even then I think I'm mainly helping the next door oak thicket.
My hydrangeas all died almost immediately. I have a bed where nothing grows, full sun, clay, neighbours shrubs suck all nutrients out of the soil and most plants wither and die, foxes piss on what’s left.