All my hydrangeas got black spots all over the leaves. Southern States told me to use a copper spray, which I did, but they also said to remove all the leaves. My husband wants to cut it back to the ground but last time that was done. It didn’t bloom for 3 years. Do the leaves fall off in the winter? If so, do I just Rake them up and dispose of them or what? Anything else I should do?

Also, when it was really hot, large pieces of my ajuga which was all along my walk, died. It doesn’t seem to be filling back in. What should I do To restore it?

Elaine