Hydrangea leaves going brown

What might be the problem. Plant is 1 yr old. Seems to mainly the new growth

 

Hi Cindy

I thnk same thing that happened to your wisteria , been too hot and maybe dried out ... its a problem with young plants as they get older they toughen up , keep in the shade for now and out of any wind , just plain water and see how it gets on

Spruce

 

Looks like sunscorch to me as well, specially if the leaves in direct contact with the sun are suffering and the other leaves -deeper inside the shrub- remain dark green.

Make sure that it is getting morning sun (say until 10-11am) and afternoon and evening shade; dappled sun; or bright full shade. Older plants produce leaves that can handle more sunlight.

You can temporarily "add" shade by using an umbrella or an outside chair (depends on the size of the plant, of course).

I had to transplant one whose sun exposure turned out to be harsher than expected so I moved it to another location. So, you definitely will not be the last person on Earth that has to transplant a hydrangea to a shadier location!