I've mentioned before how when we moved in to our current home 2 years ago we inherited a garden that was lovingly tended by the previous owner for 37 years. The longer we live here the more plants we discover and the more impressed I become at the previous owner's choice of planting. No more so than with the Hydrangeas.
A few days ago I posted photos of our Hydrangeas. I thought they were all we had - until I opened my latest copy of Gardening Australia magazine:
A few days ago I posted photos of our Hydrangeas. I thought they were all we had - until I opened my latest copy of Gardening Australia magazine:
It seems that the funny looking plants that I vigorously cut back 18 months ago are actually varieties of Hydrangea.
The pic in the top right is the Lacecap Hydrangea, the pic in the bottom left is the Oak-leafed Hydrangea and the pic in the bottom right is the general run-of-the-mill version.
I feel so lucky to have a garden that after two years is still got surprises for us.
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I keep looking at the lone hydrangea in our side yard knowing that I will be cutting blooms from it soon to bring inside.
I love them so!
I only discovered the oask-leaf one recently. I'm still a fan of the run-of-the-mill variety.
Lucky you with the gardeners. Mine was planted ( and since razed by us ) by "weed-loving-man".
If it was noxious, banned in many states and prone to disrupting pipes, gutters, sewerage, power, you name it - he grew it, with proud gusto. Ugh !!
I'm so lucky to have a friend that has a garden (and house) like your's to visit.
Do you do anything to 'blue' your hydrangeas? Isn't there some tale about digging batteries into the ground around the roots?
Us? Do anything to our garden? Nothing. And yet, we have a pink hydrangea next to a blue one then a white one (okay so it's genetically white) and then a bluey/purple one.
It may be something to do with the companion plantings I think.
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