This is a beautiful hydrangea plant. The first year it was a light blue flower, but the alkaline conditions of my soil have caught up with its chemical makeup and now the blooms are a very pretty pink. I like the novelty of blue flowers, but it would take lots of Miracid or some other […]
flowers in the garden
Endless Summer Hydrangea, 2010 Season
This summer ‘Endless Summer’ hydrangea has seen the best of times and the worst of times. The early part of the season with its regular drenching rains created perfect blooming conditions, and the bush looked the best I have yet seen it. Then the scorching hot and dry patch drew out the moisture faster than […]
Hellebores and Friends
Christmas Roses Planted in the Garden Sue of “A Corner Garden“, which is a lovely blog, btw- I just love the picture of your garden and lovable dog, left a question on an old post… “Hellebore Happiness“. I wanted to answer and not have it lost in the ole blog “back 40”. Sue wrote: Hi […]
Color Harmony: July Pink
I usually attach a color idea of orange and yellow to July, maybe because of the bright light, or the fact that many flowers in those hues are in full bloom in this month. But pink is still a garden color that while warming towards salmon in many of July’s bloom choices helps to cool […]
Fashionista Gardening
I think Ivette, the Germinatrix, has found the essence of today’s taste in gardening. Not that some of us aren’t old fashioned holdouts, but it is a (fashionista) way to look at your garden design that will keep you from making some of the more obviously unsatisfying design faux pas. clipped from dominomag dot […]
The Last of August Blooming
August is fading, it’s farewell lost on whispering wind while the Labor Day weekend is flashed on the screen of our minds. People are busy with their new school years and have already said their goodbyes to summer, the last of August is simply a tags end sale of afterthoughts. But there are blooms and […]
