Thursday, July 30, 2009

Hydrangea Heaven

The hydrangeas are in full bloom all over Guernsey at the moment.

I love the huge, blousy blooms of the mop head variety.

They even grow in the full sun here. This is quite astounding to me as in Australia they would be a modern art impression of a crispy plant.

This lace head hydrangea was lovely but then again it was blue, my favourite colour.

We have one planted at Bumble Bee Cottage; I hope it grows into something as lovely as these gorgeous specimens.
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  1. DianeJuly 30, 2009 at 12:14 PM

    They are very beautiful. My neighbour has one and when she cuts the blooms off in Autumn, she hands me a few as they look sensational as they dry. They also look good in Christmas decorations too (sprayed gold/silver or just left as they are). The blue one is my favorite one too.

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  2. JoyceJuly 31, 2009 at 1:39 PM

    I planted three blue ones at the beach house and when I left one had turned pink. Perhaps it was pink when I purchased it and it may have had the wrong tag. They all look spectacular and I am happy I purchased small ones as they have grown so big in such a small amount of time. I can't wait to see them next summer. I just have to remember to cut some and dry some and take them to this house for the winter.
    Joyce

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  3. ShaheenAugust 27, 2009 at 12:14 PM

    Wow I thought they were butterflies on the lace head hydrangea. Thanks for sharing the beautiful image.

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