Scribbles, thank you. It’s nice to have a name for it.
Is it me or am I getting mixed messages
Does anybody work out with kettlebells ?
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SubscribeIn the spring, I was worried that I'd allowed my hydrangeas to become too parched in last year's long, dry summer. When I dead-headed them in March, they seemed very sad and were slow to form new flower buds - and the ones that did form were very small and scrawny.
I fed them some general fertiliser and hoped I hadn't actually killed them and fretted a bit because I really love them. I need not have worried. Two days ago, I returned from holiday to a fabulous display which I just had to share.
Scribbles, thank you. It’s nice to have a name for it.
Auntieflo, that looks like it might be a variety of hydrangea macrophylla called Black Steel Zambia. I love the dark stems - very striking!
I love all the pictures of hydrangeas here. I have a rescued one, that has black stems, and it is just beginning to flower. As it was in the TLC corner, it didn’t have a label, so I was wondering if anyone could identify it, not that it matters, I love it anyway. Picture complete with weeds and nigella seed heads!
Absolutely beautiful flowers. Thanks for posting pics.
Gorgeous photos! We don’t have hydrangeas in this garden though I had then in my last one. Must try and find room for one or two. I like the lace caps. Keep an eye open for hydrangea scale. We found some on my friend’s plants this summer, and apparently it is troublesome this year.
I'm not sure if it works but I read somewhere if you want your pink hydrangeas to turn blue increase the acidity of the soil by sprinkling coffee grounds around them.Has anyone else heard this ?Well I've saved the grounds from our morning coffee pot the last few days and done it we'll see ?
Is it the soil that makes some blue and some pink. I love the blue ones but the only ones in our garden are pink.
They’re all amazing. I love Glam Rock, but I’d like to keep my tradition and find a poorly ones! I could always find a corner for it.
Crazy H yours has so many florets,
Wow! It is obviously a good year for hydrangeas, despite a bad winter which set a lot of them back.
Lovely photos everybody.
They are all absolutely beautiful.
Just thought i’d Post mine as well- nothing special but .,,
Does anyone have a 'Glam Rock'? The first pic is how it should look but mine have flowers which are mainly green and ugly, despite planting in ericaseous compost as recommended. I also tried the 'blueing' agent.
Here is one of my Paniculatas. I remember we bought them at the same time, lemongrove, but mine is Sundae Fraise, a smaller version. I like the way the flowers turn pink as they mature. I am also happy with my pink Annabelle, although I haven't given it enough space so that it is jumbled with other stuff. The Runaway Bride which was the Chelsea plant of 2018 is disappointing. It is supposed to flower at each leaf joint and tip. So far the tips have no buds.
Not sure why two pics arrived.
J52 and gilly lovely hydrangeas and unusual colours.
Just taken some pics of mine.
Just wanted to share a photo of my hydrangeas taken today too . Mine were poor last year, I wonder if they have “off years” ?
I love the idea of rescuing ailing ones at the garden centre, J52 and was seriously tempted to do that quite recently. The only thing that stopped me was that I've no more space unless I dig up another shrub to make way for it. Well done you and I hope they'll continue to thrive.
I shall look forward to seeing more photos of other GNs' hydrangeas as they come to full glory.
And 3 more.
Lemongrove, here’s some pictures of my Hydrangeas this year, they were rescue plants last year. I don’t know their names as they were without labels.
Beautiful!
Post some pics of your hydrangeas? Give us all some ideas.
We have five different ones, I will take some pics this week.
Gorgeous blooms ! Ours are a bit slow this year , but heading towards a fair show
Stunning Scribbles ...mine are not too bad either.
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