types – Hydrangeas Blue

Going to the nursery and buying new plants for the yard is such fun. I love to imagine them each growing large and gloriously enhancing my landscape. But once I’m home and the work of digging and getting them into the ground begins, I’m not having as much fun.

Finding the right spot for them is the first obstacle to overcome. Some of them, in fact most of them, like sun with some shade. The blue “Endless Summer”, white “Blushing Bride“, the “Limelight” (I bought two), and the “Pinky Winky” all need to get some sun, but the “Pee Gee” wants shade.

Also, the full grown size of these plants needs to be considered. Hydrangeas don’t really need to be trimmed, so I want to give them all the space they need to look natural in their settings.

While I am considering all these things and watching my yard for the sunny spots, the plants sit in their pots. Each day they must be watered. Plants in pots dry out very fast. Then a freeze was predicted and I brought them all inside the garage for the night. I wouldn’t have worried had they been planted in the ground, but being in pots makes them more fragile.

I know they want out! And they will do some nice growing once they are in the ground. This weekend the weather in my part of New England will be fabulous, so I plan to get the planting underway. After all, adding perennials to the yard is a wonderful and lasting gift you can give yourself.

The Pinky Winky Hydrangea Bush (hydrangeasblue.wordpress.com)
“Blushing Bride” The White Hydrangea (hydrangeasblue.wordpress.com)

I am very excited to now have my own hydrangeas to plant and grow! It is not only necessary for beautifying my dull and boring landscape, but I need to get photos of the flowers for my business. I’ve had to work with older photos that were taken when I rented a house with hydrangeas in the yard, but now it will be so nice to walk outdoors and snap as many photos as I need.

One of the best features of hydrangeas is that the flowers last and last. They also bloom profusely so older flowers and new buds can be on the bush for a long time. If I can get them planted correctly and make them happy I should see some blue, white, pink and green flowers either later this year or next.

My Endless Summer plant looks like it may bloom this year and so does the white one (have to get the name), but the Limelight and Pinky Winky may not. Although the Endless Summer tag shows a blue flower, I know that it may not bloom blue unless the soil is right for that. This year I will wait and see what it does.

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