Friday, November 14, 2008

Hydrangeas


I love my Nikko Blue hydrangeas. When the flowers mature, they are a brilliant sky blue. I love that they do equally well on the shady side of my house as they do on the sunny side.


Half a dozen years ago the sewer line broke and a trench was dug from the foundation to the curb. When the trench was backfilled, the soil in that area was a different pH, resulting in gorgeous pink blooms.


This year, there was a third color. Lavender.


The question is, was the lavender the result of pink mingling with blue or blue blending with pink?

5 comments:

Julia Erickson said...

I've been meaning to say this: congratulations on the new blog/fresh start...it looks great.

OldRoses said...

Thanks! I'm having a lot of fun with it.

Annie in Austin said...

I don't know the answer, Old Roses, but like the lavender colored hydrangea better than either the pink or blue ones!

Annie at the Transplantable Rose

joey said...

Perhaps you'll never know! Enough to enjoy these stunning beauties, a gift ;)

Naturegirl said...

I can't get enough of photos of hydrangeas..love them!! Love your blue one!!