Hydrangeas Blooming this Year

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

For the first time in ages the weather has cooperated to allow my hydrangeas to bloom.

If you don't mind going to the link and expanding the post, you'll see some of my garden photos. I've lost the login credentials for flickr where I used to host my photos to post here. I also think I posted some in low res because I reduced them to send in an email to my mom, so not ideal, but you get the idea.

Cross-posted to Gardening Group.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I don't see the link! And I would love to see your photos! n/t

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

2. Oooops! Thanks for letting me know!

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5964137/banner-year-for-the-hydrangea-here-in-se-chester-county-pa#n=0

I see that you commented on the Gardening group post. Thanks very much.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Well, I really wanted to see them! I was blown away.

I have never seen them massed that way before. Mostly people grow them as single bushes.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

4. I appreciate you taking the time to view my garden pix and

comment so positively.🌞

Once I learned how easy it was to propagate hydrangeas, and with me wanting to fill up a lot of space with plants, massing them just made sense.

They're still nice healthy green shrubs even when they don't bloom (though of course I much prefer when they do) and massing them also keeps down the weeds.

I'm not willing to put in the time & poisons it would take to grow a typical suburban lawn.