kuntrygal
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| Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 2:32 am Post subject: My pretty Hydrangeas |
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Hope to keep them blue using rusty nails around the base of the plant.
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glendann
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| Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 3:03 am Post subject: |
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Kuntrygal that is beautiful blooms .I can't ever get those to live for me.I hope it grows great and stays blue.I love it.
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I love hydrangeas, those are beautiful.
I have one coming along nicely that I bought at an end of the season sale at Lowe's last year. I have no idea what kind or color so it will be a total surprise...I just hope it blooms.
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daisybeans
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| Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 4:11 am Post subject: |
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So, so pretty! What happens to it if you don't put the rusty nails around it?
I have one that is (alwasy) blue and has orange tiger lillies planted in front of it and when they are both in bloom, the orange with the blue is exciting.
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| Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 6:43 am Post subject: |
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Those are very pretty.  I like them but haven't got any outside yet.
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Hydrangeas have never been a favourite of mine for the garden but I do like the colour of yours. I find it fascinating that they can change colour according to what type of soil they are planted in.
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Palm Tree
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Those are lovely 
Around here we call them Christmas Roses since they bloom around Christmas time - always a winner and sure colour in the garden - yours reminds me of the holidays now - wonderful.
THe rusty nail - clever you.
Daisybeans - the Hydrangea flowers will be pink then. THey are sensitive to pH and the colour of the flower indicates the soil pH where they are planted.
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| Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:28 pm Post subject: |
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Very pretty kuntrygal. I don't think mine survived the winter this year 
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kuntrygal
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| Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:30 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks all. My grandmother had these all around the old farm house when I was a young girl. I remember them vividly and want to try and re-create the ambiance.
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daisybeans
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| Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:47 am Post subject: |
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I love hydrangeas -- my neighbor and I have some very pretty ones that are quite old. Mine is beautiful clear blue. His, more purply-pink. Neither of us try to change the colors. I had never heard of the rusty nail bit to change the PH. I saw a hydrangea bush at the nursery last week that had beautiful chartreuse colored blooms. Very different looking. I didn't get the name of it -- was too absorbed in looking.
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kuntrygal
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| Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:18 am Post subject: |
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DB you can barely see a bit of chartrerse in the blooms. They were more that color than the blue when I got them.
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daisybeans
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I know, I did notice that -- I love the variation of color there. Hmmm, are you thinking maybe the ones that I saw at the nursery would eventually become more blue too? Could be... I was so busy looking at other things.
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petunia
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I like the color of your hydrangeas KG.
Mine usually are white to sometimes a lite green. I'm hoping to see a change of color this year, I put red wood chips under my bushes last fall. Thanks for sharing yours.
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kuntrygal
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| Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:41 am Post subject: |
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DB even pink Hydrangeas will turn blue if the soil is the right PH. That's why I use the rusty nails. If I just left them alone they would turn pink.
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starface000
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| Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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Those are really pretty. Nice work.
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