Hydrangeas
I have a smile ear to ear because of these.
These pretty hydrangea are in every room in our house. Here you can see them on our mantel next to the big driftwood boat I shared with you last week.
I’m so happy because our hydrangeas are heavy with these stunning blooms:
See how many?!? I can’t take credit for these stunners as the previous owners planted them, but I adore them. I give them plenty of water each day which they certainly need in the summer heat.
They start off a very pale green and turn white to the most heavenly shade of blue imaginable.
Almost a cornflower blue.
Each orb filled with the most delicate petals. If you look closely they almost look like teeny tiny butterflies opening their wings.
I never tire of looking at them and I also don’t feel bad cutting them to enjoy in our home because it makes more grow!
To me the hydrangea is the flower of summer. The color of a cloudless sky.
The color of the ocean on a warm day.
The color of my youngest’s eyes.
A blue that makes you want to take time to smell the flowers and be grateful for so many gifts.
I know some of you don’t live close enough to share. So sharing a bouquet this way is all I can do. I hope it is enough to fully express their beauty.
Wishing you and your families a beautiful summer’s day!
Oh I can’t wait until our hydrangeas bloom! We have awesome pervious owners who planted several different types of them around our yard. I always get so excited to see them grow and flower.
Thanks so much for sharing yours with us!
~ Ashley
Thanks for sharing, Danielle. They really are so pretty………and so many blooms! I only got a few blooms on each bush this year. Some years they are plentiful and some years only a few blooms. I’m still trying to figure out what I am doing differently!!!!!
Those are absolutely gorgeous! My favorite flower. I love them in all colors but blue is the best! I have some very small hydrangeas in the front that get pink flowers on them. I think I’m supposed to add something to the soil to make them turn blue but I haven’t done that yet. Only a couple huge blooms! I also have a pea hydrangea tree on the side of my house that gets huge white cone-shaped blooms on it – tons and tons! In the fall they turn a beautiful shade of pink (like blush) and green. I also… Read more »
They are beautiful! Do you give them miracle grow?
My absolute favorite – blue hydrangeas. The color of my girl’s eyes! We go to my sister’s beach house every summer in Amagansett, NY and they are always blooming all over the Hamptons. I have only one large one that I planted in our yard when we moved in. It should bloom soon! Thanks for the gorgeous pics of your beautiful garden!
I love hydrangeas! I dream of having them on all sides of the yard!
sooo beautiful…thank you for sharing…xo
I miss these so much! We had several at our old house and they are such a sign of summer for me too. I can’t wait to overhaul our landscaping here and add some into my life again!
Beautiful!
Goly Neds, those are so pretty!
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Oh, how I wish I could grow beautiful hydrangeas like that here in Texas! I killed two bushes last year, but the one I planted this summer has made it so far! Of course, our soil here makes them pink, but I would prefer the blue like yours. They are beautiful, and I agree, cut away and enjoy them in your lovely home!