Tuesday, March 8, 2011

ABC Wednesday: H is for hydrangea


H is for hydrangea and below is a shot of one of my hydrangea blossoms in last summer's heat.
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This time of year my hydrangea bushes only have a few little green leaves.
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However, they are beginning to awaken from their wintry state.
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The hydrangea in the second shot is a baby I separated from the hydrangea in the third shot.
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Above is a shot of the baby I took last summer. As you can see baby Hydrangea grew up to be an adult. Below is a shot of its parent from last summer.
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The parent hydrangea keeps shooting out babies that block the entrance into my garden. I wish I was still strong enough to dig them up but it takes strength to separate clingy babies from parents.
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I like the way the colors change and are varied through the growing season.
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It will be about 3 or 4 months before the hydrangea blossoms are in full bloom but they get green in a hurry. Below is a shot from early May of last year and the hydrangea is the green bush on the right.
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31 comments:

  1. Cezar and LéiaMarch 8, 2011 at 6:35 AM

    Bonjour dear Carver!
    Amazing set of pictures, I love the blue colour, your hydrangeas are magnificent!
    Léia

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  2. Gigi AnnMarch 8, 2011 at 11:41 AM

    The color of that blue Hydrangea I beautiful. Great group of pictures of your garden. Thanks for sharing the beautiful pictures with us today.

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  3. ???March 8, 2011 at 12:56 PM

    Lovely colours. Your garden looks beautiful.

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  4. Sylvia KMarch 8, 2011 at 12:58 PM

    Oh, they are so gorgeous!! I love all of them, but I'm particularly enchanted with blue ones! I got some great shots of our neighbor's blue ones last summer. Terrific shots as always and perfect for the H Day!! Have a great week, Carver!

    Sylvia
    ABC Team

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  5. B i r g i t t aMarch 8, 2011 at 1:41 PM

    Hydrangea is special and I also like how the colours change :)

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  6. Roger Owen GreenMarch 8, 2011 at 1:54 PM

    Can't wait fotr Lily H. to see these!
    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  7. Maude LynnMarch 8, 2011 at 2:31 PM

    What a stunning blue!

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  8. Kay L. DaviesMarch 8, 2011 at 2:59 PM

    Beautiful hydrangea blossoms, Carver. Too bad you can't have someone else dig up the "babies" - maybe you could advertise "free hydrangea bushes, U-Dig"!!
    -- K

    Kay, Alberta, Canada
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  9. Chubskulit RoseMarch 8, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    Great choice for letter H. Gorgeous shots.

    Have a peek on my letter H, see you.

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  10. J.Rylie.CMarch 8, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    So pretty!

    Hygiene, hearty treats, and a hat

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  11. VioletSkyMarch 8, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    beautiful hydrangeas

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  12. Leslie:March 8, 2011 at 5:27 PM

    Hydrangeas are one of my favourite flowers, especially to photograph. There are so many varieties of colours, etc. These are beautiful!

    Leslie
    ABCW Team

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  13. photowannabeMarch 8, 2011 at 5:35 PM

    Lovely flowers and such a perfect choice for the letter H.

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  14. caiteMarch 8, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    all lovely, but especially that next to last one, the white with a hint of green...so nice.

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  15. EG CameraGirlMarch 8, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    WOW! Your hydrangea is gorgeous in bloom!

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  16. Kim, USAMarch 8, 2011 at 9:18 PM

    I am looking forward to my one and only hydrangea too. Love the purple color one of my favorite.
    ABC Wednesday-H

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  17. WandaMarch 8, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    Beautiful capture of the Hydrangea. Love the blue and lavender ones. When my youngest daughter got married, her bouquet was one huge blue hydrangea.

    In fact, I have posted my watercolor of blue and lavender hydrangeas for one of my H's today. Looks like one of your photos.

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  18. RajeshMarch 8, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    These flowers are beautiful and colorful.

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  19. HildredMarch 8, 2011 at 10:10 PM

    Love hydrangeas - they are so spectacular and the colours so varied and beautiful. I have a nice dried bouquet from my daughter's garden that is about five years old and still gorgeous.

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  20. Tumblewords:March 8, 2011 at 10:22 PM

    Exquisite! What a gorgeous spot you have!

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  21. JingleMarch 8, 2011 at 10:50 PM

    impressive blue flowers.

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  22. IndraniMarch 9, 2011 at 8:12 AM

    Whoa! This is SO beautiful!

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  23. MaRMarch 9, 2011 at 10:44 AM

    I love hydrangeas!! beautiful shots of your flowers and garden, Carver. Enjoy your day.

    ABC Wednesday: H

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  24. UnknownMarch 9, 2011 at 2:02 PM

    I like the blue color, lovely

    Say Hi to my Horse, my entry for H.

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  25. TYRA Hallsénius LindheMarch 9, 2011 at 2:50 PM

    Lovely, I would love to have on of those in the garden, especially a blue one.

    Tyra

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  26. CildemerMarch 9, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    Wow! Very beautiful set of pics! Love the blue Hydrangea! I've got a pink one but it's still sleeping!

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    Have a nice and happy week****

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  27. srpMarch 9, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    I am glad to see that yours also have only small leaves. I planted mine in a shade garden near the foundation of the house and thought the cold would be ok since it is usually good even further north. But, it looked so awful a few weeks back... now I can see the leaves starting to fill back in. It is a Citiline Rio and is supposed to be deep purple with green in the center. However, I was confused and thought the purple would appear with basic soil, so I added finely pulverized egg shells ground to a powder... and then found that it really wanted acidic soil to be deep purple. My flowers ended up a wonderful pink and that was ok. I have changed up the soil amendments and hopefully they will do better this year... only their second.

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  28. NydiaMarch 9, 2011 at 9:31 PM

    Gorgeous Hydrangeas, Carver! I'm in love with the blue shade!!

    Thanks for sharing this.

    Kisses from Nydia.

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  29. ChrisJMarch 10, 2011 at 2:41 AM

    Gorgeous blue hydrangeas! Glad yours are on their way to flowering again.

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  30. Vinay Leo R.March 10, 2011 at 12:49 PM

    I think your hydrangea shots would make a lovely calming sight to a tensed mind :) thank u for sharing, Carver!

    Vinay @ I Rhyme Without Reason

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  31. UnknownMarch 10, 2011 at 9:09 PM

    Gorgeous !!

    Shooting from the Hip
    Chicken soup for the Mental Souls

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