beautiful hydrangeas

Felt flower pillows are decorative and whimsical, but take a little time to construct by hand. A pillow decorated to look like a stylized, pompomlike hydrangea blossom plays equally well off of traditional floral chintz as it does as a soft pop of color on the clean lines of a modern sofa.

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A climbing hydrangea relative from Japan. The silver leaves have dark green veining making a nice combination. Our plant is 20' tall after 20 years and rarely blooms white lacecap.

Source While the weather can’t seem to make up its mind here, I am starting to think about how I want to add some flowers into our landscape this year. I have two urns {one by our garage door and one by the front door} that I like to change up each year. Our first year here I used a fern. I’ve been pinning some inspiration and my daughter has been sending me pins of some that she comes across, too. So far, these are my favorites. This one below is in a window box, but could easily be adapted…

If you live in a modest home, chances are your front yard is a modest size as well. (Although we fully recognize that everyone’s idea of “modest” when it comes to house and yard size is relative.) Just because you may have less front yard space than the rolling acreage upon which your dream house...

Dwarf 'Limelight' hydrangea!Compared to its famous sibling ‘Limelight’, Little Lime hardy hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata) may seem like a pipsqueak. Don’t let this petite shrub fool you. While maintaining its short stature of 3-5’ tall and wide, it really packs a visual punch in the garden. In summer, lime green blooms open on strong stems – no drooping here. As it ages, rich pink coloring emerges to prolong the show through fall.Little Lime hydrangea is small enough to grow in containers…

How to turn hydrangeas Blue ~ Before you head out to your local greenhouse to pay 15 bucks to do this, put a couple of pennies in the soil with your hydrangeas to turn them blue...gradual change!

Blue and white hydrangea

Every Southern garden should include the French Hydrangea, a classic pass-along plant.

Hydrangeas come in a variety of colors and sizes making them a great way to spruce up any historic garden.

Photo #3/14 of Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla Forever & Ever® Together ). Photo Location: Medina, Tn on 2012-06-14. Caption: Forever & Ever Together is a real Beauty!.

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