Found An Unusual Hydrangea To Plant @ My Local Supermarket!!

Oh, wow, gorgeous. Good luck with this Jazz. Wouldn't work for me in zone 5 ... I'm jealous and I have spring fever on this lovely sunny day! LM

That is a gorgeous plant. Good luck with it. Not right for my zone.

On 2/22/2014 Lilysmom said:

Oh, wow, gorgeous. Good luck with this Jazz. Wouldn't work for me in zone 5 ... I'm jealous and I have spring fever on this lovely sunny day! LM

Let me see what Wilkerson Mill Gardens says. Its on the page that says 24-38 and says Hanabi Hydrangea. The site won't let me copy & paste.

They say zone 6-9.

Very pretty! I love hydrangeas!

Fantastically beautiful, JJM. What luck to get it half price.

My late husband was the gardener in the family, and every spring I swear I will try to get into it. I always say our yard is the objective correlative of what happened in my heart since he died. Everything has gone to rot and grown over into nothingness.

Any hints on how to get started? I know some are just born to get their hands in the earth (as was my husband), and others of us from a young age shrivel up and say "Eww!" when we touch the good earth. I feel I am missing a beautiful experience by not being like you and my husband.

On 2/22/2014 Goldie76 said:

Fantastically beautiful, JJM. What luck to get it half price.

My late husband was the gardener in the family, and every spring I swear I will try to get into it. I always say our yard is the objective correlative of what happened in my heart since he died. Everything has gone to rot and grown over into nothingness.

Any hints on how to get started? I know some are just born to get their hands in the earth (as was my husband), and others of us from a young age shrivel up and say "Eww!" when we touch the good earth. I feel I am missing a beautiful experience by not being like you and my husband.

One thing to do is to figure out if the plants on your property are in sun, shade or partial sun/shade.

Identify the plants you do have. Read up on them as to when to do what with them-- trim them, cut them to the ground, feed them when, how often, etc...

Be careful with water, try to go with an inch of water per week (use an empty tuna fish can to measure out an inch with water from sprinklers or rain. Or use a rain gauge in an unobstructed area and water accordingly with the extra water needed from your sprinklers or hose. Always water deeply, never for 20 minutes at a time; if you are in an area with hot summers, increase the water requirements accordingly.

Go with the adage, 'the right plant in the right place'.

What state do you live in? The cooperative extension of which I will post your state's link along with county offices can answer any of your gardening questions as to what does best where you live.

Thank you, JJM. I'm right outside D.C., in Northern Virginia. Many of the plants are now gone because they were choked to death by weeds. I feel very guilty about this because he worked so hard to make the garden alive with flowers.

There are a couple roses, daffodils, crocuses, dahlias and lilies left. That's it.

On 2/22/2014 JustJazzmom said:

On 2/22/2014 Goldie76 said:

Fantastically beautiful, <em>JJM</em>. What luck to get it half price.

My late husband was the gardener in the family, and every spring I swear I will try to get into it. I always say our yard is the objective correlative of what happened in my heart since he died. Everything has gone to rot and grown over into nothingness.

Any hints on how to get started? I know some are just born to get their hands in the earth (as was my husband), and others of us from a young age shrivel up and say "Eww!" when we touch the good earth. I feel I am missing a beautiful experience by not being like you and my husband.

One thing to do is to figure out if the plants on your property are in sun, shade or partial sun/shade.

Identify the plants you do have. Read up on them as to when to do what with them-- trim them, cut them to the ground, feed them when, how often, etc...

Be careful with water, try to go with an inch of water per week (use an empty tuna fish can to measure out an inch with water from sprinklers or rain. Or use a rain gauge in an unobstructed area and water accordingly with the extra water needed from your sprinklers or hose. Always water deeply, never for 20 minutes at a time; if you are in an area with hot summers, increase the water requirements accordingly.

Go with the adage, 'the right plant in the right place'.

What state do you live in? The cooperative extension of which I will post your state's link along with county offices can answer any of your gardening questions as to what does best where you live.

Plus I have a zillion fig trees. I never really cut them back the last couple of years and they are OUT OF CONTROL. He had planted two cherry trees, which have died in the last three years. I think they had a disease.

On 2/22/2014 Goldie76 said:

Thank you, JJM. I'm right outside D.C., in Northern Virginia. Many of the plants are now gone because they were choked to death by weeds. I feel very guilty about this because he worked so hard to make the garden alive with flowers.

There are a couple roses, daffodils, crocuses, dahlias and lilies left. That's it.

Virginia Cooperative Extension