Garden

[mousiegirl]

A drying Hydrangea bloom.

[lulu2]

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@mousiegirl wrote:

My favorite, changing color.  The blooms are huge, and different colors at the same time.  I will definitely cut these for drying.  I hope I can figure out the name of this one day.

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This bush is gorgeous.

[mousiegirl]

A blue hydrangea changing color.  I havn't seen blue change to white on the perimeter of the bloom.

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[Lilysmom]

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@mousiegirl wrote:

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I have two of this one @mousiegirl.  Did you dry these?  Would love to see how they turned out.  Gorgeous!!!  LM

PS, when do you cut this one back?  One of mine is a bit leggy.

[mousiegirl]

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@Lilysmom wrote:

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@mousiegirl wrote:

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I have two of this one @mousiegirl.  Did you dry these?  Would love to see how they turned out.  Gorgeous!!!  LM

PS, when do you cut this one back?  One of mine is a bit leggy.

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@Lilysmom  This is dried.  I cut them last week after they reached this color. They are a deep blue/purple, and turn to this red color at the very end.  I have been cutting off the dead blooms periodically, just above the buds that are forming now.  I only cut off leggy stems or what doesn't look good. They are only about two-three years old, so not huge yet.

[Lilysmom]

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@mousiegirl wrote:

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@Lilysmom wrote:

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@mousiegirl wrote:

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I have two of this one @mousiegirl.  Did you dry these?  Would love to see how they turned out.  Gorgeous!!!  LM

PS, when do you cut this one back?  One of mine is a bit leggy.

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@Lilysmom  This is dried.  I cut them last week after they reached this color. They are a deep blue/purple, and turn to this red color at the very end.  I have been cutting off the dead blooms periodically, just above the buds that are forming now.  I only cut off leggy stems or what doesn't look good. They are only about two-three years old, so not huge yet.

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@mousiegirl, where are you located?  I should know but it escapes me now...

[mousiegirl]

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@Lilysmom wrote:

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@mousiegirl wrote:

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@Lilysmom wrote:

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@mousiegirl wrote:

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I have two of this one @mousiegirl.  Did you dry these?  Would love to see how they turned out.  Gorgeous!!!  LM

PS, when do you cut this one back?  One of mine is a bit leggy.

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@Lilysmom  This is dried.  I cut them last week after they reached this color. They are a deep blue/purple, and turn to this red color at the very end.  I have been cutting off the dead blooms periodically, just above the buds that are forming now.  I only cut off leggy stems or what doesn't look good. They are only about two-three years old, so not huge yet.

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@mousiegirl, where are you located?  I should know but it escapes me now...

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@Lilysmom Northern CA.  It is about 50 degrees out now, which is plenty cold enough for me.