Wow - the Gazinnia is such a fantastic color! You have a really great variety also - you "green thumbs" people make me so jealous - I have to stay with plants that will grow despite me .....
Beautiful!!!! That mandevilla looks slightly different than the pink ones I've seen before, richer in color & with a more contrasting throat. Sometimes they are slow to kick off, then woohoo they grow like mad. Do you amend the soil for your hydrangea or is is naturally acidic? I planted two hydrangeas out front that were blue last year, I'm curious to see if the soil is acidic enough to maintain the color this year. Darn your garden is kicking into warp drive!! I love that day lily, it's very elegant looking. Dad seems really bitten with the bug as well, which is a good thing.
My hydrangias are all planted around pine trees so the soil is very acidic. I also fertilize them with Miracid too. My sister was told to put some nails in a tin can with water and let them rust up. Then pour the rusty water and nails around the hydrangia and the blue color becomes more intense. I thought I would try that next year to see.
From all the garden talks I've been to, the soil throughout New England is very acidic so I wouldn't worry about your hydrangias not keeping their color. If you wanted to change them to pink all you have to add lime to adjust the soil pH.
Mandevilla (the plant that doesn't want to grow up the trellis!)
Nikko Blue Hydrangia
Double coneflower and shasta daisy
Balloon Flowers
Gazinnia (annual)
Heliopsis (a form of sunflower)
Day Lily
Day Lily
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Well... your pictures look great.. I think you have got thr hang of it
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Wow - the Gazinnia is such a fantastic color! You have a really great variety also - you "green thumbs" people make me so jealous - I have to stay with plants that will grow despite me .....
Beautiful!!!! That mandevilla looks slightly different than the pink ones I've seen before, richer in color & with a more contrasting throat. Sometimes they are slow to kick off, then woohoo they grow like mad. Do you amend the soil for your hydrangea or is is naturally acidic? I planted two hydrangeas out front that were blue last year, I'm curious to see if the soil is acidic enough to maintain the color this year. Darn your garden is kicking into warp drive!! I love that day lily, it's very elegant looking. Dad seems really bitten with the bug as well, which is a good thing.
PS, I was referring to the creamy day lily, not that the other one isn't lovely as well :)
My hydrangias are all planted around pine trees so the soil is very acidic. I also fertilize them with Miracid too. My sister was told to put some nails in a tin can with water and let them rust up. Then pour the rusty water and nails around the hydrangia and the blue color becomes more intense. I thought I would try that next year to see.
From all the garden talks I've been to, the soil throughout New England is very acidic so I wouldn't worry about your hydrangias not keeping their color. If you wanted to change them to pink all you have to add lime to adjust the soil pH.
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