My Arranger and I are delighted with the return of the hydrangeas to bloom here on the first day of June…and on a Monday no less. How appropriate to select some of the new blooms on ‘Endless Summer’ hydrangea to fill this week’s Vase.
My Arranger says, “Nothing says summer like hydrangeas in a silver bowl.”
Please visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden to see what she and others are including in their vases this week.
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John Viccellio retired after 24 years in the U. S. Navy and began to dig into gardening when he could finally land in one place. He completed the Master Gardener course in 1992 and has since designed and constructed two of his own gardens. He wrote a monthly garden column for ten years and was a regular contributor to Carolina Gardener magazine. John published his first book, Guess What's in My Garden!, in 2014.
He lives in a retirement community in Matthews, NC.
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I couldn’t agree more and wish we had more here but they are iffy with our weather many times not blooming at all. Love the blues which will not grow here due to our clay soil….if I get any they are pink!
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We put magnesium sulfate on the macrophylla hydrangeas to change them to blue, as we have clay in abundance. It’s interesting that we often will have blue to pink on the same plant.
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And she’s absolutely right! Even someone who isn’t mad about them can delight in those gorgeous flowers you’ve photographed. Maybe you have a convert?
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Join the club!
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So pretty! I wish I could grow them.
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I wish you could too, but there are so many things you can grow that I can’t.
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Once again your arranger has chosen a perfect vase for the flowers. Love the Hydrangeas, even more so in combination with silver. Really lovely!
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Thank you, Cathy. I am fortunate to have such a good partner.
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These are just lovely. Sigh.
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Thanks, Susie.
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Hydrangeas and silver – can it get any better? My hydrangeas will not flower for at least another month so I tend to think of them as belonging to late summer, but with your warmer climate I can see why they spell summer to you.
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I will be looking forward to seeing your hydrangeas in bloom.
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What a classical arrangement…I love it! You have inspired me to try and buy a silver bowl for my hydrangeas.
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Thank you, Joanna. I hope you will show us your hydrangeas in their new bowl in due time.
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You and your Arranger have outdone yourselves with this elegant arrangement today , John. Happy June ! Our Hydrangeas are a few days behind yours, but they show promise . It is lovely to see yours so full and happy . The rain makes such a difference . Cheers ! WG
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You will catch up quickly. Am looking forward to seeing yours.
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Thank you , John . Tonight’so rain will speed them along 😊
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The variation in colour from the same variety makes for a beautiful vase – thanks for arranging and sharing, both of you!
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Thank you, Cathy. We are enjoying this weekly challenge quite a lot.
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In a silver bowl the hydrangeas are positively opulent! Lovely, I am thinking of trying one in a large pot on the terrace where they would have some shade. Do you grow yours in sun or shade John? .
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Thank you, Christina. Most of my hydrangeas grow in partial shade, none in full sun.
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