My Grandfathers Hydrangeas

Because it feels like spring .. or prolet as we used to say in Bulgaria 🤍

My Grandfathers Hydrangeas

 

I have no doubt whatsoever if prizes

were awarded,

for the bluest of blues in any garden,

  anywhere at all ..

Then gold would almost certainly go

to my grandfather’s

hydrangeas, the trick is, he said, each

year without fail

they need to be fired up, until full of

ferrous iron filings

and then, in March, cut back, with a

decent pair of old

  secateurs just a thumb above a new bud ..

 

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

This is a fine tribute to your Grandfather and his success at growing prize hydrangeas. Yes, if you want blue ones I have also heard about the addition of iron so fingers crossed, I know it improves the intensity of colour. We have four hydrangeas, two are lace caps and are white, the others, one pink and one blue. I have done my pruning already, so will look forward to a lovely display in the summer. Lovely to remember your Grandfsther and his speciality Neville. So I have to ask the question, have you got blue hydrangeas in your garden?

Chris 💜

[Neville]

I have several but my favourites are the cream lace caps .. Thanks a bunch for joining this nortyculturists little display .. Neville 🩵💜