My Blue Heaven

 

When I was growing up we had a beautiful

blue hydrangea in the corner of our back

yard.  So, when I got my own house I wanted

a beautiful blue hydrangea of my own.

 

 

And that is exactly what I got in the first few

years of my gardening at Avalon.  I chose the

perfect spot for it and it was thriving.  A few

years down the road we needed to replace our

furnace and the repairman said if we ever

considered getting central air in our older home,

now would be the time to do it.  Guess where he

decided would be the perfect place for the air

conditioning unit?  Yes, right where the hydrangea

was located.  So, I dug it up and transplanted it

between a lilac and a juniper.  It lived but never

thrived or blossomed.  This year we hacked away

at the lilac and juniper giving the hydrangea more

air and light and it bloomed ~ beautifully!

 

 

I was bragging about the transformation to

my sister and she said, why don't you come

over and check out my hydrangea...

There it is, it has pink, yellow and purple

blooms, all on the same plant. 

 

 

We have no idea why, it even has various

colors on the same blossom.