Thursday, 23 July 2015

22 July : Hydrangea

Peninsula Square, Winchester


Let's have a hydrangea moment.
Look over there. Yes there.
That is Hydrangea 'Annabelle'.


It makes me feel a bit swoony.
All those lovely creamy heads against the brickwork.


It probably looks boring for the rest of the year.
But right now it is perfection.
Posted by at

6 comments:

  1. LilyLindys23 July 2015 at 20:22

    Ooh, what good value they are in terms of flower heads! I have just seen some intriguing pointy ones at Tatton Park on BBC2...

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. alice c24 July 2015 at 21:08

      Please do not tempt me with pointy ones - I can feel myself falling into a deep pit of hydrangea obsession and I have not got the room for any more. .

      Delete
  2. Anonymous24 July 2015 at 07:31

    Hmm. Still not convinced...

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. alice c24 July 2015 at 21:09

      It's an age thing - you are younger than me. The revelation will come.

      Delete
  3. Spade and Dagger24 July 2015 at 14:00

    Also saw some interesting Hydrangeas on the Tatton Show TV prog - James Wong was doing the PR for these plants, pointing out that there is a flower head type for all tastes and sensibilities.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. alice c24 July 2015 at 21:16

      Christopher Lloyd writes very amusingly about Hydrangea snobbery: '[Lacecaps] are the only types worth growing, according to the sensitive (but self-conscious) man of taste.' The Well-Tempered Garden.

      Delete

Thank you! I love reading your comments and even though I don't always have time to reply I am really grateful to every one who joins in the conversation.

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)