Hydrangeas are one of my favourite flowers and are fairly easy to grow and do well in most areas of Tasmania, Australia.
Hydrangeas have a long history, with fossils dating back 40-65 million years and a wide range of cultural uses.
Hydrangeas are native to Asia and the Americas, and were first cultivated in Japan. Of course, growing in my garden.
Hebe plants are native to New Zealand, Australia, Chile, and some South Pacific Islands. They are valued in gardens in temperate climates and are especially suited to coastal areas.
And of course, tomatoes growing of which we have a few species.
What beautiful pictures of the hydrangeas.
ReplyDeleteI also love this plant, only here it is winter now, so we have to wait a while before they will bloom again.
Greetings Irma
They are a lovely plant as you say Irma. I heard it's Tulip Day where you live.
DeleteBeautiful! Two things very interesting about this post. One, it is great to see something spring-like while we are in the dead of winter and two, this post is dated a day ahead of us, it is almost like looking into the future!
ReplyDeleteOh that is good you liked to see spring/summer flowers 😉 instead of snow all the time. Yes, you have looked into the future for sure, amazing how that happens, and for us New Zealand is ahead as in time.
DeleteThey are very beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank Anne, a lovely plant and they bloom for a rather long time.
DeleteVery pretty indeed.
ReplyDeleteThank you Bill.
DeleteMargaret, I tell you that hydrangeas have a bad reputation here because in the past it was said that in the house where there were hydrangeas the young woman did not get married. Therefore here it is rare to see them in the gardens.
ReplyDeleteOh really, I didn't know that Norma, will look it up and see what I can find.
DeleteWe don't have the same here, many people have hydrangeas in their gardens.
I've heard of such a bad reputation of hydrangeas also here in Central Italy (see Norma2's comment).
ReplyDeleteI like that kind of round tomato.
Have a nice weekend!
Oh really, in central Italy too, oh gosh, and they are such a nice flower. I've never heard of that tradition at all.
DeleteThe tomatoes are coming along nicely and there are so many on the bushes.
It looks so warm there. You know, it would be possible to live in warmth all year if you fly around the world. Or, well, live in a warm place.😅
ReplyDeleteIt is very cold here. Wearing fluffy socks and staying indoors.
Well you keep warm Sandi. Well we used to travel to northern Australia for many years in the winter time for about 3 to 4 months, so we had warm weather all year around. Now we are too aged to do that..lol
DeleteHi Margaret, I also really like Hydrangeas, they are so colorful and showy.
ReplyDeleteAll of yours are wonderful ❤️
I didn't know about Hebe plants, they are also very beautiful.
Have a great weekend
Thank you Maria. I've always admired hydrangeas and haven't had them in my garden before until recently. The hebes give a good show and look really nice too, in my thinking.
DeleteWe had huge Hydrangea bushes around the side of the house that I grew up in. I've always loved the purple ones. They are so pretty.
ReplyDeleteYes, very pretty that colour.
DeleteBrought back a memory for you and you brought back a memory for me, as there was also a large hydrangea bush outside my bedroom window in one of the houses we lived in when I was little.
My favourite plants change with the seasons. I envy your tomatoes though. There is nothing like a home grown tomato and we didn't get any in this year.
ReplyDeleteWe are fortunate to live in a place where we can experience a 4 season garden and always have flowers blooming in our garden, but of course spring and summer and even autumn are the best.
DeleteIt's the first time in years that we have grown tomatoes at home EC.
Hydrangeas are so PRETTY!
ReplyDeleteYes they are, Angie.
DeleteHydrangeas are pretty, Tim is now growing tomatoes along with other stuff
ReplyDeleteThank you Jo-Anne. I trust you will be eating the tomatoes soon.
DeleteI visited a mountain with so many hydrangeas blossom all over it in the past. I like their elegance
ReplyDeleteWell that would have been very pretty if they were in bloom. They are an elegant flower and a few years ago many people cut the blooms with long stems and placed them inside in a vase...very pretty.
DeleteYou have a variety of coloured hydrangeas. In the absence of a blue, your mauve is my favourite colour.
ReplyDeleteThank you Andrew. The mauve one is supposed to be blue, guess it's the soil.
DeleteYour hydrangeas look lovely ...
ReplyDeleteHebes were a favourite plant of my fathers, he always had some in the garden.
Home grown tomatoes just taste so good.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend and have a good week ahead.
All the best Jan
Thank you Jan.
DeleteA good memory for you with the hebes, Jan. They are good sturdy plant in our area.
You have a lovely range of colours with your hydrangeas. I remember planting a few hebes in a long ago garden and now I'm wondering if I could put some in here. I could rip out a couple of jades and have an alternating hedge. The local bees would love them. Something to think about at least, though they might need more water than the succulents. Mmm, tomatoes.
ReplyDeleteYou mouth watering regarding the home grown tomatoes R, what we buy at the supermarket are not as nice as home grown.
DeleteHebes would look lovely for a hedge, and yes, more water than succulents.
Lindas flores. Te mando un beso.
ReplyDeleteThank you JP.
DeleteBellas composiciones florales, amiga
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteWe have hydrangeas too. Not only are they beautiful, they are mostly trouble free and take care of themselves.
ReplyDeleteYes, very easy to care for, David.
DeleteI love hydrangeas!! Gorgeous flowers...
ReplyDeleteLooks nice and warm there!
hugs
Donna
They are beautiful Donna. Lovely and warm weather we are having this summer. Mostly sit outside in the shade most days.
DeleteYour Hydrangeas are so lovely, Margaret.
ReplyDeleteIt's fascinating to think about their history dating back millions of years.
Happy Monday!
Thank you Veronica. I didn't have a clue about the history of the hydrangeas until I did this post!
DeleteHello Margaret
ReplyDeleteIt's so nice and pleasant to see, for me, something green and so many colors of flowers. Hydrangeas are also grown in my garden, although I haven't had them in my garden lately, and at this time there's nothing... except grass under the snow and a few conifers.
It's nice to find yourself in the middle of summer for a moment.
Greetings and I wish you nice days :)
I'm pleased you like seeing some colours of summer in your winter. Conifers are a lovely tree and withstand the cold and snow.
DeleteYou have good days and take care.
Por fin estoy consiguiendo tener hortensias en mi jardín. Tus hortensias y demás flores se ven preciosas. Un abrazo.
ReplyDeleteThank you Teresa. I will look forward to seeing your hydrangeas in your spring and summer time.
DeleteGORGEOUS!! They don't grow well in my neck of the woods. I don't know enough about them to know if it's the soil or temps or seasons? My next door neighbor has one bush and in all the years we've lived there, I've only seen it bloom a few times. When the current neighbor moved in, she did some research and has tried to nurse it along, so we've seen an increase in blossoms.
ReplyDeleteSandy's Space
I looked it up and they are supposed to grow well in your State, so maybe the current neighbour will be able to grow them, as you say.
DeleteThank you.
Nice flowers, I like flowering plants, now in winter they are dormant and there are canopies around here, but I will take advantage of the ones that are there.
ReplyDeleteBest regards
Easy flowering plants make life easier in the garden and often look wonderful as well. Interesting that you have canopies over flowers there.
DeleteTake care,
Dear Margaret you have some really beautiful hydrangeas 😯❤️
ReplyDeleteI so loved looking at them 😍
We have few of them here but extreme climate makes them suffer mostly sadly
Hugs and best wishes to you and loved ones ❤️
Thank you Baili. I guess it's a bit too hot for them in your area.
DeleteTake care.
As hortênsias são flores muito bonitas, sendo comuns em Portugal com especial incidência nos Açores.
ReplyDeleteA exemplo das camélias não têm odor e, tal como estas, têm flores de cor variada.
Os tomates, oriundos da América do Sul, são um produto hortícola de grande qualidade e também se dão bem em Portugal.
Abraço de amizade.
Juvenal Nunes
You are correct about no smell with those two flowers, yet beautiful blooms.
DeleteOur tomatoes are coming along well.
Take care.
So beautiful. Can't wait for spring.. for things to start blooming again.
ReplyDeleteA lovely time of year is spring for the blooms begin to appear giving us beautiful flowers and new leaves on the trees.
DeleteBeautiful flowers! They are the perfect decoration for your garden!
ReplyDeleteThank you and I do enjoy looking at them.
DeleteThese are gorgeous! Thank you for the color on my snowy day Margaret :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Denise and you are welcome :)
DeleteQuerida amiga, bellísimo post, me encantan todas esas flores con tanto colorido.
ReplyDeleteY el tomate es especial, yo lo tengo, tiene otro sabor cuando lo cultivamos en casa.
Me encantó
Abrazos y besitos, que tengas un feliz día
Thank you Liz. My husband had his first tomato from the garden today, he said it tasted so much better than the ones bought from the supermarket.
DeleteLe tue ortensie sono meravigliose e anche il tuo orto, rigoglioso di pomodori è un vero spettacolo per gli occhi
ReplyDeleteThank you Stefania. We have tomatoes ripening now, we are eating the ripened ones, delicious.
DeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you.
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