tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574965505310935206.post1360259612282960885..comments2023-05-12T09:52:51.723-04:00Comments on MyTexasGardens: Hydrangeas Come Honest!Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12383039383765299104noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574965505310935206.post-65488782107382059512011-11-07T19:16:33.593-05:002011-11-07T19:16:33.593-05:00* Hi Suzane, thank you for coming by and saying he...* Hi Suzane, thank you for coming by and saying hello. I've enjoyed gardening for years, but it was so hot this summer I lost a lot of stuff. Well, it will give me something new for next spring. Have a wonderful week. And keep singing! I enjoy your songs!<br /><br />* Hey Ziggy! How are you? I'm so glad to hear from you. Now that it's getting cooler-time to get busy outside, but the mosquitoes are so bad now, we cant stay out long. We have internet at work, but we can't blog, so I wait until the evening or weekend. I think my hydrangea plants thrived so well, because they had the mulberry tree for shade. But they needed water everyday. Thanks for visiting and saying hello. It's always good to hear from you.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12383039383765299104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574965505310935206.post-25975188736275067302011-11-06T22:46:21.186-05:002011-11-06T22:46:21.186-05:00Hey Susan, I tried to comment on your last blog a ...Hey Susan, I tried to comment on your last blog a while back when you posted about the potted plants but somehow I cant post any comments from my work computer. Anyway, I really enjoyed your ideas on potted plants and I loved all your pictures. I am making some of your blogs in my favorites so I can revisit them when I have time for gardening this spring. Thanks on your tips on the hydrangeas too. I still have one that is hanging in there in my garden. I do not have a green thumb but I do my best. The others died this summer since I had to cut down a tree that offered them shade. In the full sun they didn't do well. Your garden pics are lovely!!!<br /><br />xoxo<br />Ziggyziggy stardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883707791266342212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574965505310935206.post-44847326496509183812011-10-28T16:35:40.643-04:002011-10-28T16:35:40.643-04:00Susan querida,Muito obrigado pelo teu carinho,e po...Susan querida,Muito obrigado pelo teu carinho,e por fazeres uma visitinha ao meu blog.Adorei teu blog,pois como tu amo demais cachorros e gatos e tenho cuidados especiais com todas minhas plantas e flores.Temos até o nome parecido.Grande abraço para ti e toda família.Suzane Weckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17834421713340809338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574965505310935206.post-88987070414051489732011-10-26T20:33:38.233-04:002011-10-26T20:33:38.233-04:00* Hi Laura, my hydrangea plants did very well as p...* Hi Laura, my hydrangea plants did very well as plants, they just didn't bloom every year. I think we had them 5 years. And, they were under a tree, but it got hot here, and they loved water. I found that the big leaf hydrangea is indigenous to Texas and so is the Oak Leaf, which I think I might try this time. But, they did put out little nubs that popped off easily and would start growing quickly. That was amazing! The blooms last for a while too! And I miss having them. I've only seen white ones in pictures, I bet they're gorgeous!<br />I'm with you...I've come to the conclusion you will have better luck if you try to stay with what works in your area. Cactus, of course, thrives around here-blah! But there are other succulents that are cool looking and do well. <br />Thanks for your input-now, your hibiscus does really well. And they are pretty!!!<br />Have a great week, and Woooooo! Fright Nite is approaching fast! We'll have the little ghoul, Shawn here for 'tricks or treats'. He can already say, "oooooh, oooooh!"Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12383039383765299104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574965505310935206.post-80865799056436523632011-10-26T11:22:34.837-04:002011-10-26T11:22:34.837-04:00i love the big beautiful bunches of flowers on the...i love the big beautiful bunches of flowers on the hydrangea too!<br />we have Oak Leaf Hydrangeas...very hardy and they're always sending out babies (on underground runners??). the flowers are mostly white...but with a pinkish tint. one of my client's mom gave me a few babies from her hydrangea plants...and they've done great...i've scattered them around...shade or sun...they don't seem to mind!! and they don;t take any xtra care at all...not yet anyway!<br /><br />thanks for all your wonderful pictures...and all the information. i know what you mean about finding plants that do do well 'on their own' in your area! over the past few years i've gone to a'survival of the fittest' attitude with my plants...trying to replace the ones that die out with 'native' plants!!<br /><br />thanks susan!!laurak/ForestWalkArt :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00285156023840252154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574965505310935206.post-38927400115012768512011-10-24T20:04:23.693-04:002011-10-24T20:04:23.693-04:00Hi Mom, I did find that there are various species ...Hi Mom, I did find that there are various species of hydrangeas that aren't quite so troublesome. There's the oak leaf and even some climbing ones. We've seen them in front of yards east and west of here just thriving. So, we'll do our homework next time. Thank you for stopping by, and for your input.<br />Love, SuzanneSuzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12383039383765299104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574965505310935206.post-4114161206617809452011-10-24T20:01:50.248-04:002011-10-24T20:01:50.248-04:00My friend Ron, from church has his yard full of th...My friend Ron, from church has his yard full of them, and whenever they come into bloom he decorates the altar with them, his re all white or a cream color, and he used a huge urn type of vase, sohe must cut off quite a long stem, but you are right, they bloom the last year's stem so you can't prune them back too much. The smaller versions that they now have created are more compact for a small garden, and you must have a acidic soil for them to bloom blue.<br />Great gardening message.<br />MumsMomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574965505310935206.post-29054278579385274192011-10-24T06:50:45.722-04:002011-10-24T06:50:45.722-04:00Interesting facts about hydrangeas; have always li...Interesting facts about hydrangeas; have always liked them, but since adulthood I've never lived in a clime that facilitated their growth. So glad you got them to bloom, but did not realize they were so much work. They seem to thrive on the east coast, so humidity must also be a key factor. <br /><br />Glad it has cooled down somewhat in Ft. Worth. Saw the Lubbock "dust storm" on tv and thought about you and the fam back in Texas!Nancy McCarrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12867768046703596688noreply@blogger.com