Endless Summer Twist and Shout Hydrangea

BY SKEETER

 Back in June of 2011, this little Hydrangea came home with me from the "Giant Plant Sale" from McCorkle's Nursery. McCorkle's Nursery is about 20 minutes from my GEORGIA GARDENS and opens to the public twice a year with great bargains. I try to get to the event both times so as to add fun things to my gardens at a cheap price. I have talked about McCorkle's in the past and if you would like to see those postings, Click HERE and HERE to read up on them.

 I am not a Master Gardener by any means and I do not research many of my plants. So I never know what to expect when I put a new "to me" plant into the ground. But in the 3 years I have had this plant, she is doing okay by me and really starting to make a statement in my garden. 

 This is a fun plant as it has the most interesting blooms. Some start out in a creamy white ball.

 And some start out in a blue and cream color ball.

 As the blooms start to open, the magic really happens.

 I never know what to expect with each bloom.

 I just love the blue and creamy white together.

 Being a Wee bit OCD, I really like this bloom with its balanced self. Ha...

Just as a snowflake, no two of the blooms are alike. Thus, making for a most interesting plant to me. I shall be attending the McCorkle's June 12-14 GPS once again as I have won a gift certificate from them! I never know what I shall come home with as I never know just what they will have in the fields until I arrive! But I know one things for sure, I love my ENDLESS SUMMER TWIST AND SHOUT HYDRANGEA, In the Garden...

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A Cottage Garden Stuns All with Its Beauty

As promised here are some more beautiful views in Christy M.'s garden. Views, especially the long shots, are important to me. It is nice to take in the whole garden, take in parts of the garden, and even to take in macro shots of the plants in a garden but for me I want to be wowed by my immediate surroundings. I want texture, color, and beauty. Christy's garden meets all of this and more.

Don't you just love it?

Peonies, weigelia, and irises-what a classic combination that is so beautiful.

More of those views of color, texture, height differences, and defined plants.

Here your eye is drawn past the deutizia to the rose in the distance. Wow.

And the famous beloved garden cottage. This year's color theme in Christy's garden will match this cottage. Look for lots of red and yellow if you tour Christy's garden on June 14th with the Clarksville Montgomery County Master Gardeners.

Penstemon, weigelia, and salvia.

More peonies and long views.

It takes my breath away. This is an old fashioned mock orange shrub. Word of warning, buy mock oranges when in bloom. Buying a mock orange in bloom will not guarantee you get a shrub that smells good but it can at least help. Many of the mock orange shrubs you can buy today do not have the wonderful scent they were known for in our grandparents day.


Finally, one last long shot at the country garden cottage in Christy's garden....

in the garden....

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