Hydrangea macrophylla 'Altona'

#hydrangeachallenge2024 #hydrangea-altona-pink

Looks amazing 🤩

Wow

Ohhh lovely Jane 🩷🩷

Obviously been giving it steroids on a daily basis

Beautiful Jane ...so many blooms 👌😯💕

Absolutely gorgeous Jane 💗💗

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Thanks very much everyone. I nearly dug it out last year as two years ago it got frosted and had performed badly since then. Thank goodness I gave it a reprieve 🌸 @debs69 @charlotte @juliesgarden @joannie.a @flof1952 @hkyfvr @brightcolours @columbiariver

Wow beautiful Jane 🤗

Hi everyone. This is my #sucess, it was a supermarket buy (indoor plant) about nine years ago 🌸 #hydrangea-altona-pink

Beautiful 😍 #hydrangeachallenge2024 💕

Wow

Thanks very much Barbara. I posted it fully meaning to tag it for the challenge 🙄 so thank you also for that 😘 @jacaranda

It is a bit isn’t it Charlotte 🥰 @charlotte

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I’m late deadheading my hydrangea this year and I’ve also cut a lot of dead wood out of it. Hopefully it will be thanking me as I’ve never done it before 🙄 #hydrangea-altona-pink

It will Jane 😊

I am sure it will be all the better for it.

Thanks ladies 🤞🥰 @juliesgarden @columbiariver @joannie.a

The size of the flower heads on my hydrangea are so disappointing this year. They're all so small 💗😢 #hydrangea-macropylla-altona

Most of mine are the same. I’m putting it down to the really hot spell we had recently plus the lack of significant rain. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Mine are the same. Apart from Annabelle, I think I’m cursed when it comes to hydrangeas! 😭

No flowers on any of mine 🤷‍♂️

No flowers on mine either( apart from paniculata) I’m sure the hard frosts did for them

No flowers on mine either…no sign of any buds at all

Even here the only one blooming is my Tuff Stuff hydrangea. Disappointing for sure. 🥺

It looks like we are all pretty much the same, it's obviously not a good year for them 😢 @jacaranda @mulberry @hebelover @joanboston @italydiva @hkyfvr

So pretty and healthy 💕💕💕💕💕

My hydrangea has had its yearly chop. Just need to tidy it up a bit now. It looks so bare 🥺 #hydrangea-altona-pink

Things are really coming to life now it will soon fill out 💚

Yes it should do now. I just need to prune out some old stems 👍 @Auricula

Growing well

Morning everyone. There is a lot of #newgrowth on my hydrangea, well protected, hopefully, by last years blooms 🌿 #hydrangea-altona-pink

Morning Jane.. that looks promising 💚

Morning Jane, it’s looking in fine fettle, which is more than can said for my Little Lime! It was only small and has had every type of weather thrown at it! 💚

Morning Jane, looks promising 😀

Morning 💚

Afternoon Julie, Elise, Angela and Jason. It's doing well since far 🤞 @juliesgarden @Auricula @italydiva @hebelover

Morning everyone, have a great day 🌸 #autumncolour #hydrangea-altona-pink #beautyindecay #fadedbeauty

You too Jane 💗

Morning Jane, that’s lovely🌸🌸🌸

Thanks Julie 😘 @juliesgarden

Morning Elise, thank you, I love them at this stage 😍 @Auricula

Morning Jane 👋 You too! 😊

Afternoon Angela, thank you 👋 @italydiva

Beautiful colours

I think I prefer it at this stage 🤔🌸 @hebelover

Love the colours on this hydrangea leaf ❤️🖤💚 #foliagefriday #beautyindecay #hydrangea-altona-pink

Looks like you have dipped the end in ink.

How lovely ☺️

Shhh 🤐🤣 @charlotte

It's the only one like this 😍 @Auricula

Quite fascinating!

Morning everyone. September is going out with a bang here. We have thick fog now and heavy rain and strong winds forecast for this afternoon. My #hydrangea-altona-pink is looking very autumnal too 🍁 #foliagefriday

Morning Jane 🍂 Autumn's definitely coming in hard, do need the rain up here though, Yorkshire Water just announced that the hosepipe ban has been extended through the entire of 2024!!

Morning Jane. Foggy here too and going to rain for most of the day. Pretty leaf colouration 👋😊❤💚

Morning Jason. That’s rather a scary scenario. We are very lucky with our water authority in some ways. They are very focused on solving issues although one of them appears to involve flooding a vast area of farmland not far from me! @hebelover

Morning Pauline, thank you, we need the rain just not the gales 💨 @flof1952

Morning Jane .. not sure you’ll have that beautiful leaf after tonight💦💨💦💨 .. forecast is particularly bad and we have a night out 🙄😂

Morning Julie, you’re probably right. I hope you enjoy your night regardless of the weather 🥰 @juliesgarden

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Morning Jane, love the colours, yes, the weather forecast mirrors the state of the country… 🍁🍂

Snap. I've just commented on your post about the weather today 😂 @Auricula

Morning Jane, the autumnal shades are so pretty aren’t they?!

I love autumn for all the beautiful colours 😍 @italydiva

I've just been pruning the worst of the frazzled hydrangea heads off and this one caught my eye. The colours are beautiful 💙💗💙 #hydrangea-altona-pink

Gorgeous 💜💗💙

Thanks Julie, this one didn't get the chop 😍 @juliesgarden

My Hydrangeas were one of the few things unaffected, but they are in full shade

Mine is in semi shade, luckily it only got fried at the top 😥 @hebelover

It’s a lovely colour🤗

Beautiful colours Jane 💙💗

Thanks very much Enid and Diane 😍 @godfreye @hkyfvr

Great color Jane! 💗💙💘😍

Thanks muchly Shelley 💗💙 @ShelleySnyder

Very welcome! 💘😍

Always welcome Jane 😍

I've lost all the flowers near the top of my hydrangea, they're totally frazzled. I've also had to more ot less completely deadhead my fuchsias as they were the same. The heat as damaged several other plants too 😔 #hydrangea-altona-pink #heatwave-damage

My Spirea Genpei is completely frazzled - contemplating cutting it back. 😕. Compost bin full of fried leaves. Supposed to have rain today…

It's such a shame when you put so much effort in and then this happens. But if this weather is the shape of things to come, I think we all need to take a look at what we grow. I know the amount of water I've used over the last few weeks is just not sustainable.

It’s such a shame isn’t it. I’m going to have to take some of the heads off. There are a few new ones coming so hopefully it won’t look too bad 🤔 @Auricula

My garden is the same. It’s time to take stock and have a rethink about some areas although I’m not doing anything drastic just yet as I know lots of things will recover as soon as we get rain! 🤞

You're right Sue. I'm definitely going to look for more drought tolerant plants and I also agree about the water usage. I'm the same as you, I've used so much recently. I actually feel guilty about it. @lilybee

It will take some thinking about Barbara but I want a few new plants for next year. I'm going to try and be more selective though 👍 @jacaranda

Mine is frazzled too even though I kept watering the heat was too much 🙁

Yup, this was watered morning and night 😔 @vegandmore

Perhaps we could all list one plant which has done well during the heat and that way we would know what to try in the future

That's a great idea Joan. I'll start off with my Shasta daisy Real Charmer 👍 @joannie.a @Auricula @churchfarmgarden @jacaranda @vegandmore @hebelover and maybe you could all tag others if you reply @ukgardentags

Well as I posted it today I'll start off with Lavatera, doing fantastic with the heat and drought, all 3 different ones going great 👍 @pelly @joannie.a and I'll tag @juliesgarden @godfreye @flof1952

I soaked this hydrangea early this morning but it obviously wasn’t enough to stop the petals curling up this evening. It shows how hot it’s been here today 🥵🌸 #hydrangea-altona-pink #thirsty #thirsty-hydrangea

Gosh. It is a tad hot today 😁

Mine are the same Jane 🙁

Same here, think there's a few plants going to be lost tomorrow

It recovers every time Laura. Thank goodness I'm not away 🥵 @columbiariver

Just a bit Charlotte 🔥 @charlotte

I’ve soaked it again tonight and I’ll do the same tomorrow early on, that’s all we can do Elaine. I suppose the clue is in the first part of their name….hydra 🤔 @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom

I hope not but I think you might be right Jason 😥 @hebelover

Very nice👌

This is so beautiful Jane! 💘😍

I know just how that poor plant feels

Thanks Shelley, it’s the star of the garden at the moment 🌸 @ShelleySnyder

Morning everyone. My hydrangea is looking much better after a poor show last year due to getting caught by the late frosts 💞. Have a great day #hydrangea-altona-pink

Morning Jane.. magnificent .. I miss my one from the old house , they’re not keen here 🌸

Morning Jane, it's looking wonderful and you too

Morning Jane looking really healthy and a good shape💕

That’s a smasher

What have you been feeding it, roast beef and yorkshire puddings three times a week?

Morning Jane 💖 Thats stunning 😍 3rd year running with no flowers at all on mine 🤷‍♂️

Thanks very much Julie. You'll have to have one in a pot 😘👍 @juliesgarden

Morning Jeremy, thank you on both counts 💗 @jpea

Ohh now there’s an idea 😂

Morning Elise, it's doing really well. I didn't know what to expect after last year 🌸 @Auricula

Thanks very much Jackie 🌸 @ajpool60gmailcom

Hydrangea flowers just starting to get a touch of pink around the edges. It's got so many flowers this year after a poor showing last year due to getting frosted 🌸 #hydrangea-altona-pink

It looks glorious! I can see my pink and blue black steel varieties coming through with loads of flowers now, still very small though! Can’t wait!

Thanks. I look forward to seeing yours in bloom too 🙏 @szyger

It’s going to be beautiful Jane🌸

Definitely gonna be pink Jane 😀💗

I think it will Elise, thank you 🙏 @Auricula

If it turned out blue I would be delighted but no way with my soil Elaine 💙 @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom

Don’t they look great at this stage 🤩

There’s hardly a time when they don’t apart from after pruning. They have nearly year round interest I always think 😍 @kez001uk

@pelly oh I agree. Even with the dried flower heads they look amazing 😍

Lots of buds coming on the hydrangea 🌺 #hydrangea-altona-pink

Seeing this, I'm after cheaking on mine. I have buds too! Thanks for that made my day

Great isn't it. I only looked two or three days ago and couldn't see anything 😍 @alan1111

😯Cor blimey I’ll check mine tomorrow 👍🏼

Oh wow, that’s awesome. I planted few this spring but half have been at it with slow leaf growth and the other half are shy with buds still opening up. Might be the shy ones are north facing hence why, but hope they start picking up soon.

They’ve come really quickly Elaine 😍 @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom

This faces north. It’s more special this year as the late frosts got it last year and it was a really poor show. I’m sure yours will appear soon 🌸 @szyger

Something to look forward to 😀

Definitely 😍👍 @italydiva

I'm so glad I didn't cut the flower heads off the hydrangeas during the few warm days we had 😍 #hydrangea-altona-pink #beautyindecay

I think there will be plenty of gardeners out there who pruned theirs, Jane, and are now regretting it. I haven’t done mine yet so there’s something to be said for being cautious (or in my case, lazy!!!) 😂😂

Same here, I resisted! 😃

Same here, but I’m with Barbara re the lazy bit 🙄😂 @jacaranda

Did mine and they’re fine even in that bitter wind !!

I prefer cautious 😂 @jacaranda @awomanonabike

Well done Ange, I know you've got itchy fingers 😂 @anges

I got caught by those very late frosts we had last year and I lost one. This one survived but it was nowhere as good as in previous years so I'm leaving them as long as I can Julie 🤞 @juliesgarden

🤣 I certainly have!! They're the only crispy thing in the garden now 😅

Forward thinking ☺️

I try Elise...I try 😂 @Auricula

I pruned mine and they’re fine but my neighbour just received a blue one that was in flower…….not any more 😞😢

Morning everyone. My hydrangea is forming leaf buds very early which I’m rather worried about as I lost one to the late frosts last year. Enjoy your day if you can, the wind is evil here again 💨 #hydrangea-altona-pink

Morning Jane👋. One of my new ones is just beginning to get leaves. The other one Little Lime is just bare twigs. Trouble is fleece wouldn’t last two seconds in this, love your term, evil wind. 🌬

Morning Jane .. I’ll be amazed if anything is left after this week 😞💚

Mine are too Jane. I brought 1 with me and inherited another 4. Fingers crossed they'll be ok 🤞😊

Mine too 🤞

Good morning Jane that looks so healthy. Stay safe🤗

Morning Elise. I think it's just a matter of keeping our fingers crossed now. This storm seems worse than the last two 💨 @Auricula

Morning Julie, I think you're right 😨 @juliesgarden

We definitely will Pauline 🤞 @flof1952

🤞🤞🤞 @Sanja16

Morning Enid, let's hope it stays that way. Thanks and you stay safe too 🤗 @godfreye

Definitely Franklin has the higher winds🌬. The poor birds must be exhausted they are trying to fly …

Morning everyone, have a super day 👋. It’s not just the fading hydrangea flowers that are beautiful at this time of the year, the foliage colours are lovely too 💗💚💗 #hydrangea-altona-pink

Morning Jane 👋 they are beautiful

Morning Jane, they look hand painted 🖌🎨☺️

Morning Jeremy, I’m glad you agree 👍 @jpea

Morning Jane 🍂 Lovely colours

Morning Elise. Shhh, don’t tell everyone 😂 @Auricula

They are .. morning Jane 🍁🍂🍁😍

🤐😂

Morning Jane, if we look hard enough we can usually find something

Morning Jane…beautiful colours, love the deep cherry 👌🏼

Good morning Jane beautiful colours have a jolly week 🎄

Morning Jason, they are aren’t they 😍 @hebelover

Morning everyone 👋. I love the hydrangea flowers when they get to this stage. Have a lovely day 🤎 #beautyindecay #hydrangea-altona-pink

Morning Jane 🙋 I can never remember if we cut them off the 'Annabelle' hydrangeas as I know we cut them down to the ground unlike the other varieties 🤔

Morning Jane.. me too and have a lovely day too 😘

@jpea .. I leave my Annabelle Jeremy, just deadhead them

Morning Jeremy. This is a mop head hydrangea which you leave the flowers on until April and only prune dead and congested branches. I’m not sure if it’s the same for the Annabelle types. Sorry, not much help 🤔 @jpea

Morning Julie, thank you 🙏 @juliesgarden

@pelly @juliesgarden I believe Annabelle is different from the other types such as lacecap and the standard ones as like you say Jane their old flower heads protect the new buds but this mop-head one grows from the ground each year 🤔

Ah, not having one myself I know very little about them other than they're gorgeous 🤍 @jpea

@jpea … I don’t cut mine down Jeremy, just remove any dead wood from previous year , seems to work for me

A friend of mine’s Hydrangeas thrive on neglect😂. That’s beautiful Jane.

Thanks Elise, mine so too 😂 @Auricula

Have a great Sunday everyone 👋 #autumnleaves #hydrangea-altona-pink

Morning Jane 💚💜

Morning Jane, love the way the autumn colour on leaves echoes the flowers

Morning Jason 👋 @hebelover

Morning Joan, it does it well doesn't it 💗 @joannie.a

Morning Jane, lovely colours 💚💕💜

Good morning Jane lovely colours🤗

Morning Elise and Enid, thanks, Mother Nature at her best 😍 @Auricula @godfreye

Great photo, Jane 🥰

Thanks very much Barbara 😘 @jacaranda

Fabulous colours…👌🏼

Raindrops caught in a cobweb on my hydrangea 🕸💦 #hydrangea-altona-pink #spiders-web #raindrops

Lovely photo

Great capture Jane

Gorgeous 📸 photo

Thanks very much ladies, I'm glad I spotted it 😀 @euphorbia @lilybee @telswirld

What a wonderful photo, so detailed🕸💦

What a fascinating and interesting photo this makes..quite surreal!

Fantastic photo Jane 😊

Thanks very much ladies, I was in the right place at the right time 😍 @Auricula @italydiva @hkyfvr

Really cool

Thanks Aly 🙏 @thehardygardener

Pretty picture

Morning all. The hydrangea is fading beautifully as the garden goes to sleep. Have a great day 💗 #hydrangea-altona-pink #beautyindecay #fadedbeauty

Morning ☺️.. You too Jane , although mines started flowering again 🙃😂

Morning Julie, thanks. Wow, yours is doing well 🌸👍 @juliesgarden

Lovely faded beauty 💗

Thanks Elise, a definite reminder that autumn is well and truly here 💗 @Auricula

Good morning Jane it still looks beautiful 💗💗

They fade so beautifully don’t they 💗 @godfreye

Morning Jane 👋 Looking at this weather, the garden isn’t the only one thinking of going back to sleep!!! 😉😆

Afternoon Angela, I know what you mean 😂 @italydiva

Gorgeous 😍

Thanks Ange 🌸 @anges

This is beautiful Jane!💘😍

The garden is full of beautiful cobwebs this morning 🕸 #hydrangea-altona-pink #cobwebs

Good morning Jane yes it’s the season of spiders their webs look lovey🤗

I'm usually full of spiders, but the birds have eaten them all this year 😯

Morning Enid, I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many 🕸 @godfreye

I’ll swap you for some Ladybugs 🐞🕸 @hebelover

That’s a big one 😜

😄

Something was very busy definitely 😳 @sharonhayden

Beautiful, intricate, wonderful nature 🕸

It must be Indian summer. We even see cobwebs in our house too.

I've never seen so many as there were this morning, it was a fantastic sight 🕸 @Auricula

Morning everyone, have a good day. My hydrangea is starting to go over now, it seems too early 😢🌸 #hydrangea-altona-pink

Morning Jane 🙋 mine seem to be just coming to their fullness

Morning Jeremy 🙋‍♀️ some flowers are fine but there are a few like this. I don't want to think of autumn yet 😞 @jpea

Me neither Jane, leaves were falling from our tree yesterday!

Morning Jane .. oh a sign of autumn 🍂

So much for summer 😒 @joanboston

I know and I'm not ready for it 😪 @juliesgarden

Morning Jane. Still very pretty though 🙋‍♀️💗

Lovely faded beauty 💗

Good morning Jane still a lovely flower. Thank you so much for the seeds Jane they arrived yesterday. I will do my best with them.🤗

Too early for autumn😒

Still looking beautiful 😍😍

Morning everyone, have a great day. There aren’t anywhere near as many flowers on this hydrangea as usual but I’ll take that as it got badly frosted earlier in the year and I lost the other one altogether 💗 #hydrangea-altona-pink

Wow .. needed my 😎 for that 💘💘💘

Morning Jane 🙋 mine seem to have recovered from the frost, luckily

Not exactly subtle is it 😂 @juliesgarden

Morning Jane, looking so healthy after the extremes of weather💗

Morning Jeremy, glad to hear it 😍 @jpea

No 😂, soooo pretty 💝 🤩

Beautiful color! 💗

So many flowers, lovely.

Thanks 💞😘 @juliesgarden

Thanks very much Janice 💗 @lovestogarden

Thanks Joan, not as many as usual though 💞 @joannie.a

#hydrangea-altona-pink 💗

Love hydrangea in all its stages of colour 💚💗

Yes, they go through so many changes 😍 @hkyfvr

So pretty with the pink tips 💕

Thanks Kerry. I’m grateful that it has any flowers after getting frosted earlier in the year 🌸 @kez001uk

@pelly I was worried about that too but seems they’ve been spared 🙏🏻 in less harsh years the frost has decimated them so was a lucky escape 😜

I lost one, it was so far gone I couldn't have saved it 😢 @kez001uk

@pelly oh I’m sorry to hear that 😞 which one was it?

It was another one the same as this so at least I still have one 💗 @kez001uk

Beautiful..... I don't know why, Hydrangea never grow well for me!

Thanks Andreas and that’s a shame, I wonder why 🤔 @kamaki

Maybe it's the soil in my garden?

Morning everyone, have a great day. I’m so happy to see the hydrangea budding up as it got caught in the late frosts we had. It’s not put on as much growth as it usually does though 💚 #hydrangea-altona-pink

Morning Jane 🙋 you too. That looks an unusual hydrangea

Morning Jeremy, no, it’s just the bog standard pink mop head 💗 @jpea

Ah I thought you'd found a yellow or creamy one 😉 @pelly

Looking good Jane 👍🏻😮

Thanks Pauline, it was a relief 😌 @flof1952

Morning Jane….😍

Morning Elaine 🙋‍♀️ @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom

Happy #wildlifewednesday everyone. I’m not sure but I think this is a Katydid (please correct me if I’m wrong). I found it on a hydrangea leaf on Sunday. #katydid

Morning Jane 🙋 beyond me that beastie

Morning, looks like a bit of leaf to me🤔.....maybe Katy did squash it😆🤭

Morning Jane 👋 Very odd looking insect!

New one on me !!

Looks like a thingamebob to me😁

Morning Jeremy, I had to Google it, I’ve never seen one before 🤔 @jpea

Morning Celina, that made me laugh, thank you 😂😂😂 @cee

Morning Angela, it is isn't it 🤔 @italydiva

Looks like a wotsit 🤣

Me too, strange looking thing 😱 @juliesgarden

Very good description Joan 😂 @joannie.a

Morning everyone 🙋‍♀️. I spotted some #newgrowth on my hydrangea a couple of days ago. Have a lovely day 🌱 #hydrangea-altona-pink

Good morning, thanks, you too 🙂💚

Oooooo, I'm going to have to have a look at mine! Once it stops raining...

We’ve had a lot of snow this last few days with a bit of rain thrown in too ❄️ @lesliecole49

Morning everyone, have a super day 🙋‍♀️. It’s frost free here for a change so hopefully I’ll be able to spend an hour in the garden and get some weeding done 🌱 #hydrangea-altona-pink #fadedbeauty

Morning, enjoy your garden 😃🖐

Morning Ange, thank you 🙏 @anges

Enjoy your day.

Good morning Jane enjoy pottering 🤗

Thanks Joan 🙏 @joannie.a

Morning Enid, thank you 🙏 @godfreye

Morning Jane... looks like lace 🙋‍♀️

Morning again Julie, they do, I think they’re beautiful when they’re like this 😍 @juliesgarden

Morning Jane , lovely photo 👍

Afternoon Marilyn, thank you 🙏 @lovemygarden65

Happy #foliagefriday one and all 🙋‍♀️ #hydrangea-altona-pink

Morning Jane. Such pretty colours and all in just one leaf 👋😮

Morning Pauline, it certainly caught my eye 🍃 @flof1952

Morning Jane ... what fab colours 🍁🍂🍁🍂

Morning again Julie, I don't think I've seen such an intense red on it before ❤ @juliesgarden

Morning Jane that’s a very pretty leaf...

Morning Elaine, lovely colours aren't they 🍁 @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom

Morning Jane, love Hydrangea foliage, love hydrangeas! 😍

Morning Ange, me too 🍁 @anges

Wow! This is incredible looking Jane!💘😍

The colours are fabulous aren't they Shelley 🍁 @ShelleySnyder

Yes!!💘😍

Morning everyone, have a lovely day 🙋‍♀️. I’m rapidly running out of photos now but I love the hydrangea heads at this time of the year 🤎 #hydrangea-altona-pink

Morning Jane 😃🤎

Morning Jane. Not much in the garden to photograph is there? Enjoy your day 👋😃

Morning Ange 🙋‍♀️🤎 @anges

Morning Jane 🙋‍♂️ you too

Morning Pauline, thank you and you’re definitely right there! 😂 @flof1952

Morning Jeremy, thank you 🙏 @jpea

Same here Jane !! Have a good day 👍🏻

Morning Jane

Morning Jane...there’s always grass 😀

Morning Julie, at least we have our Christmas decs to cheer us up and thank you, you too 🎄 @juliesgarden

Morning Joan 🙋 @joanboston

#novembercolour just love it #hydrangea-altona-pink 💞

Such pretty colours 💕💚❤️🍂

Thanks Diane, I love them when they face 💗 @hkyfvr

Very welcome. I do also. 💕😊

#foliagefriday #hydrangea-altona-pink #hydrangea-macrophyllia Not only are the flowers beautiful at this time of the year but the foliage is too 💚❤️💚

Autumnal colours certainly make up for some of the loss of the colourful summer flowers 🍁

They do don’t they 🍂🍁🍂 @italydiva

Morning everyone, storm Ellen has arrived here. Stay safe and I hope your gardens are going to be ok. Some of the early blooms on my hydrangeas are starting to fade now #hydrangea-altona-pink #fadedblooms #pink 🌸

Morning Jane 🙋‍♂️ she's made a grand entrance here too

Morning. The wind woke me up ☹

Horrendous rain and now this. We can’t win can we 🙄 @jpea

Morning Charlotte, I’m not surprised 💨 @charlotte

It normally does me to Charlotte 😉 @Charlotte

Not here yet but on its way. Batten down the hatches🤞

Blue sky gone but at least its not raining - at the moment @pelly

Morning. Hope garden survives the rotten weather.

Morning Jane, its wild here. I'm not looking forward to going out the front door this morning.

Morning Jane, same here! I love Hydrangeas when they look like this 💖

Good luck when it arrives Joan, it’s awful here. Give me rain any day 💨 @joanboston

A huddle of hydrangeas 💗 #hydrangea-altona-pink #hydrangea-lime-rickey

I do love hydrangeas, they look great together ❤

Gorgeous! 💗💗💗

Thanks Deborah and Ange but I'm going to have to move them early next spring as they have grown so big and are crowding each other out now 💗 @DeborahBanks @anges

They look so healthy

Thanks Sharon, I'm really glad the one on the right is ok as it got hit by those late frosts 💖 @sharonhayden

They look Great together Twin @pelly & love a Huddle of Hydrangeas that’s so sweet 😍😘

Thanks Suzie. I quite liked a huddle of hydrangeas too 💗😘 @jadojado29

Morning everyone 🙋‍♀️ it’s going to be another hot one so stay safe in the sun and enjoy ☀️ #hydrangea-altona-pink

Morning Jane 🙋‍♂️ el scorchio today!

Morning Jane 🙋🏼‍♀️ 🌸🌸🌸

Morning Jane.. super hot here yesterday and looks like it again today 🥵

Morning Jeremy, yes, way to hot for me. If it stopped like it is now that would be fine ☀️ @jpea

Morning Elaine, thank you 🌸 @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom

Morning Elise, thank you 💞 @auricula

Morning Julie, I’ll be glad when it cools down a bit 🥵 @juliesgarden

Me too Jane !!

Morning Jane, that is an unusual hydrangea.

Morning Jane 🙂🌞

Morning Joan, it's just an ordinary one but at the moment it's looking brighter than it usually does 💖 @joannie.a

Now you see it, now you don't. Got my Hydrangeas pruned this afternoon, one of them looks like the frost has caught a few of the leaves, hopefully it will be ok #hydrangea-altona-pink #hydrangea-pruning

Good job done!

That’s my job for tomorrow 👍

Thanks Ange, it was a relief to get them done at last 😍 @anges

Have fun Sue 😍 @suerichards

Leaves will be fine Jane remember beast from east they all recovered from frost that year 😀

Good point Keely, thank you 🙏 @Keely

Still looks so healthy 💚 the last 2 frosts here have decimated my 3 youngest hydrangeas and a schizophragma 😢

Oh no Kerry, are they salvageable? @kez001uk 🤔

@pelly I hope so but one doesn’t look like it has any life left 😐

Might it be worth cutting it right down and giving it a good feed I wonder? 🤔 @kez001uk

@pelly I’ll give that a try, thanks Jane 😊 anything that gives it a fighting chance 🤞🏻

#newgrowth #hydrangea #hydrangea-altona-pink

Thanks Maggie @dirtgirlworld 🙏🙂

Lots of new growth on my Hydrangeas. I hope the old flowers will protect it if we get any frosts #hydrangea

I'm dying to cut the old flowers off but I will show great restraint in case we do get a frost... ❄😁

Me too Ange, they’re starting to look really messy now @anges 😱😂

I know, think they're the only brown crispy things in the garden now - I've actually tidied everything else (except for the leaves on the borders which I leave to rot down) 😉

If it makes you feel better, where I volunteer has lots of hydrangeas and I think it was March last year when we started to cut off the old flowers, possibly even later! 🙂 @pelly @anges

Thanks Sue, I think it was March last year for me too @lilybee Not too much longer to wait ⏳👍

Let’s hope it’s not too long now Elise @auricula 😍👍

Morning everyone, have a sensational Sunday #hydrangea #hydrangea-altona-pink #fadedbeauty #beautyindecay 24/11/19

Morning Elise, I love seeing them like this @auricula 😍😍

Morning Jane 🙋🏼‍♀️

Morning Elaine @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️

Morning Jane, you too 👋👋

Thanks Jeremy @jpea 🙏🙏

Morning Jane 👍🏻

Morning again Julie @juliesgarden 🙋🙋

Beautiful

Thank you Terri @telswirld 🙏🙏

They’re amazing when they look like this 🖤

I think so too Kerry @kez001uk 😍😍

Found this beautiful cobweb earlier and I don't have any silver plants so I thought this might do #hydrangea #hydrangea-altona-pink 1/10/19 #cobweb

It is isn't it Katy @gjones 🕸🕸

Wow! Great shot Jane!💘😍

Thanks Shelley, it’s not as clear as I would have liked but it just looked perfect @ShelleySnyder 😍😍

It does look perfect! I can't seem to get on on film!🤷💘😍

Thanks Laura, I was glad it wasn't inhabited @columbiariver 🕸🕷😱

Morning everyone, have a terrific Tuesday #hydrangea 16/7/19

You too Jane 😊☀️ gorgeous colour😍😍

Thanks Chris @christineb 💗💗

Morning Jane. Thank you and you too 👋🙂

Morning Pauline, thank you @flof1952 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️

Morning Jane, you too 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️

Morning Jeremy, thank you @jpea 😃😃

Good morning, 💖💖💖

Morning..Jane

Morning @anges 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️

Thanks Maggie @gardengirlla 😍😃

Lovely colour Jane.

#frost 2/2/19

#winter

Ooh jane that would be lovely in a wreath for the front door

Aww thanks Angie @ada31514 😍😘

Morning peeps, have a wonderful Wednesday #fadedbeauty #hydrangea 12/12/18

Morning Jane! That is some very pretty faded beauty!💘😍

Morning Jane, hope you do too 🤗

It's interesting how some parts retain their colour when dried out & others don't 👍

There’s something about them isn’t there Shelley @ShelleySnyder 💕💕

Morning Jeremy, thank you @jpea 😍😍

Fascinating aren’t they Jeff @jeatacake 💕💕

They are 👍

Morning Jane, gorgeous Hydrangea - they're the best 💗

Morning Ange, thank you, they are aren’t they @anges 💗💗

Morning Jane 🙋‍♀️☺️

Morning Julie @juliesgarden 😊😊

#beautifuldecay

Me too Jason @Jasonsparkes1 😍😍

@pelly beautiful pink. Would look awesome in a vase with nikko blue.

It certainly would Mark @maldavis 😍😍

Even the Hydrangeas are giving up 💕💕

Hmm, you’re not supposed to dead head these though. I do all my other plants regularly Katy @gjones 💕💕

Ditto Jane noticed same on mine today 😥

That sounds like very sensible advice Katy, thank you @gjones 👍👍

I can see my Hydrangeas so much better now the conifers have gone. They have done so well considering they were #supermarketrescueplants less than 18 months ago 🌸🌸🌸

Lovely colour

Wow. Great flowers jane

Lovely..💞

@gjones @charlotte @LyndaClack @jendren @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom thank you ladies 💕💕💕

@gjones @charlotte @LyndaClack @jendren @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom thank you ladies 💕💕💕

#hydrangea #rescuedfromsupermarket in its second year now

💕💞💕💞

Stunning 🌷🌸🌺

Looking fab!! 🌸💕🌸

Beautiful 💗💗💗

Thank you Tayyibah @tayyibah 😍😍

Thanks Lynda @LyndaClack 💞💞💞

Thanks Rach @rachelbrooks 💕💕💕

Thanks Marilyn @lovemygarden65 💞💕💞

Wow! Looks beautiful 💕

Beautiful colour. Love to see rescues brought back to life 💕

Thank you Kerry @kez001uk 😊😊

Morning peeps, I am really praying that this and the other one like it are still here when we get back from a short break as the Conifer hedge is finally going on the 12th 😱😱Have a magical Monday 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️

Morning Jane, seems strange to take your conifer hedge on a short break with you! 😳😳😂 have a super time 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️

Evening Cindy, thanks, I’m just hoping he’s got someone decent doing it @cyndi 😘😘

Morning Jeremy, you’d be surprised at what I can get in my suitcase 😂😂 and thank you. We’re coming up to God’s own county @jpea 😍😍

And just as I head up to London to help decorate my son and partner's flat too. It's actually very warm up 'ere too 😁

A bit cooler on the coast thankfully @jpea enjoy your decorating 👍👍

Morning Jane. Have a relaxing few days away ....enjoy 👋😎👍

Morning Jane - have a great break 😀

Enjoy your break Jane and don’t worry 😘

Morning Pauline, thank you, I’m ready for it @flof1952 😍😍

Morning James, we will thank you @bandicoot 👍😍

Morning Sue, thank you, I’m not going to let it spoil the break @susanhumphrey333 👍😘

Morning peeps, have a fantastic Friday 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️

Morning Jane. Thank you and you too 👋☺👍

Morning Jane! What a beautiful Hydrangea! Hope you enjoy your Friday!💘😍

Morning Jane 💕💕, I will I’m off to Vienna for 4 days 😍

Morning Jane that's lovely 💗 have a good one too

Evening Katy, thank you @gjones 😍😍

Morning Shelley, thanks @ShelleySnyder 😍😘

Morning Julie, fabulous, I’d love to see Vienna, enjoy @juliesgarden 👍😘

Morning Keely, thanks @Keely 😍😘

@pelly have a good one Jane 🧡💛💜

Thanks Neil, I hope your kitchen is bearable, at least it's Friday @nmg333 👍👍

Morning Jane, that’s a beauty

Morning peeps, have a marvellous Monday 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️

Morning Jane! This absolutely stunning! Have a great Monday!💘😍

Evening Shelley, thank you, enjoy what’s left of your evening too @ShelleySnyder 😘😍

Thanks Katy @gjones 💕💕

Beunas notches Gary 😴😴

Morning Jane. Thank you and you too 👋😊👍

Good morning again 😂😆

Morning Jane 👋 lovely

Morning Jane 💕

Morning Jane you too 💞

Morning Keely, thank you @Keely 😍😘

Morning Jane @pelly my Hydrangeas are getting there they see@ slow this year unless it’s me, got quite a few in flower but not colouring up yet just the pink & the blue is very very slight colouring. Hope you have a lovely day Jane 💕😘

Mine are transmuting @scaryskates @flof1952 @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom @daisy-jane 😂😂😂

👀

😂😂😂

👀😂

She's very attractive! I feel it's a she!! 😂😂

😂😂😂 I got my one good eye 👁️ on them!!😂😂💘😍

Got to be, she's pink Alison @bluefox23 💞💞

👍🏼😂@pelly

👌😆😃😀

You’ve obviously caught scaryskatesitis, Jane, and I fear there’s no cure 🤣 it’s one step away from total madness @pelly @scaryskates 😘

😂😂😂😆😆😆

Haha love it 😂

Morning peeps, the Hydrangeas are starting to show some colour. Have a fabulous Friday everyone 💕💕

Morning Jane. Nice colour. Enjoy your day 👋😊💗

Morning Jane, enjoy your day 🌸

Morning Jane 😊

Morning Jane these are pretty 💓

Thanks Pauline, enjoy yours too @flof1952 👋👋

Morning Jason, I’m sure they’ll appear soon and thanks, you too @Jasonsparkes1 ☕️☕️

Morning Clare, thanks and you too @clare2611 👋👋

Morning Dave @cottagegardendave 👋👋

Morning Keely, thank you @Keely 🌸🌸

🌸💕🌸

That's early mine aren't in flower yet 😍

First bit of pink showing 💖💖

Lucky you! Mine have had so much frost now i think they have given up! They are barely coming from the root!.

Oh no, I do hope they recover Sylvia, this one and the other one the same are in quite a shaded area and started new growth quite early @SylviaDavies 😱👍

Morning Jane @pelly I’ve got a few flower heads on 1 if mine buys still very green no sign of colour. Funny thing though I’ve got 5 Hydrangeas & 1 seems to be the more tasty one has been eaten the other 4 nothing ever & they are close to each other 😘

Morning Suzie, how odd!! I’m sure they’ll be fine, yours are always beautiful @jadojado29 😍😘

Morning Jane @pelly again think I have lost this one it’s a mass of holes but I’m leaving it hopefully they won’t start on the others 🤞 might take a few cuttings from it . Hoping the Blue one & Limelight come out like last year as they were Gorgeous, thanks Jane 😘

🙏🤞

Signs of beauty to come 💖💚

Woohoo I spy buds 💕💕 I’m having gremlin problems on here though @ukgardentags iPhone

Me too Jane. It’s usually not too bad for me. My hydrangeas only waking up

Yay! Problems for me too on Android! Keep getting told I've got no Internet connection when I obviously have! 😀

Ahh, that will explain the multiple likes for my pic. Must say I’ve been having problems too. Folks must think me a bit crazy with my manic button pressing today 😜😀

I'm just trying my android tablet out Ian, but it seems to be ok so far. My iPhone is working again too, hopefully the glitch is fixed @bigemrg 🤔🤔

😂😂 @cotehow

#signsofspring

#advice please. Everywhere I read, it’s telling me to prune this (including this app) so my dilemma is, do I do it now or wait until the next cold snap is over? It’s got so much new growth on the stems and the base. 🤔🤔

Mine is like this Jane and I know I’m a lot further North than you but I tend to play safe with these things. I am waiting until March when I hope it will be warmer. I haven’t pruned my roses yet as we keep getting frosts - eg last night and they say there is a very cold system coming this week. So I’d keep it tucked up and warm for another couple of weeks. Hope this helps.

Mines even further on Jane but I’m leaving til this latest cold weather has passed over 😬

To be honest Jane I only give my hydrangeas a good old prune every couple of years I leave the heads on until the last frost and even last year we still had a late frost which burnt the new buds that had come through so I would be tempted to leave it for a couple of years give it time to get established ☺️

I was wondering the same Jane @pelly as all mine have new growth even the cuttings I took but I’m going to leave them until this cold weather has passed at least the cuttings I’m going to move into the greenhouse (unheated) just for protection 😘

Just swiping through your pics of this one Jane she's a beauty❤️

@jendren thanks Nicola, that's what I thought, I haven't done my roses either. @jendren 😘👍

Thanks Julie, that was what I thought @juliesgarden 👍😘

Great advice Nessa, I'll leave them then. They are both quite a good shapes anyway. @nessas 😘👍

I asked the same question to a gardener at the York Gate Garden yesterday Jane and his reply was most emphatic, he doesn't prune them until April where he'll take a 1/3 off to a 1/2 and remove any spindly or inward growing branches. I think that makes sense to me. @pelly

She is Denise, but I didn't realise I'd taken so many photos!! @Denise16 😂😂

It does Jeremy, thanks so much for passing that on @jpea 👍👍

Morning peeps, have a great Saturday. 👋👋

Morning Jane. You too ......keep warm :))

Morning Jane! Have a great day!💘😍

Morning Jane! Have a good one too! 😀

Morning Pauline, it is a tad cold out there!! Thanks and enjoy yours too @flof1952 ❄❄

Hi Shelley, thanks and you too @ShelleySnyder 😊😊

Morning Ian, you too @bigemrg 😊😊

Morning Jane. You too ☺️

Morning Sue, thanks @susanhumphrey333 😍😍

Morning Jane

Morning Jane. Freezing here, keep warm x

Morning Steve @cotehow 👋👋

#frost

Still colourful Jane 🌺🌸🌺🌸

It's finally starting to fade Sue, it's done so well @susanhumphrey333 💕💕

Yes! Gorgeous shot!💘😍

Thanks ladies @columbiariver @ShelleySnyder 💕💕

You are welcome!!💘😍

Stark beauty 💞❄️

Amazing to still have that colour

I know, but I think the snow may finish it off @pattygardd ❄️❄️

Frozen in time 😊❄️

Amazing!!💘😍

Thanks, it caught my eye when I went out in the snow this morning @ShelleySnyder 😊😊

Looks lovely all frosted ❄️🌸❄️

Welcome!!💘😍

Doesn’t it Rach @rachelbrooks 💓❄️

Same plant 💞💞

Beautiful plant 👌💕💕

Thanks Pauline,it’s doing well @pauline33 💓💓