Friday 8 August 2014

Colourful walk

Walking through a local park the other day, we found a very colourful display of hydrangeas.  I took these pictures to share with you.  Apparently hydrangeas show the soil acidity by their colour...well, there must be a very mixed acidity level here.....


Pink = alkaline soil



Blue = acidic soil












21 comments:

alarmcat said...

these are gorgeous!!

Debbie said...

Beautiful photos. I love hydrangeas. Our climates must be quite similar, because the hydrangeas are in full bloom here in the Seattle area right now, too. Mine are all blue, but I think I am going to do some experimenting to try and get the pink color next year.

CJ Kennedy said...

Partial to the blue hydrangeas

ann @ studiohyde said...

I agree....I didn't used to like hydrangeas, but I really appreciate the colours now :-)

ann @ studiohyde said...

Well, it does rain quite a bit here Debbie and I've heard talk that it rains a bit in Seattle too. You may need to talk to a nurseryman/garden centre and get some advice on the colour, they will no doubt help advise you.

ann @ studiohyde said...

It's very striking looking isn't it.

Cris, Oregon Artist said...

Lovely. Mine were al close to being in the blue colors,this year. Hmm. Fine with me as I have always wanted blue ones. But the mixture of colors is striking here.

robin cox walsh said...

Beautiful! I wonder how they manage the different colors....? :-/

ann @ studiohyde said...

It's interesting to see how different they can be year on year :-)

ann @ studiohyde said...

Amazing isn't it :-)

Christine said...

Love them.

Eileen H said...

They are beautiful, and lovely photos too :)

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks Christine ....
Thanks Eileen ......Glad I did this post :-)

Judy said...

Amazing to see blue and pink ones so close together. Beautiful pictures, Ann!

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks Judy :-)

juliefordoliver.blogspot.com said...

Be still my beating heart...seeing this glorious display of hydrangeas has brought me infinite pleasure.
Thank you, dear Ann.

ann @ studiohyde said...

So pleased you enjoyed seeing this colourful display Julie :-)

Shammickite said...

I was told that you have to put iron filings in the soil to turn the blossoms blue.

ann @ studiohyde said...

That's interesting, I'd not heard of that :-)

Anonymous said...

These are simply beautiful! Wow what colors.

ann @ studiohyde said...

Yes, they are amazing colours :-)