Hydrangias

I love hydrangeas. Always have. They remind me of my nanna.

Anyway, it seems they have become quite the popular plant. I have seen them in magazines, houses, and on blogs. And then Melissa blogged about them, teaching me about how the colours are formed in them. Something I never knew.

So, today when I was walking back from lunch, I spied these beauties in our garden at work. I quick footed it to our Works Manager, who said I could take what I wanted.

Which is how I came to have a vase full of them in my lounge. Aren't they pretty! Such vivid colours.

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Thankful 15: Flowers

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I love fresh flowers. Unfortunately, the husband does not see the value in them, as they just die. So every now and then I go to the flower market in the city and buy myself a big bunch of them. I tried going to the florist, but it was costly, and they didnt seem to last as long. Tonight I threw out a bunch of lillies that have been in our kitchen for 3 weeks now!

So I was delighted when I discovered our magnolia bushes have started to flower. I was getting worried about these, as they have never flowered before, and were looking rather sickly a few weeks back. But some heavy watering, a good dose of blood and bone, and a thick layer of mulch seems to have done the trick. Now to work out how to stop them falling apart as soon as they open up

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