Thursday, May 30, 2013

Blooming Hydrangeas - Show and Tell Friday

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Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!


As you can see, my hydrangeas are blooming!  A few months back...I think it was around February I pulled out my lace-cap hydrangea that I planted when I first moved here 10 years ago and replaced it with this Nikko Blue Hydrangea.  I just wasn't happy with the blooms on the lace-cap and I've always wanted a Nikko Blue. I'm so happy I did this! This plant has grown so fast and is already full of blooms!  If it's this big the first year I can't wait to see it in the years to come!


I'm always torn on whether to leave the flowers on the bush or cut them for bouquets! I've decided to cut a few of them to cheer up my bedroom! I would love to have a huge garden and grow lots of hydrangeas but I'm happy to have just two for now!  The other one just started blooming so it will be about another month before it's in full bloom.

I still have to go through the photos of my boyfriend's home in Hawaii. I hope to go through those and post them next week. 


Thanks to all of you that join in on Show and Tell Friday every week and thanks to all of you who leave such nice comments!

If you are joining in on Show and Tell Friday, please remember that your Show and Tell needs to be something from your home or garden. If you would like to join in, please enter your name and leave your exact Show and Tell blog post link, not just your blog link and as a common courtesy link back to my blog.


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36 comments:

Christine said...

Your hydrangeas are just too beautiful! That's a plant I want to have someday! LOVE IT!

Laurel Stephens said...

How nice to come home to huge hydrangea blooms. I'm with you, to cut or not to cut, that is the question! :) Thank you for hosting your party, and have a great weekend.

Madonna/aka/Ms Lemon of Make Mine Lemon said...

Those hydrangeas are gorgeous. I can't wait to see what else you want to show us. Thanks for hosting.

Trish - Mom On Timeout said...

My hydrangeas have just started blooming and I'm so excited - love them! Thanks so much for hosting!

Laura Turner said...

Oh Cindy, your hydrangeas are gorgeous! It's just too darned hot here, and there's not enough shade in my yard to grow them, which is too bad as they're one of my favorite flowers. Thank you for hosting each week!

Laura from www.sundayview.blogspot.com

Karen said...

Gorgeous hydrangeas Cindy. I have lace caps and nikko blue and they are both doing well this year.I hope to have blooms soon. We're a little behind you on the east coast.

Judy at GoldCountryCottage said...

Thank you, Cindy, for hosting. Your hydrangeas are just beautiful. Mine are just now getting the tiny buds in place..Happy Thursday..Judy

Michele M./ Finch Rest said...

Your Hydrangeas are incredible!

Funny the first year mine did really well but haven't done as well since....they're showing some early buds and I can't WAIT for them to blossom.

I am so happy you cut some to bring joy inside to your living space, that's important.

Thanks for hosting!!

Jenna E said...

wow gorgeous! Hydrangeas are hands down my fave. I heard they are fairly easy to grow? I must pick some up and give it a shot.

Christine at Little Brags said...

Thanks so much for hosting Cindy....Christine from Little Brags

Poppy said...

Thanks for hosting, Cindy! Have a great weekend!

Poppy

SwedishCorner ~ DownUnder...Pernilla said...

Your hydrangeas are simply divine! Thanks for hosting, Cindy :) Greetings from Australia♥ ~Pernilla

Unknown said...

Thank you so much for such lovely Friday. Your pink hydrangeas are so beautiful.
Best wishes
Selenarte

Shabby chic Sandy said...

Your hydrangeas are just beautiful! looks like you made the right decision to pull out the old ones :) Thank you for hosting the party--I always enjoy it so much!

Priyam said...

Thanks for the great party. Also wanted to let you know that I am your newest follower..:)

Priyam from http://priyam-simplejoys.blogspot.com

Mary@mydogsmygardenandmary said...

Cindy, your hydrangeas are beautiful.I wish I had room for more.
Have a great weekend.
Mary

Heirloom treasures said...

I so love hydrangeas. I find they don't last inside,but do look so nice for a short while. yours are a lovely colour

Tuula @ Thrifty Rebel Vintage said...

Thanks so much for hosting!

Lulu said...

My hydrangeas won't be blooming for a while yet. I knowmwhat you mean about making a decision to cut or not. What you need, I guess, is enough blooms for the ones you cut not to be missed!

JP said...

You are so lucky....I have never had luck with any of mine....enjoy them and keep sharing their beauty w/us!
Thanks for hosting and have a wonderful weekend, Cindy!

Melissa@daisymaebelle.com said...

I can't wait for my hydrangeas to bloom! Yours are beautiful! Thanks for hosting! Life to the full! Melissa @ DaisyMaeBelle

Curtains in My Tree said...

hydrangeas are my favorite and I have 5 bushes they are greening out now because of all our rain here in Missouri
they won't bloom for a couple months

Jeannie and Linda said...

Cindy, another beautiful Friday party! Thanks for hosting!
Have a wonderful weekend!

Peace,
Linda and Jeannie at The French Hens Nest

GnomeLover said...

Beautiful flowers! Thank you for hosting!

Jenni

Patsy said...

Thanks for the photo's, I absolutely love hydran. I am so disappointed however to find out they are very, very poisonous to animals and children, even fatal. I have them planted in my front beds but now I can't have them in the back because of my dogs and cats. The cats are what bothers me because some like to chew on green stuff.

Unknown said...

Hello and Happy Friday! Thank you for the pix - they are beautiful!

Anonymous said...

Hello,

best post

and best Blogspot

congrats!

Free Pretty Things For You said...

So Gorgeous!
Thrilled to be linking up my newest DIY!
Thank you for hosting such a gorgeous party!

Jen Beaudet said...

Gorgeous hydrangeas! I'm working on a commissioned painting of hydrangeas right now! They're blue and purple.
Thank you for hosting, Cindy! I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Thanks for sharing your pictures of the Hawaii home in the previous post!
Jennifer

Gina @ VictorianWannaBe said...

Hi Cindy,
Your hydrangeas are just beautiful! It is hard to decide if you should leave them on the bush or cut some and bring them in.
Thanks for hosting. I do hope my post is okay for your party, it's not really from my home but after the auction what I bought went to my home. *winks* Gina

Anonymous said...

Hi Cindy, your hydrangeas are gorgeous!
Thank you for hosting and sharing all the beauty, it is always a pleasure to join in the fun!
Enjoy your weekend,
Paulette

Karen said...

Hi Cindy,
Thank you so much for hosting "Show and Tell Firday". Your blogspot is such an inspiration!
Your hydrangeas are absolutely gorgeous. Mine are not in bloom yet and so it was such a pleasure to see yours in your blue container. I can't wait to have some in the house too!
Take care,
Karen

Mindi@MyLove2Create said...

Thank you for hosting!

Unknown said...

Have a fabulous weekend!

curiositaellya said...

Thank you so much for hosting.
Have a great week end.

Ellya

Lisascraftiques said...

Thanks so much for hosting today! Great party!