Oooooooh, I’m drooling!
May 23rd, 2003 by Kathy Purdy · 4 Comments
I’ve just read about a wonderful hydrangea at the Renegade Gardener website. I’ve recommended Don Engebretson’s site before, and I’m glad to do it again. His description of Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Endless Summer’ convinced me that I’ve just got to have one. Too bad it won’t be available nationally till next year. Well, that just gives me more time to figure out where I will plant it. Besides, it will probably be too pricey for me for several years after that. Maybe. Or maybe it will be next year’s birthday present of choice.
While you’re reading up on this shrub, check out the other great features on his site, such as Don’t DO That! and Myth of the Week. P.S. After June 6, something else will be on his front page, but you can find the hydrangea write-up under the plants category.
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Kathy Purdy discovered the joys of writing in fourth grade, when she started corresponding with a former classmate. She's been writing letters ever since, first on looseleaf, then electronically, and now as weblog entries. That makes you, the blog reader, her pen pal. Her first independent (though frustrating) attempts at gardening were made in high school, though the gardening bug didn't bite hard until her mid-thirties, when she found herself mistress of a rural home on 15 acres. •
USDA Hardiness Zone:4 • AHS Heat Zone: 3 • Location: rural;
Southern Tier of NY • Geographic type: foothills of Appalachian
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4 responses so far ↓
1 Cold Climate Gardening » Next Year // Sep 16, 2005 at 11:43 am
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2 ‘Endless Summer’ Hydrangea: Does it live up to the hype? | Cold Climate Gardening // Jul 3, 2007 at 9:05 pm
[...] first learned about ‘Endless Summer’ hydrangea four springs ago and decided instantaneously that I wanted one for my garden, and not just because of those gorgeous [...]
3 Forever and Ever Hydrangeas taking forever to grow // May 31, 2008 at 11:26 pm
[...] gardeners want to believe that our dream plant is out there, just waiting for us to find it. I know when I first saw photos of the ‘Endless Summer’ hydrangea, and read that it bloomed in zone 4, I thought [...]
4 Endless Summer and Forever and Ever Hydrangeas: Growing Tips for Cold Climates // Jun 1, 2008 at 4:16 pm
[...] gardeners want to believe that our dream plant is out there, just waiting for us to find it. I know when I first saw photos of the ‘Endless Summer’ hydrangea, and read that it bloomed in zone 4, I thought [...]