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| THEN - July 17, 2010 |
In July 2010, I found Forever & Ever® Together Hydrangeas at Lowe’s with crisp, drooping leaves. I am a sucker for clearance plants and so, for less than $30, I snatched 3 pots of hope to plant along my fence.
Up until then, I had been reluctant to appreciate the beauty of hydrangea blooms or of most shrubs in general. However, in 2010 the few hydrangeas in my gardens came into their own, and I was in awe! Plant breeders had made great strides in developing hydrangeas with repeat and/or double blooms in a kaleidoscope of colors.
So, four years later, my puny clearance shrubs have filled in nicely. These hydrangeas have a compact, rounded habit and large, deep green leaves. They reach only 2-3 feet tall with 3-5 feet spread. I am looking forward to the 8 inch clusters of double mop head blooms which can open a light green in early summer and mature to pink, blue, or a variety of violet/purplish colors as they progress throughout the season.
