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Hydrangea - No Flowers
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Hydrangea - No Flowers
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Alan Terry wrote: In article , Tony tony- writes For the 2nd year running, my hydrangea has not flowered. This is a big improvement on most I have seen ;o) Does anyone else here hate hydrangeas as much as I do? Most of the versions I see the flowers are a mess and the foliage is ugly [though I don't find the single coloured pale blue ones so bad!]. Everyone to their own, of course, but is anyone one my side on this? As usual, I am on neither side! Hydrangeas in the East are loathesome, I agree. In the West, they can be lovely. Of course, they really are suited only to the Cornish great houses, where you can see masses of them from 50 yards away. Regards, Nick Maclaren, University of Cambridge Computing Service, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QH, England. Email: Tel.: +44 1223 334761 Fax: +44 1223 334679 |
Hydrangea - No Flowers
"Alan Terry" wrote Does anyone else here hate hydrangeas as much as I do? Most of the versions I see the flowers are a mess and the foliage is ugly [though I don't find the single coloured pale blue ones so bad!]. Everyone to their own, of course, but is anyone one my side on this? I don't like the mophead sort much, they seem rather vulgar looking somehow, but I like lacecap types. Sue |
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On Sat, 19 Oct 2002 20:35:55 +0100, Alan Terry
wrote: In article , Tony tony- writes For the 2nd year running, my hydrangea has not flowered. This is a big improvement on most I have seen ;o) Does anyone else here hate hydrangeas as much as I do? Most of the versions I see the flowers are a mess and the foliage is ugly [though I don't find the single coloured pale blue ones so bad!]. Everyone to their own, of course, but is anyone one my side on this? Yes, me. For some peculiar and no-doubt Freudian reason, they make me think of those very large waitresses in mop hats that you see at places like the Munich beer festival, carrying five huge glasses of foaming lager in each hand supported on their ample bosoms............ Oh yes; hydrangeas. Dug out about a dozen big ones from our garden over the last two years. One bit of root that I missed still keeps putting up suckers. I didn't know they did that! That particular plant had huge off-white heads, many over 15 inches across. Very Bier-Keller! -- Chris De-* virgin for e-mail reply |
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Chris Hogg writes
Yes, me. For some peculiar and no-doubt Freudian reason, they make me think of those very large waitresses in mop hats that you see at places like the Munich beer festival, carrying five huge glasses of foaming lager in each hand supported on their ample bosoms............ Its a very efficient way of carrying several 'masses' of bier :-) Added to which the head on each acts as a damper and stops it sloshing about. I shall never forget standing on the benches with another 5,000 people and drinking 'ein prosit' in time with the umpah band... amazing. And so civilised. Where else could you get 150,000 people drinking for 10 hours a day for 16 days in a row, with a huge travelling circus? And 'bouncers' collecting those who can't take any more and laying them out on the sloping banks of the lawn until they have recovered, and can go back and carry on drinking... Oh yes; hydrangeas. Dug out about a dozen big ones from our garden over the last two years. One bit of root that I missed still keeps putting up suckers. I didn't know they did that! That particular plant had huge off-white heads, many over 15 inches across. Very Bier-Keller! But why are these not good in the East but OK in the West?? Having taken over nothing but a large vacant grassy patch as my main garden, I was very pleased this weekend to be offered nine pink hydrangeas which were unwanted and suffering in chalky soil. 5 are now replanted on the edge of the main garden over some iron horseshoes which will hopefully make them go blue, and the other four are usefully filling gaps in vegetation elsewhere on the boundary. -- David |
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Alan Terry wrote in
: Subject: Hydrangea - No Flowers From: Alan Terry Newsgroups: uk.rec.gardening In article , Tony tony- writes For the 2nd year running, my hydrangea has not flowered. This is a big improvement on most I have seen ;o) Does anyone else here hate hydrangeas as much as I do? Most of the versions I see the flowers are a mess and the foliage is ugly [though I don't find the single coloured pale blue ones so bad!]. Everyone to their own, of course, but is anyone one my side on this? Yes, I hate 'em. Though I must admit to having a great pink-headed mophead in the front garden: I've cut it down to ground level every year since we moved in and the damn thing still flowers: I can't stop it. Will probably have to bite the bullet and actually dig it up at some point but was hoping not to have to as the soil is pretty much stones with dirt in round there. -- Victoria Clare gardening high up in South East Cornwall http://www.clareassoc.co.uk/ -- |
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'Twas Mon, 21 Oct 2002 19:57:14 +0100, when Victoria Clare enriched all our lives with these worthy thoughts: Yes, I hate 'em. Though I must admit to having a great pink-headed mophead in the front garden: I've cut it down to ground level every year since we moved in and the damn thing still flowers: I can't stop it. Will probably have to bite the bullet and actually dig it up at some point but was hoping not to have to as the soil is pretty much stones with dirt in round there. I had a couple of the lads who worked for me dig out the hydrangea m in the front bed between me and Bert-next-door. In the process, they snapped a spade and resorted to using a 2m crowbar to lever the bugger out. The roots system is a fibrous mat of roots that literally hugs the soil. If I had to do it again, I'd bring in the JCB! -- cormaic URG faqs/webring - www.tmac.clara.co.uk/urgring/ Culcheth Garden - www.tmac.clara.co.uk/garden/ Warrington Paving - www.pavingexpert.com/ Peoples' Republic of South Lancashire cormaic CAN BE FOUND AT borlochshall.co.uk |
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cormaic wrote in
: 'Twas Mon, 21 Oct 2002 19:57:14 +0100, when Victoria Clare enriched all our lives with these worthy thoughts: Yes, I hate 'em. Though I must admit to having a great pink-headed mophead in the front garden: I've cut it down to ground level every year since we moved in and the damn thing still flowers: I can't stop it. Will probably have to bite the bullet and actually dig it up at some point but was hoping not to have to as the soil is pretty much stones with dirt in round there. The roots system is a fibrous mat of roots that literally hugs the soil. If I had to do it again, I'd bring in the JCB! Oh *no*! Damn, I'll just have to learn to live with the thing. At least the green stems compost well. Victoria |
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