tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post3307758931577011650..comments2024-03-21T19:48:11.287-05:00Comments on Pleasant View Schoolhouse: Exceptionally Blue HydrangeasUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-75016907547468809102011-05-29T19:08:01.119-05:002011-05-29T19:08:01.119-05:00Those are just beautiful. I wonder if I can grow t...Those are just beautiful. I wonder if I can grow them here? When I lived in Arizona, nothing grew well (except roses, go figure!) Since moving to Utah, I've been enjoying planting all of the things I could never grow there....Alison Wisehttp://web.mac.com/alisonwise/iWeb/Ad%20Meliora%20Vertamur/Home/Home.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-48845396963516143002011-05-27T21:16:27.021-05:002011-05-27T21:16:27.021-05:00Acid rain, maybe?Acid rain, maybe?Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12503930255842185609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-47193226768707441802011-05-27T16:27:48.544-05:002011-05-27T16:27:48.544-05:00Acidic soil, of course, promotes the blueness, so ...Acidic soil, of course, promotes the blueness, so perhaps the rain composition did have an impact!<br />These are so beautiful, Anna - the camera captured a lovely color.seashoreknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313444169419481891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-67587709158739292452011-05-27T13:54:10.270-05:002011-05-27T13:54:10.270-05:00Do you know a lot about hydrangeas? I think pill ...Do you know a lot about hydrangeas? I think pill bugs (roly poly, isopod) are eating mine. Any suggestions?walkmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14728648852375826408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-62756801706752507292011-05-27T11:55:54.996-05:002011-05-27T11:55:54.996-05:00Gorgeous!
~KateGorgeous!<br /><br />~KateKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01172071642218751081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-40252320303920236452011-05-27T08:46:05.775-05:002011-05-27T08:46:05.775-05:00I wish you could see the hydrangeas where I used t...I wish you could see the hydrangeas where I used to live in <br />Volcano, Hawaii.<br /><br />Volcanic soil and a continual mist creates colors like I have never seen in nature.<br /><br />Hydrangeas are my favorites.<br />Yours are lovely.<br /><br />{{* *}}Laura {{* *}}https://www.blogger.com/profile/15115308036457071825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-18548966744573435782011-05-27T07:46:55.489-05:002011-05-27T07:46:55.489-05:00Love, love, love them! They are everywhere here wh...Love, love, love them! They are everywhere here where we live too. So gorgeous!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12464314765980098784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-13144860978318966462011-05-27T07:26:54.299-05:002011-05-27T07:26:54.299-05:00wow - just beautiful.wow - just beautiful.Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-91389818601782921432011-05-27T05:44:12.873-05:002011-05-27T05:44:12.873-05:00Stunning!Stunning!Kate at Wonderful Life Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393342818341678583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-30513384472354969582011-05-27T04:09:32.622-05:002011-05-27T04:09:32.622-05:00::sighs:: I have such a soft spot in my heart for ...::sighs:: I have such a soft spot in my heart for deep, blue hydrangeas.<br /><br />I think it was just growing up in Virginia and loving the daffodils that brought in the spring, which brought in the hydrangeas.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03824751086238577923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-76272444714049945812011-05-27T00:13:56.573-05:002011-05-27T00:13:56.573-05:00I love hydrangeas! We called them Snowball Bushes ...I love hydrangeas! We called them Snowball Bushes when I was a kid. I learned that the color depends on the PH of the soil, the blue needs acidic soil. So maybe the runoff from the rain washed something acidic into the soil?Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879927963858160523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-40777316900841466482011-05-26T22:37:56.673-05:002011-05-26T22:37:56.673-05:00The amount of blueness depends on the amount of al...The amount of blueness depends on the amount of aluminum sulfate in the soil.<br /><br />Pink can be changed to blue and also the reverse.<br /><br />White color cannot be changed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-90773050881245119712011-05-26T22:07:47.254-05:002011-05-26T22:07:47.254-05:00I believe hydrangea color's determined by the ...I believe hydrangea color's determined by the degree of alum in the soil. Lovely indeed.Mrs. Kelley Dibblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192189624517973551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-48833580983206659962011-05-26T22:06:45.188-05:002011-05-26T22:06:45.188-05:00Utterly breathtaking. I've noticed the hydrang...Utterly breathtaking. I've noticed the hydrangeas in my area have also been unusually beautiful. Almost makes flooding worth it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com