Pruning 'Summer Crush' Hydrangea in Late Summer or Early Fall
Hydrangea 'Summer Crush' in June... in September Pruning can be a complicated project, especially when it comes to hydrangeas (I can think of one more plant that causes pruning headaches - clematis). That said, if you grow many hydrangeas, especially different types, once you get the hang of it, it begins to come naturally. I used to rarely prune my hydrangeas because I had more space. Now, with a smaller garden, I'm finding that some are getting too large for comfort. Case in point, 'Summer Crush'. It is actually not a huge hydrangea, but it does get larger than advertised - about 5 feet in my garden (the tag said 3-4'). 'Summer Crush' is in the 'Endless Summer' line of hydrangeas and they are among the easier to prune. This is because they bloom on both old and new wood. Therefore, no matter when you prune, you should get blooms. It is the older hydrangeas, the ones that only bloom on old wood, that you have to be careful with. I would recomm...
Phillip, I hope this is your first and last prison to visit! Well, there is also Alcatraz...
ReplyDeleteThe rose border in the first picture looks lovely with a stone wall as a background.
In a previous life (as a teenager dreaming of being an actor), I once participated in a shoot for a TV movie of some sort at the Eastern State Penitentiary outside of Philadelphia. Interesting / spooky place with a memorable ambience - http://www.easternstate.org/
ReplyDeletePS - Al Capone apparently was once a 'resident' there!
PPS - It's fun reading about your trip. Thanks for sharing pics and impressions.
No worse place to be. Makes me unsettled just looking at those tiny cells.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting as well as depressing! Beautiful old stone but know you were glad to get to the Botanical Garden! Enjoyed!
ReplyDeleteDo you think it's haunted Phillip!!?? Can you imagine the history of that place!
ReplyDeleteI second Aaron's recommendation.
ReplyDeletePoor Michael! He thought he was getting away from yet another garden for a while--except he wasn't!
ReplyDeleteThe graveyard--at least there is the beautiful wide open sky, and the wild hills undulating like waves.