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Colours

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There are so many beautiful colours at this time of year, and not just the gorgeous leaves.

I’ve been watching these bigleaf hydrangeas since May and have seen their glorious transformations throughout late spring, summer and autumn. They’re fading now, but what a beautiful gift they have been!

And then there are the vanilla fraise (strawberry vanilla) hydrangeas. Not nearly as dramatic as the bigleaf hydrangeas, but their beautiful metamorphosis from white to pink is equally glorious. The picture below from early September shows how they have changed.

Happy Saturday.

39 thoughts on “Colours”

        1. I agree, Liz. I have flowers – petunias and impatiens- out on my deck that are still doing well. The climate here is very temperate which is why we can grow peaches, cherries and wine grapes; it doesn’t go much below 0 in winter. It’s one of the reasons why we decided to settle here.

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  6. A wonderful collection of colors and I noticed the hydrangeas here in front of our fire station are still doing well but not the same vibrant shade as early September. I’m new to this part of the country so it’s all interesting to watch.

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  7. These colour changer hydrangeas give full value throughout the year. I hope my lone hydrangea gets big enough to start thriving in the coming years. A bit of moisture would not hurt. Happy weekend Lynette. Allan

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    1. Thank you, Allan. They definitely do, that’s for sure. It sounds as if you still haven’t had any or much rain. We have been fortunate with a couple of mainly overnight rain storms but at 1200-1400 metres that rain is snow, so the passes have been slick. Winter is on the way.

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    1. Thank you, Linda. They’re still beautiful even though their leaves are starting deteriorate now. It’s amazing how they continue beautifully along for months. I understand completely why they’re your favourite. Cheers.

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    1. Hydrangeas are so gorgeous and there are so many varieties of their long-lived blooms. We’re mostly still green here too except for the white ash trees which usually begin turning ahead of many of the others. It’s such a beautiful time of year.

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        1. Yes, I understand. I lived in Phoenix for a year and saw a very muted autumn. There, the leaves for the most part just sort of dried up and fell off. Phoenix and Dallas are less than a degree of latitude apart so I imagine your autumn is fairly similar.

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