Perking Up The Garden.

[Tilly2]

This is not a question, I just wanted to share my delight.

I was looking round the garden this morning and decided it was looking boring. The only colours, apart from the many shades of green, were the the lavender, a couple of pink phlox and some purple and white Veronica. So I went to Lidl and bought five Hydrangea pot plants and have dotted them around in between the shrubs and green plants.

What a difference. It looks like a completely different garden. I'm so pleased with myself.

[tonyav]

Well done Yilly, colour is always good imo.

[Prudie]

Sounds lovely Tilly, hydrangeas are one of my favourites, so old fashioned. My nan used to put plastic flowerss in her garden to brighten it up!

[Tilly2]

I bought three blue and two pink. I might go and get a couple more tomorrow. It's a big garden.

[tonyav]

Yeah, why not.

[Tilly2]

Vaynot indeed! (courtesy of Psybbo)

[tonyav]

LOL. yes Vaynot indeed.

[boxtops]

We have a big pink hydrangea in our front garden, it's lovely this year. They do grow like the clappers though, we have to trim it down to nearly ground level each year.

[EcclesCake]

Keep them well watered as they bed in, their name has a clue 'Hydra'....

[Tilly2]

In the future, will I need to take them out of the pots and plant them, boxy?

[Tilly2]

I've just put them around the garden in their pots, eccles. I haven't planted them. Do I need to?

[boxtops]

If you put them in the ground, they will turn pink (if they are not already) - or not, depending on the acidity in your soil. They like hard pruning in the spring when the flower heads have fallen off (leave on the big heads overwinter).

[boxtops]

we usually buy these every year to spice up the garden once the roses have finished, but I haven't seen any this year, yet http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://riversidenurseryva.com/gallery3/var/albums/Products/Plants/Annuals/PORTULACA.jpg%3Fm%3D1270321295&imgrefurl=http://riversidenurseryva.com/gallery3/index.php/Products/Plants/Annuals/PORTULACA&h=1192&w=1181&sz=1884&tbnid=9XW7QG55tsCXjM:&tbnh=96&;tbnw=95&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dportulaca%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=portulaca&usg=__v2l3sxHDFEyHr0KVnNvHoF4Fd3E=&docid=o04z442O6qf2hM&sa=X&;ei=xwn4UaagEYOXhQfI-oGoBg&sqi=2&ved=0CC8Q9QEwAA&dur=262

[humbersloop]

have a look here tilly

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Home-and-Garden/Gardening/Question1262133.html

[Tilly2]

Thanks, sloopy. That was a helpful link.

Thanks to all of you for your responses. I now know what to do with them. I shall get some more, for the front garden. I love the blue ones.

[Brinjal]

Petunias are great, Pots with diamond frost and evolvulus very pretty

[Tilly2]

I think all the bedding plants have gone now, Brinjal.

[Chipchopper]

It's surprising how you can brighten up the garden with a Lidl help from your friends ;-)

[tonyav]

groan.

[Tilly2]

That deserves best answer, Chip! Excellent wordplay.