Look how beautiful Jim and Nancy's hydrangeas are.  

 

To tell the truth, these are the ones the deer have not gotten to.  They net the entire bush to keep the deer at bay, but I think these must have been out of their reach.   Aren't they gorgeous.  

 

OK, here's the story about hydrangeas.  If the soil is acid, the flowers are blue.  If the soil is alkaline, the flowers are pink.  And if the soil is neutral, the flowers are white.  Since these are purple, I'm guessing that the soil is in flux between acid and alkaline, but not completely neutral.  Anyway, these purple ones are the best.

 

I remember hydrangeas in Nanny's back yard, and a story about Granddaddy hammering rusty nails into the ground to turn the flowers blue.  Whatever he did, it worked.  Those blossoms were as blue as the sky.  I've also heard sweet stories about little girls playing bride with Nanny's hydrangea flowers.  

 

I bet all Southern girls have sweet memories involving hydrangeas.

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!