tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931047177612869157.post7939531708506774542..comments2023-10-29T06:37:10.138-07:00Comments on Living in the 'burbs: What is This?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931047177612869157.post-89081030434381788162010-06-25T13:14:53.658-07:002010-06-25T13:14:53.658-07:00You will find it easier in spring cos it will all ...You will find it easier in spring cos it will all look dead exceot for green buds along the stems so just cut back to one of those and away you go. You don't want to be cutting it down to groud level that is to harsh.Shaylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05335536840138314893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931047177612869157.post-44823395894039621562010-06-25T12:22:31.450-07:002010-06-25T12:22:31.450-07:00Shayla, thanks for stopping by. After reading you...Shayla, thanks for stopping by. After reading your comment a few times, I think I get it. Last year, I cut it all the way back to the ground, which is probably why it's so small. I think I'll take your advice, leave the flowers and only cut back to new growth next year. Thanks, again.Turlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04466952089423973036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931047177612869157.post-76764964825609609692010-06-25T10:24:07.705-07:002010-06-25T10:24:07.705-07:00I think you already found out that its a Hydrangea...I think you already found out that its a Hydrangea. I don't know if its the same where you are but here in the UK we leave the flowers on all through the winter even though they will be dead. This is supposedly to protect next years buds from frost but also the old flowers can look nice with frost on them. This is just a personal choice however, if you can't stand seeing dead flowers all winter then prune them back in Autumn. Then in spring when the new buds show you need to cut back the old dead flowers to a new green bud. There should be several on each stem, it doesn't really matter which you cut back to. Obviously the long the stems you leave the bigger the bush will be therefore the bigger the display.Shaylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05335536840138314893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931047177612869157.post-62140846108852206882010-06-22T21:43:19.555-07:002010-06-22T21:43:19.555-07:00Curbstone, I shall venture out tomorrow evening, c...Curbstone, I shall venture out tomorrow evening, cocktail in hand, to search for the potential name.<br /><br />Diva, thank you for stopping by. I do my very best, glad to know it's appreciated.<br /><br />Sherlock, thank you, the check is in the mail.Turlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04466952089423973036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931047177612869157.post-9499028136922464382010-06-22T12:00:06.040-07:002010-06-22T12:00:06.040-07:00It's nice to see my garden blogging friends ar...It's nice to see my garden blogging friends are getting acquainted.Gardener on Sherlock Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367115529793643362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931047177612869157.post-42302670822926842902010-06-22T11:48:31.290-07:002010-06-22T11:48:31.290-07:00You have got my kind of humor!! Found your site of...You have got my kind of humor!! Found your site off Sherlock Street--and caught myself laughing out loud several times!! I have 4 kids myself--so TOTALLY felt your pain a few weeks ago--hope life is better now!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476707833109337386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931047177612869157.post-36226920730580770942010-06-22T08:23:49.342-07:002010-06-22T08:23:49.342-07:00Definitely a hydrangea, but there are so many vari...Definitely a hydrangea, but there are so many varieties available these days, it's difficult to say exact type. If you look way down on the stem toward the ground, maybe you'll get lucky and the previous owner forgot to remove the tag? Don't laugh...two years after we moved here I identified a mystery rhododendron that way :PCurbstone Valley Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714297348566721344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931047177612869157.post-991293024260175572010-06-22T06:55:52.428-07:002010-06-22T06:55:52.428-07:00Ms. Hope, it stands roughly three feet tall and ju...Ms. Hope, it stands roughly three feet tall and just as wide at the moment. It may go another foot, but that will be it.Turlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04466952089423973036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931047177612869157.post-24542462683364285842010-06-21T23:52:31.431-07:002010-06-21T23:52:31.431-07:00Dear Turling, It looks to me very like a lace cap ...Dear Turling, It looks to me very like a lace cap Hydrangea, but I could, of course, be completely wrong. The flowers, turning from blue to pink, would suggest this, as do the serrated leaves, but it is difficult to be sure from the photographs and without some idea of the size.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931047177612869157.post-82456607590537435832010-06-21T22:25:34.009-07:002010-06-21T22:25:34.009-07:00I don't know what it is, but I like it. It lo...I don't know what it is, but I like it. It looks good!Gardener on Sherlock Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367115529793643362noreply@blogger.com