Re: Endless Summer hydrangea

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My endless summer have survived a zone 5b winter. I don't give them any 
special treatment for the winter, but I live in a somewhat protected area. 
They have remained very small and one blooms while the other doesn't in a 
similar situation with partial sun, sandy soil, good watering and minimal 
fertilizer.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carol Matthews" <carolmatthews@ns.sympatico.ca>
To: "Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum" 
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Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: [GWL] Endless Summer hydrangea

> Hi Folks:
>    I actually bought my 'Endless Summer' from a nursery but it didn't 
> survive the winter. It bloomed the year I planted it, then we had a very 
> open winter (and I don't coddle things) and it never came back. I'm zone 5 
> in Nova Scotia so I guess if I want them to survive I'm going to have to 
> cover them with branches like Mary Fran.
> Carol
>
> Carol Matthews
> Truro, Nova Scotia
> Garden Columnist for Canadian Gardening, East Coast Living, European 
> Reporter
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Mary Fran McQuade
>  To: gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org
>  Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 1:00 PM
>  Subject: [GWL] Endless Summer hydrangea
>
>
>  I'm a newbie to this group, but have read everyone's comments with
>  interest and learned a lot. Now I can contribute a little bit of info.
>
>  I have 2 Endless Summer plants in-ground (Toronto, zone 5 or 6,
>  depending on whose map you're looking at). This is their 3rd season
>  and they're both blooming very nicely. I have VERY sandy soil and
>  lots of shade. They get only a couple hours of sun a day. Oddly, one
>  is blue (which it's supposed to be) and the other, about 8 feet away,
>  is pink. Admittedly, I don't fiddle around with any soil adjustments
>  to affect the colour -- can't seem to fit that into my schedule.
>  Another gardener I know reports the same colouration with her plants this 
> year.
>
>  This is the first year they've done so well, but they had some blooms
>  last year, too. I do coddle them in winter -- mulch heavily and
>  surround them with evergreen branches to protect them from the north
>  winds that sometimes barrel into my somewhat exposed garden.
>
>  >Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 22:17:45 +0200
>  >From: Carolyn Ulrich <cultivated@sbcglobal.net>
>  >Subject: Re: [GWL] Email contacts for Spring Meadow Nursery?
>  >To: Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum
>  >         <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
>  >Message-ID: <A3E69F1A-091C-4FFB-AA46-F1510056BAFB@sbcglobal.net>
>  >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed
>  >
>  >Ditto here on the Eycatchers. One DOA and the other okay.
>  >Agree that Pinky Winky looks good.
>  >
>  >Speaking of hydrangeas, how has Endless Summer been doing in your
>  >gardens? Mine has been a big snore, and that's generally what I hear.
>  >   Carolyn Ulrich
>
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