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Jumping in on the fun a bit too late. Still, have some wholesome Frosensteel/ Mechanical Whiterose, or whatever is the shipname, screencap redraw.

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Person: ok so when we gonna find out the meaning of sliver eyes?

Me, an intellectual: Ok so when we gonna find out why Ozpin drank so much gosh dang Hot Chocolate?

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Ding, Dong the Villain is Dead

So this is the first chapter of the Wizard of Oz & LOV story I had started ages ago thank you to @blackberryknight for the drawing. The Wizard of Emerald City

Maybe I might finish this maybe it will remain as is...

It was yet another mission that had blown up in the leagues face and Tomura Shigaraki was not taking it well in fact none of the members of the league were taking it well. At the moment they were holed up in an old safehouse of his Sensei's avoiding detection from the heroes licking their wounds.

Literally.

"Dabi stop licking that it will get infected!" chastised Mr. Compress as he grabbed a first-aid kit from the bathroom walking a limp himself.

"WHAT!? Dabi's bleeding? Dabi let me have your blood." Toga started whining.

"Oi! Both of you Fuck off." Dabi shrugged them both off annoyed as he looked up from licking at a laceration on his forearm.

Then he skulked off to the opposite side of the living room, past Spinner and Twice who were sitting on the couch bitching about the t.v. remote and who got to watch what or some shit. Dabi slumped in an old La-Z-Boy recliner with his long legs sprawled out in front of him. He reached into the inner pocket of his leather jacket to pull out a packet of cigarettes which only had one left. He groaned aloud "Fucking figures" and then stuck the single stick in his mouth crumpling the empty packet and tossing it to the floor. Then he lifted his pointer finger a lit with a single blue flame like a Bic lighter and lit his smoke then he took a drag before exhaling.

Upon, witnessing this behavior which only led to further infuriate Tomura who was already scratching at his neck anxiously stomped up to Dabi. "Hey, fucking Scarecrow, you can't smoke that shit in my Sensei's house you'll burn the place down." Shigaraki snapped at him.

Dabi looked up at him with half-lidded eyes and blew a smoke ring in his leaders face with zero fucks given. "Newsflash, Mophead your fucking "Sensei ain't fucking 'ere so who gives a shit if and where I smoke."

Shigaraki immediately started coughing the smoke going straight to irritate his dry throat and skin and he waved his hand to fend off the smoke. Then he looked up ruby red eyes enraged "I give a shit because I'm the goddamn your leader and you agreed to obey and follow my rules." snapped Shigaraki getting even more pissed off not even aware of the fact his nails were digging into his neck at this point.

Shigaraki then reached his hand out swiftly snatched the offending object from Dabi's grasp with a protest "Hey, the fuck you doing?" and with all five fingers disintegrated the cigarette right before Dabi's eyes sprinkling the dust and ashes in his lap.

"Yeah, and some fucking great leader you are sending us off on these half-assed missions that fail, and we have to run with our tails tucked between our legs like a bunch of pussies. You're not half the man Stain is and you sure as fuck not half the man All for One is. It's like being led by a fucking petulant child." Dabi snapped.

"I'm gonna kill you!" screamed Shigaraki snapped launching himself at Dabi in a fit of rage hands extended.

"Oh, shit!" Dabi said slipping out of the chair before Shigaraki could land on top of him and watched as the chair slowly cracked and decayed into a pile of dust and fragments.

Dabi brought out his flames then "You want to go?" he asked "Settle this once and for all?" he snarled just as aggressive.

"Gentlemen, gentlemen I understand we are all upset right now but fighting amongst ourselves won't solve anything. Why not save the fisticuffs for the heroes and not bring the roof down on our heads. Mmh, we managed to secure some food so why not settle things over a warm meal and a couple of drinks?" Mr. Compress said breaking things up before the safehouse would be left in literal, utter ruins. Missing having Kurogiri or the other "adult" present at the moment.

"Whatever you say Mr. Wizard." Dabi mumbled seeing as it got them to calm down. Dabi then went off to the kitchen to see what they had in the way of drink hoping for beer or vodka at this point.

Twice and Spinner had paused the remote argument and were staring wide eyed from the couch at the remains of the La-Z-Boy. Toga had been watching the whole show unfold holding a bag of popcorn the whole time.

"Aw, you ruined the show! I wanted to watch the fight and see who would win and collect the winners blood." Toga whined in disappointed.

"Wouldn't the loser be most likely to bleed though? That's Hot!" yelled Twice from the sofa before resuming the remote battle with Spinner.

"Yeah, but who wants loser blood when you can have winner blood." Toga shrugged.

"You have a point. That's Nasty" said Twice.

Meanwhile, Spinner started looking even more green then usual when all the blood talk came up.

Tomura stomped off still angry about the failed mission and upset that he had lost his cool and tried to attack Dabi and as a result lost control of his quirk. He tugged the hood of his jacket over his head and entered the bathroom slamming the door shut with a loud bang. He then looked in the mirror yanking the hood from his face. Seeing his scarred face, blood shot eyes, and the dark circles which rimmed his eyes. He hadn't slept in days. He breathed deeply in anguish and pent-up frustration. Moments such as these was when he longed for his Sensei or even Kurogiri to help give him guidance or advice. Adulthood was a bitch Tomura was learning and at the moment he felt like a toddler after being dumped in the deep end of the swimming pool just barely treading water.

Tomura was having a hard time of it being without his mentor, guardian, and main support system for the second time in his life. He had thought he had developed a new family and source of support with the league but apparently it was as fragile as anything he touched.

But Sensei and Kurogiri weren't here 'He' was and right now 'He' had a league to run. Time to once again put everything which his mentor and guardian had taught him over the years. First, he needed to regain his self-control.  He then turned the cold water on full blast and started splashing cold water in his face in an attempt to get him to calm the fuck down. When his face started to feel like he had an ice quirk he switched off the water and yanked the towel from the bar and began to dry off his face.

As he pulled the towel away, he thought of the months of "progress" he had made with Dabi which had blown up in his face in less than 72 hours. He remembered when Giran their broker had first brought Dabi to the bar, and he refused to share his name at the time. Tomura assumed he was being an arrogant asshole. They attempted to kill each other at first meeting if not for Kurogiri intercepting them, they might've. Now Tomura who had spent his life around villains understood why Dabi still kept his name to himself.

Over that time, they spent time at the bar attempting at civil conversation and drinking. Shigaraki made him an Action Vanguard leader entrusting him with a Nomu at his command. They had many late-night strategizing sessions together. When plans failed, they redoubled their efforts and went out on the frontlines together and rejoiced and celebrated when success was at last within their grasps.

Then something strange started to happen in all the time they spent together Tomura found he looked forward to his company. Tomura's dry, scarred heart started beating once again when he saw those turquoise eyes look his way. The rare times Dabi cracked a genuine smile caused a warm feeling to flow throughout his system. The at first insulting nicknames suddenly took on new meaning as pet names. Dabi seemed to have a playful flirtatious side to him which would cause Tomura to become deeply flustered but he masked it well, literally using "Father" as camouflage often.

The boy who had been groomed his entire life to become the embodiment of hate and fear had fallen completely, utterly and hopelessly in love.

Unfortunately, it would most likely remain unrequited at this point especially after what had just transpired in the living room. Any relationship development and growth that had occurred over the past year had disintegrated right before his eyes like so many objects and victims had before him. He had thought Dabi had been developing similar feelings as he had but after hearing what he just shouted in the living room it was clear Tomura was once again mistaken.

It was just as well love, and a relationship was not a part of his ultimate goal. Sensei would tell him it's an unnecessary emotion an impediment to his mission. Not that Sensei ever spoke of love.

Well, he had burned that bridge now, as much as it hurts, it was time to go out there and make sure his action vanguard leader was still with him.

When he was calm enough, he left the room to rejoin the league and see about getting some food before going to bed. They could discuss future plans in the morning right now Shigaraki was at the breaking point and so was the rest of the league evidently. Was it safe to say the camaraderie the league had been sharing for several months now had deteriorated much like Shigaraki's own quirk when he grasped objects with all five fingers over the past few days. Because that was what the situation was at the moment with the makeshift family unit.

Accessing the room, he took note Dabi was sprawled out on a loveseat drinking straight from a bottle of vodka. Long, lanky form on display. Mr. Compress and Toga were seated at the dining table eating out of take-out containers and sharing in idle conversation. Mr. Compress sans Top hat and mask. Spinner and Twice were still arguing about the goddamn remote.

"Come on let's watch "Enter the Dragon." Spinner argued.

"No way I'm watching Hell's Kitchen. That shows horrible." Twice argued back.

As they fought over the remote random buttons being pounded and pressed the channels flashing back and forth. Till the remote went flying across the safe house nearly colliding with Mr. Compress's top hat. Who looked up miffed around his baclava.

"Hey, The Wizard of Oz is on how about that! I haven't seen that since I was a kid. Let's watch this." Both of Twice's personalities agreeing for some reason.

Upon Twice's exclamation Judy Garland's mournful, crooning voice soon filled the air singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."

"Ah, yes, this is a personal favorite from my own childhood." reflected Mr. Compress.

"I never watched it." Toga admitted shrugging going back to her noodles.

Tomura's ears perked up at the title of the film and the following song memories of a childhood he had long since forgotten briefly coming to mind before fading once more. Till it was shattered by a shout.

"No, way we are not watching a goddamn kid's movie." Spinner argued back.

Dabi remained laying on the couch not giving a shit swigging from his bottle of vodka gaze fixed on the ceiling. Muttered "Turn the fucking thing off already before I burn it out of existence."

Tomura had had enough of the league for one evening "Jesus Christ you're all insufferable I'm going to bed." Tomura said opening what he thought was a bedroom but turned out to be an overstuffed closet. A box was disturbed on one of the top shelves and slid off smacking Tomura in the head and knocking him out cold. He collapsed to the floor along with the box and several other objects from the closet shelf. A nasty gash was left on his forehead which soon began welling with blood.

This caught the attention of the entire league who jumped to their feet at once forgetting whatever had captured their attention including the tv which was still showing the Wizard of Oz in the background.

"Oh, my god is he dead. Yeah, I'm the captain now!" Twice cried out.

"Can I have his blood?" Toga asked.

"Have a heart. Will Ya' Freak." Dabi muttered.

"Should we take him to a hospital? I don't have Insurance." Twice asked concerned.

"Not when we're wanted villains from the law genius." said Dabi.

"What about the Doctor does anybody know how to get ahold of him?" Spinner asked concerned.

"Only Tomu-Chan knows how to get ahold of him, but I know first-aid." Toga volunteered.

"Well, that will have to do I suppose." Mr. Compress said reluctantly noting the glee in her expression.

"Boss, Hey Boss Tomura can Ya' hear me." Dabi said gently shaking his leader while everybody else was overreacting.

"He might have a concussion be careful. Let's get him to one of the bedrooms. Dabi if you don't mind my back's been acting up lately old magician injury." Mr. Compress said leaning down to look over Tomura's prone body.

"Whatever you say Old man." Dabi said rolling his eyes at Mr. Compress's weak excuse but gently gathered his leader into his arms in a bridal carry. Then carrying him across the house to one of the actual bedrooms where he gently laid him down on the bed. Toga came in with the first-aid kit and began accessing his wound and checking him over for other injuries.

"Well, the good news is he doesn't require stitches despite all the blood. The bad news is I don't know how long he'll be out." Toga said.

Spinner came in with a towel wrapped around ice "Here for his forehead. Oh god, is that blood." Spinner said turning a darker shade of green.

"Come on Lizard don't be a coward. Thought you were a follower of Stain." Dabi said smirking with a roll of his eyes.

Toga cleaned the wound and then applied a bandage applying light pressure to stop the bleeding as head wounds tend to gush. The ice was applied on top as a large welt was also forming from when the box had made impact with his head.

"D-do you think he'll be ok?" Spinner asked anxiously.

"The man's been stabbed and shot multiple times I think he can survive a bump to the noggin." Dabi deadpanned to Spinner masking his own concerns at the same time.

"Here let's get this jacket off of him and pull off his shoes while we're at it. Help him get more comfortable and we should probably find his gloves just in case he can't control his quirk." Suggested Mr. Compress.

Dabi with the help of Twice helped wrestle the jacket off of Tomura's lithe body while Toga slid his shoes off and then tugged the comforter over him.

"It's late the past few days have been strenuous on us all I propose we all turn in for the night." Mr. Compress proposed.

"Someone should probably stay and keep an eye on him in case his condition worsens or if he wakes up or if he needs anything." Toga said thinking aloud to herself handheld up to her chin with index finger pointed out.

Dabi looked down at Tomura noting how peaceful he looked laying they're without that damn hand on his face, trying to kill him, or talking about how to bring about the destruction of hero society. He looked so young even younger than Dabi did. How old was he? Dabi looked over the various scars on his face and neck he knew how some of the newer ones were caused but wondered how the older ones were caused? It was one of the first times Dabi had ever seen his boss asleep.

"I'll do it." Dabi said without missing a beat.

The other league members turned to look at him curiously but shrugged their shoulders deciding no big deal problem solved and stepped out heading for their respective beds. Tomura remained lying in bed unconscious with Dabi holding the towel filled with ice to his forehead. Meanwhile, playing in the background the Wizard of Oz was still going on. Dorothy's farmhouse was caught in the twister and being propelled up into the air being transported to the land of Oz.

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15 Unexpected Ways Hydrangea Macrophylla White Can Make Your Life Better | Hydrangea Macrophylla White

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In the arctic bank of states, a hydrangea was represented primarily by the alleged PG hydrangea, Hydrangea paniculata “Grandiflora.” In the South, it was all about the big blue/pink mop heads, Hydrangea macrophylla. And then, of course, there was the one you bought at the florist on Mother’s Day.

But the apple of hydrangeas has appear a continued way back then.

Let’s alpha off with the florist hydrangea. Bred to be the peacock of the hydrangea world, these appear from ancestors of ancestry with H. macrophylla (bigleaf hydrangea) genetics. They accept been alloyed for years to aftermath a big, adventurous and assured affectation of color. They are dosed with advance regulators to accumulate them compact, and their assembly timing has been acid bottomward to a science that would accomplish a Swiss watchmaker proud. They’re aloof not garden plants.

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Are You Growing These Fall Blooming Plants? You Should Be!

We tend to think of garden flowers as something that happens in spring and summer and having blooms at those times is relatively easy. Too many gardens though, are finished by Labor Day, and yes, there is fall color still to come, but the end of summer shouldn’t mean the end of colorful flowers. There is something almost magical about flowers appearing in fall, so when planning your garden, make room for some easy fall-bloomers to take over after the summer flowers, and extend the gardening season right up to the first truly-cold days.

Easy Shrubs for Fall Blooming

Hydrangea – lots of choices, and all of them are spectacular

Encore Azalea – that’s right, now there are azaleas for fall too

Crape Myrtle – a reliable re-blooming shrub or tree that thrives in heat

Hydrangea

Hydrangea bushes must be at the top of any list for fall blooming shrubs. No matter where you live, from zone 3 to zone 9, there are hydrangeas that will bloom in your garden. The great thing about hydrangeas is the scale of their blooms – not some tiny flower buried among the foliage, but big, bold heads made up of many individual blooms. They stand out right across the garden, and really make a statement you can’t miss.

For the coldest gardens, choose the Panicle Hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata), which is instantly recognizable because the flowers heads are conical in shape. The flowers start off a beautiful pure white in late summer, and as cooler nights arrive they begin to turn pink, eventually turning rich red by late fall. The original variety was a large shrub that could become almost tree-like in time, but modern varieties are much smaller, ranging from 3 to 8 feet tall, depending on which one you choose, and how hard you prune them in spring. Varieties like ‘Bobo’ and ‘Little Quick Fire’ stay small, and they will grow happily in a large pot too. Larger varieties like ‘Tardiva White’, or ‘Pinky Winky’ are terrific ways to fill spaces in a larger garden. The variety ‘Limelight’ caused a storm of interest when it first appeared, because its combination of lime-green and white flowers were super-fashionable colors. The original grows large, but for smaller spaces there is ‘Little Lime’, with the same ‘cool’ colors, but on a smaller plant.

If you live at least in zone 5 you can indulge in more color, with Mophead Hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla). The enormous, dome-shaped flower heads come in wonderful shades of pink, red or blue, depending on the variety and the type of soil you have. If you have acid soil you can grow coveted blue forms, like ‘Nikko Blue’, but if you don’t it isn’t a problem, just plant a versatile and flexible variety like ‘Penny Mac’, which will bloom blue if you do have acid soil, and a lovely rich pink in all other kinds of soils. No matter what your soil type, if you want pink, the reliable variety ‘Glowing Embers’ will give it to you, in any soil at all. In warmer areas this hydrangea tends to bloom more in summer, although the blossoms hold well into fall.

With the emphasis on native plants, if you are in zone 5 or warmer, plant the Oak-leaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia), which has distinctive lobed leaves and huge, open flower spikes that resemble those of the panicle hydrangea. Some of the country’s top plant breeders have produces some great varieties, such as ‘Alice’ for pure-white, or ‘Ruby Slippers’, which as the name suggests has beautiful rich-red blossoms.

Encore Azalea

Azalea bushes are well-known for their spring blooms, and rightly so. But now we have a whole range of colors that look perfect in spring, but then make a giant comeback in fall, giving a spectacular encore to their earlier display. There is a whole range of colors in this series, from the orange tones of ‘Autumn Sunset’ and ‘Autumn Embers’, through the warm pink of ‘Autumn Princess’ to the fuchsia-pink of ‘Autumn Rouge’. Don’t forget a touch of white too, with ‘Autumn Angel’. Whatever varieties you grow, you will be amazed at the fall coloring they bring to your garden.

Like all Azalea bushes, the Encore Azaleas do need acid soil conditions, but if you don’t have that, don’t worry. With their fibrous root system azaleas thrive in containers and pots, just as long as you fill them with potting soil for acid-loving plants, and feed regularly through the season with liquid fertilizer for acid-loving plants. In fact, since it is easier to keep the moist during dry spells, plants in containers often do better than those in the open ground. You can also control the light-levels better by simply moving the pots around as the sunny areas shift around your garden. Morning sun is ideal for these plants, with some shade from midday on, from the heat of the afternoon sun, especially in hotter states. You do need to live in zones 6 or 7 to grow these plants outdoors all year round, but even then, if you have a cool porch, you can over-winter them just about anywhere.

Crape Myrtle

Crape Myrtles, in all their many sizes and colors, are certainly plants that bring lots of color to early summer, but they also regularly re-bloom in fall too, so plant them where their fall blooming will be appreciated. These heat and drought resistant plants are perfect for poor soil and the hottest spots in your garden, so don’t plant them in anything but full sun, if you want to maximum blooming, especially in fall.

An important new improvement in Crape Myrtles has been the development of colored foliage. Not only does that make the bushes striking in spring, before bloom even starts, it creates a bold color contrast with the blooms, so they pack an extra color punch too. Look for varieties with the word ‘magic’ in the name, like ‘Plum Magic’ or ‘Sunset Magic’, if you want to be the first in your neighborhood to have these great newer forms.

If you like Crape Myrtles, but only have a small space available, then ‘Pokomoke’ is the variety for you. Growing just 2 feet tall, but with reliable prolific blooming in deep lilac-pink, this is the perfect choice for mass-planting in front of larger shrubs too. Even if you have no space at all, you can grow this little beauty in a container, and enjoy its fall blooms up close.

 These three plants will bring lots of color into your garden for fall, and they are all easy to grow too. So raise your garden up a level and extend your blooming into fall – like the pros do.

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Hydrangea – Queen of the Shade

Almost every garden has shade – and even if it begins as sunny, once trees and large shrubs develop, shady areas are almost inevitable. We can treat shade in two ways, as a problem, or as an opportunity. Once we see it as an opportunity to grow plants that prefer or even require shade, a whole world opens up to us. Once we start looking for shade-loving plants, hydrangeas immediately stand out, not just for shade tolerance, but for spectacular and colorful late blooming, when many other plants have finished flowering, and the garden has taken on the green tones of summer. There are several groups of hydrangeas, to suit our needs and particularly where we live. Some lucky gardeners can grow them all, so let’s take a look.

Mophead Hydrangea

Mop Head Hydrangeas are classic shade-loving plants, extensively bred from a Chinese species called Hydrangea macrophylla. Most of them grow to a decent size of 4, 5 or even 6 feet tall, and the same across. Some varieties are smaller, especially those that grow and flower in colder areas, but all are worthwhile shrubs for those shady parts of the garden. With their spectacularly large flower heads in shades of red, pink, white, mauve or blue, they bring rich colors to the garden just at the time when other plants have finished flowering, and the heat of summer draws us into the shade – where we find our hydrangeas in full fancy dress. These easy to grow plants are attractive for months on end. As soon as the buds open in spring, there is something very satisfying about the large, rich-green leaves, and the rounded structure of the bush. It is not long before we see the first signs of the year’s floral display, as dense clusters of pale green baby flowers start to show at the ends of the developing stems. These steadily expand over late spring and early summer, in shades of fashionable pastel green, until they are the size of an outspread hand. If this was all they did we would be satisfied with these elegant domes of pale green.

Of course, that is not where they end, because soon we see the first hints of color around the edges of the petals in these clusters of many flowers, and soon enough, now that summer is well-developed, they transform into hemispheres of deep, rich color, depending on the varieties you choose to grow. The exact color varies with the soil they are growing in, but with most hydrangeas the colors are always beautiful. On alkaline soils, choose pinks, reds and white, like the Cardinal Red Hydrangea. On acid soils you can grow blue hydrangeas, and the best all-round choice is Nikko Blue, which is the most reliable one for keeping its special color in a wide range of soils.

By the time that first color appears, the domes of flowers will be a full 8 inches across, and often larger, and they cover the bush, at the ends of almost every branch. These mounds of beauty bring glorious color to the shady parts of the garden, and continues right into early fall. As the color fades, the flower clusters still remain, turning back to green, and ultimately a soft, pale brown. In milder areas, these heads remain attractive well into winter, before it is time to prune our bushes in preparation for the next year’s glorious display.

Panicle Hydrangea

The big limitation with mophead hydrangeas is that most are only hardy to zone 6, so that leaves a lot of the country outside their territory. For those who live in colder areas, the best choice is Endless Summer, which will be pink or blue, depending on the soil. It flowers late in the season, on new shoots that grow even when the main branches are killed by frost.

For a bigger range – and bigger shrubs too, the panicle hydrangea, Hydrangea paniculata, has a lot to offer, especially since breeders in recent years have extended the range of colors available. These hardy plants will grow happily in chilly zone 3, so there are few places they won’t thrive. Even if you live in zone 8, you can enjoy them alongside your Mopheads. They will grow into tall shrubs 8 feet or even more in height, and their size can be controlled by pruning. Since they flower on new shoots, then can be pruned as hard as you want, and they will still produce their spectacular cone-shaped flower clusters over summer and into fall. The traditional color was only one, white, which is still a great option, but breeding has brought us attractive lime-greens, such as Limelight, and dusky reds, like the gorgeous Ruby Slippers. If such a large shrub is too much for your garden, then consider the Little Lime Hydrangea, like a miniature Limelight, and more suited to smaller spaces, or as a gorgeous low hedge.

Annabelle Hydrangea

If you live in cold places, but hanker after that classic mophead shape, rather than the cones of the panicle hydrangea, then the Annabelle Hydrangea is for you. This plant, hardy to zone 3, is a selection of another species called Hydrangea arborescens. It is best pruned to the ground each spring, and it will rapidly come back to 3 or even 4 feet tall, topped with snow-white balls of blossom, that color as the cold arrives, turning beautiful shades of pink and then red. Cut while still colorful, and hung up to dry, they hold their color indoors all winter – a reminder of the beauty of the summer garden.

Blue Hydrangea

If you feel overwhelmed by a shady garden, take heart in the wonderful range of hydrangeas you can grow, no matter where you live. If you hanker after blue, but don’t have acid soil, you can still enjoy them by growing in pots. Large tubs of hydrangea are great for decorating a shady terrace, and with the use of the right types of special fertilizers and water treatments, which you can pick up at any garden center, it is easy to keep the flowers blue, and enjoy that stunning color, no matter what kind of soil you garden on.

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Hydrangea – Queen of the Shade

Almost every garden has shade – and even if it begins as sunny, once trees and large shrubs develop, shady areas are almost inevitable. We can treat shade in two ways, as a problem, or as an opportunity. Once we see it as an opportunity to grow plants that prefer or even require shade, a whole world opens up to us. Once we start looking for shade-loving plants, hydrangeas immediately stand out, not just for shade tolerance, but for spectacular and colorful late blooming, when many other plants have finished flowering, and the garden has taken on the green tones of summer. There are several groups of hydrangeas, to suit our needs and particularly where we live. Some lucky gardeners can grow them all, so let’s take a look.

Mophead Hydrangea

Mop Head Hydrangeas are classic shade-loving plants, extensively bred from a Chinese species called Hydrangea macrophylla. Most of them grow to a decent size of 4, 5 or even 6 feet tall, and the same across. Some varieties are smaller, especially those that grow and flower in colder areas, but all are worthwhile shrubs for those shady parts of the garden. With their spectacularly large flower heads in shades of red, pink, white, mauve or blue, they bring rich colors to the garden just at the time when other plants have finished flowering, and the heat of summer draws us into the shade – where we find our hydrangeas in full fancy dress. These easy to grow plants are attractive for months on end. As soon as the buds open in spring, there is something very satisfying about the large, rich-green leaves, and the rounded structure of the bush. It is not long before we see the first signs of the year’s floral display, as dense clusters of pale green baby flowers start to show at the ends of the developing stems. These steadily expand over late spring and early summer, in shades of fashionable pastel green, until they are the size of an outspread hand. If this was all they did we would be satisfied with these elegant domes of pale green.

Of course, that is not where they end, because soon we see the first hints of color around the edges of the petals in these clusters of many flowers, and soon enough, now that summer is well-developed, they transform into hemispheres of deep, rich color, depending on the varieties you choose to grow. The exact color varies with the soil they are growing in, but with most hydrangeas the colors are always beautiful. On alkaline soils, choose pinks, reds and white, like the Cardinal Red Hydrangea. On acid soils you can grow blue hydrangeas, and the best all-round choice is Nikko Blue, which is the most reliable one for keeping its special color in a wide range of soils.

By the time that first color appears, the domes of flowers will be a full 8 inches across, and often larger, and they cover the bush, at the ends of almost every branch. These mounds of beauty bring glorious color to the shady parts of the garden, and continues right into early fall. As the color fades, the flower clusters still remain, turning back to green, and ultimately a soft, pale brown. In milder areas, these heads remain attractive well into winter, before it is time to prune our bushes in preparation for the next year’s glorious display.

Panicle Hydrangea

The big limitation with mophead hydrangeas is that most are only hardy to zone 6, so that leaves a lot of the country outside their territory. For those who live in colder areas, the best choice is Endless Summer, which will be pink or blue, depending on the soil. It flowers late in the season, on new shoots that grow even when the main branches are killed by frost.

For a bigger range – and bigger shrubs too, the panicle hydrangea, Hydrangea paniculata, has a lot to offer, especially since breeders in recent years have extended the range of colors available. These hardy plants will grow happily in chilly zone 3, so there are few places they won’t thrive. Even if you live in zone 8, you can enjoy them alongside your Mopheads. They will grow into tall shrubs 8 feet or even more in height, and their size can be controlled by pruning. Since they flower on new shoots, then can be pruned as hard as you want, and they will still produce their spectacular cone-shaped flower clusters over summer and into fall. The traditional color was only one, white, which is still a great option, but breeding has brought us attractive lime-greens, such as Limelight, and dusky reds, like the gorgeous Ruby Slippers. If such a large shrub is too much for your garden, then consider the Little Lime Hydrangea, like a miniature Limelight, and more suited to smaller spaces, or as a gorgeous low hedge.

Annabelle Hydrangea

If you live in cold places, but hanker after that classic mophead shape, rather than the cones of the panicle hydrangea, then the Annabelle Hydrangea is for you. This plant, hardy to zone 3, is a selection of another species called Hydrangea arborescens. It is best pruned to the ground each spring, and it will rapidly come back to 3 or even 4 feet tall, topped with snow-white balls of blossom, that color as the cold arrives, turning beautiful shades of pink and then red. Cut while still colorful, and hung up to dry, they hold their color indoors all winter – a reminder of the beauty of the summer garden.

Blue Hydrangea

If you feel overwhelmed by a shady garden, take heart in the wonderful range of hydrangeas you can grow, no matter where you live. If you hanker after blue, but don’t have acid soil, you can still enjoy them by growing in pots. Large tubs of hydrangea are great for decorating a shady terrace, and with the use of the right types of special fertilizers and water treatments, which you can pick up at any garden center, it is easy to keep the flowers blue, and enjoy that stunning color, no matter what kind of soil you garden on.

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Hydrangea – Queen of the Shade

Almost every garden has shade – and even if it begins as sunny, once trees and large shrubs develop, shady areas are almost inevitable. We can treat shade in two ways, as a problem, or as an opportunity. Once we see it as an opportunity to grow plants that prefer or even require shade, a whole world opens up to us. Once we start looking for shade-loving plants, hydrangeas immediately stand out, not just for shade tolerance, but for spectacular and colorful late blooming, when many other plants have finished flowering, and the garden has taken on the green tones of summer. There are several groups of hydrangeas, to suit our needs and particularly where we live. Some lucky gardeners can grow them all, so let’s take a look.

Mophead Hydrangea

Mop Head Hydrangeas are classic shade-loving plants, extensively bred from a Chinese species called Hydrangea macrophylla. Most of them grow to a decent size of 4, 5 or even 6 feet tall, and the same across. Some varieties are smaller, especially those that grow and flower in colder areas, but all are worthwhile shrubs for those shady parts of the garden. With their spectacularly large flower heads in shades of red, pink, white, mauve or blue, they bring rich colors to the garden just at the time when other plants have finished flowering, and the heat of summer draws us into the shade – where we find our hydrangeas in full fancy dress. These easy to grow plants are attractive for months on end. As soon as the buds open in spring, there is something very satisfying about the large, rich-green leaves, and the rounded structure of the bush. It is not long before we see the first signs of the year’s floral display, as dense clusters of pale green baby flowers start to show at the ends of the developing stems. These steadily expand over late spring and early summer, in shades of fashionable pastel green, until they are the size of an outspread hand. If this was all they did we would be satisfied with these elegant domes of pale green.

Of course, that is not where they end, because soon we see the first hints of color around the edges of the petals in these clusters of many flowers, and soon enough, now that summer is well-developed, they transform into hemispheres of deep, rich color, depending on the varieties you choose to grow. The exact color varies with the soil they are growing in, but with most hydrangeas the colors are always beautiful. On alkaline soils, choose pinks, reds and white, like the Cardinal Red Hydrangea. On acid soils you can grow blue hydrangeas, and the best all-round choice is Nikko Blue, which is the most reliable one for keeping its special color in a wide range of soils.

By the time that first color appears, the domes of flowers will be a full 8 inches across, and often larger, and they cover the bush, at the ends of almost every branch. These mounds of beauty bring glorious color to the shady parts of the garden, and continues right into early fall. As the color fades, the flower clusters still remain, turning back to green, and ultimately a soft, pale brown. In milder areas, these heads remain attractive well into winter, before it is time to prune our bushes in preparation for the next year’s glorious display.

Panicle Hydrangea

The big limitation with mophead hydrangeas is that most are only hardy to zone 6, so that leaves a lot of the country outside their territory. For those who live in colder areas, the best choice is Endless Summer, which will be pink or blue, depending on the soil. It flowers late in the season, on new shoots that grow even when the main branches are killed by frost.

For a bigger range – and bigger shrubs too, the panicle hydrangea, Hydrangea paniculata, has a lot to offer, especially since breeders in recent years have extended the range of colors available. These hardy plants will grow happily in chilly zone 3, so there are few places they won’t thrive. Even if you live in zone 8, you can enjoy them alongside your Mopheads. They will grow into tall shrubs 8 feet or even more in height, and their size can be controlled by pruning. Since they flower on new shoots, then can be pruned as hard as you want, and they will still produce their spectacular cone-shaped flower clusters over summer and into fall. The traditional color was only one, white, which is still a great option, but breeding has brought us attractive lime-greens, such as Limelight, and dusky reds, like the gorgeous Ruby Slippers. If such a large shrub is too much for your garden, then consider the Little Lime Hydrangea, like a miniature Limelight, and more suited to smaller spaces, or as a gorgeous low hedge.

Annabelle Hydrangea

If you live in cold places, but hanker after that classic mophead shape, rather than the cones of the panicle hydrangea, then the Annabelle Hydrangea is for you. This plant, hardy to zone 3, is a selection of another species called Hydrangea arborescens. It is best pruned to the ground each spring, and it will rapidly come back to 3 or even 4 feet tall, topped with snow-white balls of blossom, that color as the cold arrives, turning beautiful shades of pink and then red. Cut while still colorful, and hung up to dry, they hold their color indoors all winter – a reminder of the beauty of the summer garden.

Blue Hydrangea

If you feel overwhelmed by a shady garden, take heart in the wonderful range of hydrangeas you can grow, no matter where you live. If you hanker after blue, but don’t have acid soil, you can still enjoy them by growing in pots. Large tubs of hydrangea are great for decorating a shady terrace, and with the use of the right types of special fertilizers and water treatments, which you can pick up at any garden center, it is easy to keep the flowers blue, and enjoy that stunning color, no matter what kind of soil you garden on.

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Hydrangea – Queen of the Shade

Almost every garden has shade – and even if it begins as sunny, once trees and large shrubs develop, shady areas are almost inevitable. We can treat shade in two ways, as a problem, or as an opportunity. Once we see it as an opportunity to grow plants that prefer or even require shade, a whole world opens up to us. Once we start looking for shade-loving plants, hydrangeas immediately stand out, not just for shade tolerance, but for spectacular and colorful late blooming, when many other plants have finished flowering, and the garden has taken on the green tones of summer. There are several groups of hydrangeas, to suit our needs and particularly where we live. Some lucky gardeners can grow them all, so let’s take a look.

Mophead Hydrangea

Mop Head Hydrangeas are classic shade-loving plants, extensively bred from a Chinese species called Hydrangea macrophylla. Most of them grow to a decent size of 4, 5 or even 6 feet tall, and the same across. Some varieties are smaller, especially those that grow and flower in colder areas, but all are worthwhile shrubs for those shady parts of the garden. With their spectacularly large flower heads in shades of red, pink, white, mauve or blue, they bring rich colors to the garden just at the time when other plants have finished flowering, and the heat of summer draws us into the shade – where we find our hydrangeas in full fancy dress. These easy to grow plants are attractive for months on end. As soon as the buds open in spring, there is something very satisfying about the large, rich-green leaves, and the rounded structure of the bush. It is not long before we see the first signs of the year’s floral display, as dense clusters of pale green baby flowers start to show at the ends of the developing stems. These steadily expand over late spring and early summer, in shades of fashionable pastel green, until they are the size of an outspread hand. If this was all they did we would be satisfied with these elegant domes of pale green.

Of course, that is not where they end, because soon we see the first hints of color around the edges of the petals in these clusters of many flowers, and soon enough, now that summer is well-developed, they transform into hemispheres of deep, rich color, depending on the varieties you choose to grow. The exact color varies with the soil they are growing in, but with most hydrangeas the colors are always beautiful. On alkaline soils, choose pinks, reds and white, like the Cardinal Red Hydrangea. On acid soils you can grow blue hydrangeas, and the best all-round choice is Nikko Blue, which is the most reliable one for keeping its special color in a wide range of soils.

By the time that first color appears, the domes of flowers will be a full 8 inches across, and often larger, and they cover the bush, at the ends of almost every branch. These mounds of beauty bring glorious color to the shady parts of the garden, and continues right into early fall. As the color fades, the flower clusters still remain, turning back to green, and ultimately a soft, pale brown. In milder areas, these heads remain attractive well into winter, before it is time to prune our bushes in preparation for the next year’s glorious display.

Panicle Hydrangea

The big limitation with mophead hydrangeas is that most are only hardy to zone 6, so that leaves a lot of the country outside their territory. For those who live in colder areas, the best choice is Endless Summer, which will be pink or blue, depending on the soil. It flowers late in the season, on new shoots that grow even when the main branches are killed by frost.

For a bigger range – and bigger shrubs too, the panicle hydrangea, Hydrangea paniculata, has a lot to offer, especially since breeders in recent years have extended the range of colors available. These hardy plants will grow happily in chilly zone 3, so there are few places they won’t thrive. Even if you live in zone 8, you can enjoy them alongside your Mopheads. They will grow into tall shrubs 8 feet or even more in height, and their size can be controlled by pruning. Since they flower on new shoots, then can be pruned as hard as you want, and they will still produce their spectacular cone-shaped flower clusters over summer and into fall. The traditional color was only one, white, which is still a great option, but breeding has brought us attractive lime-greens, such as Limelight, and dusky reds, like the gorgeous Ruby Slippers. If such a large shrub is too much for your garden, then consider the Little Lime Hydrangea, like a miniature Limelight, and more suited to smaller spaces, or as a gorgeous low hedge.

Annabelle Hydrangea

If you live in cold places, but hanker after that classic mophead shape, rather than the cones of the panicle hydrangea, then the Annabelle Hydrangea is for you. This plant, hardy to zone 3, is a selection of another species called Hydrangea arborescens. It is best pruned to the ground each spring, and it will rapidly come back to 3 or even 4 feet tall, topped with snow-white balls of blossom, that color as the cold arrives, turning beautiful shades of pink and then red. Cut while still colorful, and hung up to dry, they hold their color indoors all winter – a reminder of the beauty of the summer garden.

Blue Hydrangea

If you feel overwhelmed by a shady garden, take heart in the wonderful range of hydrangeas you can grow, no matter where you live. If you hanker after blue, but don’t have acid soil, you can still enjoy them by growing in pots. Large tubs of hydrangea are great for decorating a shady terrace, and with the use of the right types of special fertilizers and water treatments, which you can pick up at any garden center, it is easy to keep the flowers blue, and enjoy that stunning color, no matter what kind of soil you garden on.

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