My hydrangea bush gave me a few last blooms this past week and now they are shivering in the cold.  We had our first snow last night and although it was pretty, I could’ve waited a bit longer to see it.  I’m sure if my hydrangeas could talk they would agree.

Winter is the season in which people try to keep the house as warm as it was in
the summer, when they complained about the heat.  ~Author Unknown

 When I think of Hydrangeas I think of old fashioned gardens. 

To me, they spell romance and warm summer days. 

Mine are all very young  but I was able to get enough to fill a vase  this year. 

 It ended up in my bedroom. 

It is so fulfilling to see flowers from your own garden right before you fall asleep and as soon as you wake up in the morning,

especially when they are hydrangeas! 

~”Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet
in a crowded day – like writing a poem or saying a prayer”~
-  Anne Morrow Lindbergh 

Visit Noelle at Ramblings from a Desert Garden for July’s Monthly Garden Bouquet

~The color of springtime is in the flowers, the color of winter is in the imagination.  ~Ward Elliot Hour

 

Visit a Southern Daydream for Outdoor Wednesday . 

warm weather and crystal clear days,

the scent of flowers in the air. 

It will arrive…

…eventually.

I hope.

~In my garden there is a large place for sentiment.  My garden of flowers
is also my garden of thoughts and dreams.  The thoughts grow as freely
as the flowers, and the dreams are as beautiful.
-   Abram L. Urban

 I would like to tell you about a blog named Foxgloves fabric and folly  you should visit.  She has a great post about covering terracotta pots with moss.  Click here to visit Heidi there and see these great pots she made and how to do it yourself. 

Visit Beverly at How Sweet the Sound to enjoy Pink Saturday

Visit Scenic Sunday too and see all the beautiful scenery around the world.