Hydrangea

Your going to have to be very busy watering it every day! It'll be worth it though, it's very beautiful.

Automatic Irrigation if you are busy in the shop.

Alexandramou:

That's amazing you can grow them there. Here in San Diego they're very difficult to grow because of the dryness and heat.

Thank you Louisa, I've wanted another Hydrangea for years now....I can't seem to keep them happy on my balcony...too hot. This time it's planted in the garden. I will try me best. ;o)

I actually really enjoy watering my garden Bjs. It relaxes me and gives me some time to myself. I'm thinking about adding some pine nedle mulch.

I can't seem to grow them Delonix. My mom has four or five but keeps them on the north side under her shade structure. Hers are gorgeous! We are due for an extremely hot summer (as the older generation predicted).
News were talking about hitting 40's in the middle of June.
I'll take the heat over the cold any day!!!

Use a drip line Alex, they really are good, we used to have one umm drip irrigation I think it was called, now I've moved to a mist system.

Its a stunning colour Alex...............

that's lovely ... good luck with the watering ..

Alexandramou:

The nicest ones I've seen here are on the north-side of building and in shade.

It sounds way too hot for me (40'sºC), I have a feeling our summer is going to be hot like that, also...although, I hoping I'm wrong! We already had some hot weather to almost 100ºF (38ºC) last week. However, the last 3 days have been cooler and rainy. It's so rare to have rain in May but we need the rain so badly, though (we're so far below our normal rainfall)

Thank you all.
I think it's going to be ok......it looks terrible during the hot hours and then it perks up in the afternoon. Still water it every day.
I want to buy a white one now. ;o)

Delonix,
We're suppose to get rain tomorrow but the sky is clear. We had a gorgeous April!!!

We had a gorgeous dry, sunny and warm April, also. May is starting our pretty wet. It's extremely rare for us to receive any rain after the middle of April. I love it, though...as I don't have to water the plant every day. We may get more showers tonight and possibly tomorrow again.

We need to get as much rain as possible because the big fires have started. We do have an all-year fire season...however, the experts are saying it may be one of the worst fire seasons here in many years. :>(

Give it ALL the waste water you use Alexandramou!! All your washing up water, bath water, and any water that's going spare!!

Got it Shirl.....lots and lots of water. ;o)

So I've been told!!!

It's been raining on and off for the past two days....that will give it a nice start.

Alexandramou:

You're getting the rain now. lol!

It's been super hot here, 101ºF (38ºC) yesterday, and today it's going to be hotter! It's already 86ºF (30ºC) at 8:00 am. Yuck!

Getting the rain now..............it's been one wet winter and spring. We only had a three week break.

I bought a pink Hydrangea today. ;o)))))))))))))))))))

Isn't it late in the season to still have rain there?

I hope your pink Hydrangea does well in the hot weather you'll get very soon! :>)

May is a little iffy. It only rained for a couple of days so that was actually good. Hot again from this weekend.

Thanks Delonix. I keep wanting to collect some pine needle to mulch them with.....I keep forgetting, too many things going on at the moment.

Rain is good. At least you don't have to water your plants.

I'm having to water every day now. It has cooled down now...so it's not so warm...although, this weekend the warm to hot weather will return again.