Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Why hello hydrangea!

I love hydrangeas, I think because they always remind me of my gorgeous 89 year old Grandma. My grandparents had the most amazing garden and Grandma  still has some fabulous hydrangea bushes in her now 'down sized' garden.
The beautiful hues of colour provided by hydrangeas are used in this fabulous shoot. I wouldn't mind heading off on an adventure towing a vintage caravan stopping to 'smell the flowers'. Bliss x
Photography by Hugh Stewart

27 comments:

Callie Grayson said...

great post! I too love hydrangeas. I will need to plant some in my new garden!!!!!
hope you are having a wonderful day.
xx
callie

Caroline @ patagonia gifts said...

ooohh I'm totally obsessed with hydrangeas! I love the gorgeous hues of colors and that they last very long time! I still have mine with flowers even though it's pretty cold now.

Lee said...

I love hydrangeas in any shade of pink, green, purple or blue. Such a pity I have a black thumb and have managed to almost decimate the one hydrangea in my garden. Oh well, these lovely images will have to suffice. Lee :)

apparentlyjessy said...

I love hydrangeas too, I want blue ones at my wedding. They remind me of my grandma too...<3

Heidi said...

One of my favorites.

Kamana said...

i just bought a small potted hydrangea from the florist this afternoon. five huge blue-green blooms. brightens up the room.

Estelle said...

My grandmother had a very healthy mass of hydrangea bushes around her tennis court that grew in different shades of blue and lilac (apparently something to do with the alkeline in the soil.)

Fab pics!

Sara said...

Hydrangeas are my favorite! I have a ton of little ones, I want them to hurry and grow big!

High-Heeled Foot in the door said...

Wow I love hydrangeas. One of my all-time favorite flowers. I have a couple of baby bushes in my garden and I can wait for them to grow!

Conversation Pieces said...

I heart the caravan. Yup, wishing I could head off in a vintage caravan and be off on some adventures...

Hydrangeas are neat too ;)

Lynne said...

Lovely pictures! And yes, definitely up for a meetup - I'll be here in Sept - no plans otherwise!

LIBERTY POST EDITOR said...

I agree with Heidi..one of my favorites...along with tulips and lilacs. Gorgeous.

A-M said...

OFFICIAL BROWN BUTTON CUSTOMER TESTIMONIAL: Gorgeous, gorgeous wrapping.... beautiful, beautiful products! My darling little partriges will be found perched on a shelf in my Great Room, for all to see, and the sweet little butterfly dish will be placed ever so stylishly on a stack of home decorator books on my ottoman... how's that for planning! LOVE THEM! A-M xx

Courtney said...

Love love love love them! And I love that they last quite a while in a vase as long as you're changing the water often. These photos make me want to grab my rubber boots, gardening gloves, and hit the flower beds!

Anne Marie said...

fantastic photography- and poses by the models -

I would love to have those in the first picture!!

Beverly Ash Gilbert said...

LOVE hydrangeas too. They are an all season flower - beautiful chartreuse in the spring, melding to blue, or purple or rose in summer, drying beautifully for autumn bouquets and gorgeous adorning Christmas trees...

Very cute vintage caravan and great spot!

Gabrielle said...

oh hello hydrangeas indeed! Im going to have big pots of them all over my wedding, LOVE!

x Gabrielle

Georgia B. said...

i had hydrangeas in my wedding. there is nothing like them!

{lovely little things} said...

love hydrangas!

Angela Henrie said...

I have always loved hydrangeas too -I wish they were easier to grow in AZ. To me, they look delicious enough to eat!

THE DB FILES said...

We agree - heavenly hydrangeas! We love your blog and all your musings.....well done on your shop too! It looks fantastic.

Slices of Beauty... said...

Beautiful!

OLIVEAUX said...

LOVE! My grandma had them planted up the side of her house so they always remind me of her too. Ax

vicki archer said...

The fist pic is just delicious, xv.

gelinlik-modellerim.com said...

Such a pity I have a black thumb and have managed to almost decimate the one hydrangea in my garden.

wide open spaces said...

it's all dreamy - the hydrangea, the spiffed up trailer...heavenly.

Sixpence and a Blue Moon said...

A beautiful post! Peonies and Poppies are the flowers that remind me so much of my grandmother. The photos are breathtaking! The bottom photo just looks like heaven on wheels.