Hydrangeas are beautiful, old fashioned and traditional plants that can give lots of colour in the garden right through summer and into autumn. Their flowers are made up of several varieties, the most common being mopheads and lace caps. In autumn even when their billowing flower heads are dying back they still add some interest and colour to the garden. They are such a versatile plant and look great in mixed borders, grouped together or even in pots as specimen plants.
We recently visited the Lakeland Horticultural Society's garden at Holehird in Cumbria where there is a huge display of hydrangeas in all different colours and varieties. There is a whole garden area devoted to them making a glorious splash of pinks, purples, whites and blues. As you walk through there is a strong aroma of perfume and the blooms are full of bees and butterflies.
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