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I've fancied some of those but as I'm on clay I haven't tried - everything I like seems to need digging up for the winter.
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Would hydrangea heads be good for cutting?
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I've dried hydrangea heads - sometimes deliberately.
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Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
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(03-09-2022, 08:25 AM)Small chilli Wrote: Would hydrangea heads be good for cutting?
I've seen them in bouquets in the shops, so yes, they must last well in water.
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My next idea for greenery/ fillers. Would fuchsia branches work? The fuchsia need pruning anyway. What do you think?
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(03-09-2022, 08:25 AM)Small chilli Wrote: Would hydrangea heads be good for cutting? Yes, lots of people use these. Fresh and dried. They last for ages.
I've never had much luck growing these- in the summer they need watering everyday here on my clay and I couldn't bother doing that to keep it going - right plant/right place.. I have managed to keep an oak leaf hydrangea going in a semi shady area, and a little damper than the rest of the garden but it always struggles - would love some of those "limelight" hydrangeas.
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(04-09-2022, 06:50 AM)Small chilli Wrote: My next idea for greenery/ fillers. Would fuchsia branches work? The fuchsia need pruning anyway. What do you think? I would cut some and try them indoors in your house - see if they last. I only have one in my garden so never tried it.
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I've tried fuchsias, the magellanica type. They look pretty but the flowers started to drop the very next day and I decided they were not worth the bother.
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