Wednesday's Story

A shooting star or a snowflake…?

Flowers allow me to imagine, to think and see differently. They are my escape from the everyday norm, they take my breath away, they help me to be more present and transport me to other places. This flower escorted me to our field at night and I could see it shooting across the vast Vermont sky. While standing there, I could also see it softly floating from the clouds covering the field with snow flower after snow flower.

Let me know what you think on Facebook: is it a shooting star or a snowflake?

points of interest

Rounded shrub with broadly ovate and coarsely toothed, glossy, dark green leaves. In mid to late summer, produces flattened corymbs of sterile, showy and fertile, non-showy flowers. Classified as “lacecap” type, this hydrangea has pure white, double and star-shaped flowers, shaped like a star within a star. Flowers hold for 4-6 weeks before maturing into a greenish hue that will last until hard frost.

general care

Prefers slightly acidic soil in a location with full sun or afternoon shade in hotter locales. For optimum growth, plant in rich, porous soil and water regularly.

friday’s flower fact

Prefers slightly acidic soil in a location with full sun or afternoon shade in hotter locales. For optimum growth, plant in rich, porous soil and water regularly.