Hydrangeas and Coffee

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnt3x_Iqyv25RJoReRlIXX8ft15LAZGvsdDZInnuy-98el6E8qzGvjVdqjs0jitzEvdxfuLo7I6A_RNoV0tRS0ABzwEBNhZLTZaspSTVhLfxFlRe-upIPauF06Hk5tGyW9h2rDfeHLTiWD/s1600/hydrangea-flower-head.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507632258990487762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnt3x_Iqyv25RJoReRlIXX8ft15LAZGvsdDZInnuy-98el6E8qzGvjVdqjs0jitzEvdxfuLo7I6A_RNoV0tRS0ABzwEBNhZLTZaspSTVhLfxFlRe-upIPauF06Hk5tGyW9h2rDfeHLTiWD/s400/hydrangea-flower-head.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 295px" /></a> I can't keep a secret .....<br />I was at the Nursery today buying some flowers for my garden when I overheard someone asking if coffee grounds were safe to use on hydrangeas?<br />WHAT?<br />My ears perked up and guess what??<br /><strong><em>Yes It is true</em></strong> you can use coffee grounds around your hydrangeas to help turn them from pink to blue.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQ4UTBHxj9ApwUs7fFGLFTyfNSz6Qr9lh3N5GiOYWfUfVTdk40JHpk5ZjfnqaWshET5Y1la8Tu_Py7b02pPTY5mR7kvEr5ZVdA3Gcs7xRkNTBZaxCdF1h7eQNHVHc95euheznKBAyr_Mh/s1600/garden-hydrangeas-blue-sept08.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507632077876350418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQ4UTBHxj9ApwUs7fFGLFTyfNSz6Qr9lh3N5GiOYWfUfVTdk40JHpk5ZjfnqaWshET5Y1la8Tu_Py7b02pPTY5mR7kvEr5ZVdA3Gcs7xRkNTBZaxCdF1h7eQNHVHc95euheznKBAyr_Mh/s400/garden-hydrangeas-blue-sept08.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 373px" /></a><br />Something to do with the acid in the soil. I have always used nails too to change the color of the flowers but I forgot this year to put the nails in the ground.<br />I have huge pink blooms but I would love to get them blue like the blooms in Martha's Vineyard.<br />I also learned that coffee grounds are great for Roses too.<br />I will be drinking alot more coffee now that I know.<br /><br />Blessings<br />xxoo<br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Pam</span>

Hydrangeas and Coffee

I can't keep a secret ..... I was at the Nursery today buying some flowers for my garden when I overheard someone asking if coffee grou...

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