Yesterday I had a blast going on the Hydrangea Tour put on by Aldridge Gardens. My brother Jeff heard about this after taking a class from the great Eddie Aldridge, a retired nurseryman whose family name is synonymous with the hydrangea around here. Jeff and I started at Eddie's house, which was on the tour. He gave us a ride around his property in his golf cart, patiently answering questions from those of us on the tour. Eddie has an amazing fund of knowledge about plants and the history of hydrangeas in particular. He and his father, Loren Aldridge, discovered their famous Snowflake hydrangea, which made a great show in the homes we visited. Jeff has some Snowflake cuttings from Eddie Aldridge's garden and is currently rooting them for his own yard.
We saw three other homes after that, all unique and beautiful in their own right. You can see more photos at Jeff's blog, now and over the next few weeks. For now, here's my take on some of the sights we enjoyed.
I am truly envious! My hydrangeas are just blooming and I was planning on blogging about the different varieties in my yard.
Posted by: Jane | June 06, 2010 at 09:13 AM
I must have taken 100 photos during the tour. It would have had to be a photographer's dream event. Amy, I had a lot of fun. I hope there is some other tour we can do before the season ends.
Posted by: Jeff | June 06, 2010 at 07:49 PM
Oh how I'd love to take that tour! I fell in love with hydrangeas on our trip to Nantucket a few years back. I have 2 in our yard but they're no where near blooming yet. Gorgeous photos Amy!
Posted by: jana holden | June 08, 2010 at 08:16 AM
Beautiful photographs Amy!
Posted by: latz (Lisa Breuer) | June 10, 2010 at 05:43 AM