Northeast Gardening: Summer Blooms 2014, 1 by Pfg

Pfg wrote:
Does anyone have Hydrangea Little Quick Fire? The colors sound interesting- white, ending red in the fall. I'm about to pull the lilies out of my big barrel and replace them with it. I do like white there in the summer, but I'm sick of dealing with the RLB's. Also, the Lilies crowd out most anything else, so at best I get 2 flushes- Asiatics then Orientals, and that's it.

I'll put the Lily bulbs in pots and stick them somewhere out of the way. If they bloom, I'll tuck the pots in where they'll be seen. That's what I used to do, when I had a much smaller garden.

If I get the Hydrangea, I don't plan to put it in the ground for the winter, then move it back in the spring. It says hardy to zone 3, so the barrel may be big enough for it to survive. If not, I'll have to decide whether to treat it like an annual, or do something else.

Pictures are from last year.