Sorry-ology

Finally after almost 3 years since it was introduced to the garden, our hydrangea is going to bloom this year. It has been a anxiety-making process since the first flower buds were discovered beneath folded leaves in early May. I started to look for information regarding the ways in which to ensure its blossoms. Many days were spent worrying about slight signs of invasion of insects; many more days were wasted on wondering if my home-concocted insecticide would damage those flourishing mopheads. In the end, despite all my concerns, they seem all managed to emerge from their leafy cradles and get ready for their time: the rainy season. Our hydrangea is supposed to yield flowers of the colour of lazurite. However, given that the colour of hydrangea is determined by the pH of soil, and that it has been 3 years since its arrival, I do not know what shade I should expect this year. No discrimination against other colours though. Yet, I still think the colour of lazurite gives a myst...

Quietly lavenders have also joined the ensemble in the garden. They smell wonderfully sweet as everybody knows. The shade of lavender looks best in early dawn, when the air is still moist and somehow grey. Strong sun beam easily discolours their soft tone and disables camera to see it. Update on 8 June, 2014 It has been pouring since the day before yesterday when the rainy season officially kicked off. Many of the lavenders have been bent by the heavy rain. I rescued some of them to be displayed in a newly-adopted flower vase.