Hydrangea 'Avant Garde' progress report

Here is my Hydrangea 'Avant Garde', looking as though it has settled in to my garden (although it is still in a pot.)  It has put on quite a bit of growth and has developed a flower bud, so it looks as though the guarantee of flowers in September is going to work.

The leaves are huge and a beautiful glossy green.  It is on the shady side of the path, so gets a bit of morning sun, but is then in shade for the rest of the day.  So far, so good.  Once it is in flower, I'll post another photo.