This and that

This post is a bit of a mix of things - hence the title.  First, I have finally bought a blue hydrangea.  It just had to be done.  The one I bought at RHS Chatsworth has turned a sort of bluey-pink, despite having hydrangea colorant applied to it.  So, I took the plunge and ordered this one - Hydrangea Macrophylla Magical Revolution Blue.  I have a pink one of these outside the front door and it has proved to be extremely hardy and reliable.  I am hoping this one will prove to be the same.

 It came from here and it was well packaged, healthy and had lots of flowers.  I wasn't expecting to receive such a lovely looking plant.  I will plant it in a pot with ericaceous compost and will give it some colorant next year.  Isn't it a beauty?  I just love that blue!

 I also bought another dwarf Ginkgo, to keep my other one company.  This one is called 'Troll'.  Again, I just had to buy it.  (It is sitting with a catmint and a fuchsia).
We did get the promised rain last weekend and it was very welcome and much needed.  However, after a nice cool start to the week, it is gradually turning hotter and is humid again. Ugh!

 I have finished my third tunic dress, this one using my own bias binding.  I need to make a denim pinafore dress and a new work bag next, I think.

Finally, Scruffy made me laugh this morning, squeezing into a box which was too small for him.  As you can see, he really was not that happy with me pointing a camera at him (but then he never is!)