June is hydrangea season in Japan, and we can see them everywhere. In our garden, we have two different kinds, and they're in full boom right now.
I love visiting flower spots where we can enjoy viewing the scenery. This time, I visited Yokokuji Temple in Kyoto with a friend of mine a couple of days ago. The temple is famous for various types of hydrangeas. I was excited visiting there because I love these flowers.
The place is located at the top of a hill, so we had to drove to reach there. I was surprised to see cars with license plats from different areas. It made me think this place must be popular. Even though it was a weekday, there were many visitors. We saw lots of different colored hydrangeas while walking up the long corridor. I didn't know that there were so many different kinds. The deep reddish purple one was particularly stunning, and it seemed like the temple was surrounded by them. According to the information, there are about 5,000 hydrangeas there.
In Japanese temples, when we enter, we wash our hands before praying. At this temple, the chozuya ( purification fountain) was decorated by lots of hydrangeas, and it looked so pretty. I'd love to recreate this in my garden with a bird bath bowl and float roses or seasonal flowers. It would be so much fun!
Here's a video about the temple: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3LPfQN4EYY
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June is hydrangea season in Japan, and we can see those beautiful flowers everywhere. In our own garden we have two different kinds which are in full boom right now.I love visiting places with many flowers where we can enjoy viewing the scenery. A couple of days ago I visited Yokokuji Temple in Kyoto with a friend of mine. The temple is famous for displaying various types of hydrangeas and I was excited to visit there as I especially love those flowers.The temple is located at the top of a hill, so we had to drive to reach it. This place must be popular because I was surprised to see cars with license plates from many different areas. Even though it was a weekday, there were many visitors. We saw lots of different colored hydrangeas while walking up a long corridor. I never knew that there were so many different kinds! The deep reddish purple one was particularly stunning, and it seemed like the temple was surrounded by them. According to the temple’s information, there are about 5,000 hydrangeas there.When we enter a Japanese temple we wash our hands before praying. At this temple, the chozuya ( purification fountain) was decorated by scores of hydrangeas It looked so pretty. I'd love to recreate such a scene in my garden with a bird bath bowl and floating roses or other seasonal flowers. It would be so much fun!Here's a video about the temple: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3LPfQN4EYY
I love hydrangeas. I've only seen them in white and blue here in Spain. I learned that the their color depends on the acidity of the soil, but I'm not sure. I usually bought special soil for them and water them with rainwater. It's quite a spectacle when they bloom. It's called "hortensia" in Spanish.
(By the way, there's nothing like Japanese gardens)
Hi, @Coral. Thank you for taking a time to read my post. I think you are right about the acidity of the soil. You sound like using acid from rainwater. How clever it is! Thank you for teaching the Spanish word of hydrangeas. I love the way to learn a new word. In Japanese it's called ajisai. I'm glad to hear you like Japanese gardens. I love Zen gardens too. They make me feel very calm.