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Cape Cod Life - Hydrangea Love

Nantucket's Hydrangea Farm Nursery flourishes in the hands of Mal Condon, known as the Hydrangea Man, and his chief weeder and waterer wife, Mary Kay.

Walking through the extensive plantings of the Hydrangea Farm Nursery in July, one feels swept away by an undulating sea of color, awash with deep and subtle blues, subtle pinks, gradations of purple, and brilliant whites...

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The Mid-South Hydrangea Society In Bloom! - Hydrangea Boot Camp - July 2010

In July, Linda Orton and I were honored to be the first inductees at Hydrangea Boot Camp at the 2.25 acre Hydrangea Farm on Nantucket Island, MA, owned by Mal and Mary Kay Condon. Many of you were at our October 2009 meeting when Mal was our speaker and provided so much useful information about hydrangea care. We arrived on the island during record heat, and were so pleased to find the charming cottage we stayed in was air-conditioned and could not have been more comfortable...

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Cape Cod Magazine - Island Blossoms

One determined Nantucket farmer is sowing the seeds of the Cape's iconic flower, including hard-to-find hydrangea varieties.

Mal Condon is stooped over a bursting bush of deep blue mophead hydrangea blooms and invites me to take a close look...

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    Cape Cod Magazine - Island Blossoms