A few minutes from Yakushiike Park in Machida there is a large garden called Ebine-en. Sadly I couldn't find any information about the garden in English, but I was told that it is only open at certain times of year. Apparently the garden has large plantings of Calanthe orchids which bloom in a woodland setting in late April and early May. However, I visited the garden in late June. The woodland areas were closed, but I could still enjoy seventeen different varieties of hydrangea planted on the upper slopes of the garden.
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        Hydrangeas at Machida Ebine-en
June and July bring blue, purple and lavender blooms
            By Cathy Cawood
        Community writer                            
                    
    
                            
                            
                                Blue hydrangeas                            
                        
                            
                            
                                Entrance to Machida Ebine-en                            
                        
                            
                            
                                Map of the garden, showing the different areas                            
                        
                            
                            
                                A slope covered with blue hydrangeas                            
                        
                            
                            
                                A beautiful place for a stroll                            
                        
                            
                            
                                There were many different species...                            
                        
                            
                            
                                ... and many different colors                            
                        
                            
                            
                                A dirt path leading past pale violet colored hydrageas                            
                        
                            
                            
                                One of the hydrangea varieties blooming in the garden                            
                        
                            
                            
                                I'm not sure what these neatly trimmed rows are... but they look a bit like tea bushes                            
                        
                            
                            
                                Beautiful blue color!                            
                        
                            
                            
                                Pale lavender colored hydrangeas                            
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