Otaru Aoyama Bettei Kihinkan !

by Kazu

From the front garden of the former guesthouse of the Aoyamas, the fishermen's boss, the visitors must go through this gate to go to the courtyard.

These blue flowers of hydrangea welcomed us first near the gate to the courtyard. I was wondering how the plants make this beautiful color from the natural elements. 

I could not find vivid purple flowers there but soon I found pale violet ones near there. The sunshine seemed to make the color of flowers pale. The flowers of lace hydrangea also were also blooming near the gate.