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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