Brian Birner

“There was a big hydrangea bush by the gate, not yet in full bloom. “If it’s left to its own devices the flowers will be pink,” Godfrey said—quite conversationally, as if they hadn’t just butchered a woman in cold blood. “The trick to making sure the blooms are blue is to add a few pennies to the soil. Grass clippings and coffee grounds help too,” he added. “They like an acid soil.”
― Kate Atkinson, Transcription