Q. I have a Hydrangea that was bought as a gift from a floral shop. I transplanted it outside 3 years ago and I have never been able to get it to bloom. I can see the blooms and they start to open and then dry up and never open to a full blooming flower….
Year: 2008
Hori Hori Knife
The Hori Hori Knife is one of the most popular gardening tools to be imported from Japan. Hori is a form of the verb horu, which means “to dig”. Although most people describe the Hori Hori Knife as a tool used in Japan by bonsai collectors I always wondered why it looked so much like…
Seed regulations
Question: I’d like to ask you a question. Recently I ordered garden seeds from a licensed nursery in another state. These seeds came shipped in clear cellophane with no directions or instructions of any kind such as sun, shade, when to plant ,etc, etc. I complained and they said tough – no refunds. What I’d…
Mystery Flower is a Columbine
Question: I’m trying to identify a flower. We live in Athens, Georgia (she’s about 20 minutes outside of Athens.) and this is something that has been in my friends yard since she moved into the house, and until this year she’s been pulling them up because she thought they were clover. Looks like 2 flowers…
Bats in my belfry
I am heading up the the Northwest Flower and Garden Show Saturday February 23rd to the DIY (Do-it-yourself) Stage to demonstrate making a simple batbox. I always enjoy seeing if I can build something in less than an 3/4 of an hour in front of hundreds of people. I especially like to challenge all my battery…