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…
Mophead Hydrangea location
Q. Interested in advice on planting mophead hydrangea in my zone 6 location. The area I am planting receives sun from 12N on. Soil is clay & will slopes away from plants. I am asking before I buy as I need approximately 15 bushes to fill in space & don’t want to make the investment…
Grow Flowers Be Happy
My alma matter Rutgers has done some interesting research on how domesticated flowers have a positive emotional effect on us. A 2005 article published in in Evolutionary Psychology Confirming what most of us gardeners know intuitively. The information is being used to promote cut flower and pot flower giving by the Society of American Florists…