Naturally I have clay soil. Last year we added 3-4 inches of top soil and then put down turf. It looked pretty good and green till a few months ago. Now it looks in varying degrees of yellow to light green. Two weeks ago I applied general lawn fertilizer to get it green up. Then on advise of a friend also added lime a week after. Yes I know I should've tested the soil before :( my eagerness and not doing due diligence has bite me in behind. well the lawn color hasn't improved at all so while…See More

For those who live in the Great Pacific NW and touch the earth and make it better.

I thought hydrangeas were disease free. Well now I know different. All of mine have sort of burned leaves. They look like they are drying out but the soil is wet and they are in the shade. They stopped flowering about a month ago and been looking really miserable. Took a sample to Home Depot and was told they have both fungus (antracnose) and bug disease. I sprayed them and hopefully that will do the trick. Has anyone else had this problem? If yes, I would appreciate any helpful advise.

A group for all of us that are often found collecting seeds and cuttings from everywhere we go. Write about your experiences with collecting seeds and cuttings.

I think it would be nice to celebrate all gardeners birthdays here.Please post your b'days so we can all celebrate with you :)See More

Found this baby hummingbird in my back yard. Apparently it had ran into our glass fence. It was pretty dazed. I wasn't sure if it would make it. Fed it some sugar water via a spoon and within 5 minutes it flew away. Hopefully it made it.