Steve Mann 
Hydrangeas are generally pretty hardy plants and sometimes they can look very dead when in fact they are just dormant. But when do hydrangeas come out of dormancy? The answer to that is quite approximate but can vary depending upon where you live. It is also helpful to know what …
Sometimes the best ideas come from the strangest thoughts. So have you ever asked yourself ‘is urine good for hydrangeas?’. Because that certainly is a strange thought. But, let’s be honest, we each produce so much of the stuff, could it be used better than simply flushing it down the …
We all know that flowers can be a haven for particular bugs, some more so than others. One question I have seen posed on more than one occasion is ‘why do hydrangeas attract flies?’ It is a question I have asked myself too, especially when my lacecap attracted literally hundreds …
The idea of a 2-in-1 product that will simultaneously kill weeds and help your plants to grow at the same time sounds great doesn’t it? But we all know that sometimes things that sound too good to be true actually are. So will weed and feed kill hydrangeas? There are …
Hydrangeas are one of my favorite plants, they are beautiful, can handle almost any soil and are pretty hardy. However, I have noticed some people are asking ‘can hydrangea roots damage foundations’? And indeed there does seem to be some concern about how invasive they are, and how quickly they …
Have you ever walked past someone’s garden and seen their daffodils neatly tied together or folded over? If you have you might have had the urge to ask them ‘why do you knot daffodils?’ It was a tradition that was once very popular but now isn’t as much so. But …
Have you ever wondered, ‘why are daffodils associated with Wales?’ If you have, then you are about to find out the answer. Because not only are these cheery yellow flowers harbingers of Spring, but they are also the national symbol of Wales. So without further ado, let’s find out why …
The question ‘are daffodils gymnosperms’? is one that has more of a scientific use that a horticultural one. But… Answering it still helps us understand some of the plants and trees we see every day and allows us to distinguish between them more easily. So if you want to learn …
Are daffodils heliotropic? It is actually a really sensible question when you think about it. There are some plants we know for sure are heliotropic, sunflowers probably being the most obvious example, but what about their cheery yellow friends, daffodils? There is some science in the answer to this and …
Whilst the golden yellow daffodil is synonymous with spring, its cheerful blooms also come in a number of other colors. You can find white, pink and orange daffodils in all kinds of intensities and shades. But can daffodils change color? That is what we are going to look at in …