I recently moved into a new home. The woman who previously owned it had a green thumb. But what do I do now?

I have daisies, tall grasses, other flowers that I do not know, and many flowering and berry-producing shrubs. Do I clean all the dead matter from these plants? I know that with hydrangeas that you're not supposed to and I have several of those.
I recently moved into a new home. The woman who previously owned it had a green thumb. But what do I do now?
I would first off see if you can contact the previous owner. ( through your realtor?) She may be willing to give you information on what is planted. If that doesn't work, go to a local garden center with samples of the leaves and see if they can help you identify them. Or, go to the library and get a good general plant identification book and see if you can figure out what you have. Some plants need the "dead matter" removed, some grow from last year's growth. It may take the whole year to see what all is there, as you go through an entire growing cycle.



Sounds like a wonderful adventure to me. Have fun......
Reply:Yipes! Quickly place the thumb in a Zip-Loc freezer bag and put it in the freezer. Then, call the Master Gardeners of America and ask for the local Master gardener in your area. He or she will come to your home ... package the said thumb according to strict Master Gardener green thumb guidelines, transport to the district center to process "thumb" prints and DNA. then do an on-line search in their green thumb database. Be assured that since all green thumbs are registered that they will reunite the appendage with the corrrect forelorn felanges and all will be as it should.
Reply:Take digital pictures of it to your local nursery.
Reply:just do a google.com search on the plants you have

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