Central Florida (Zone 9a) I recycle, reuse, repurpose!
As far as I know he never used any kind of fertilizer or chemicals of any kind. He was such a Naturalist. Their home was so lovely. It was not a cabin in the woods, but it had that look about it and everything around it was deep woods. They lived right beside us and were the best neighbors. His wife loved my garden and I let her collect all the flowers she wanted for vases. She loved my Nikko Blue Hydrangea's best!