If it is the Schumacher Garlic that I think it is, and I've never seen another one so named, I have it. In fact, I helped rescue it. About 20 years I volunteered at an heirloom vegetable garden at Schumacher Farm Park in Waunakee, WI. There was an old garlic there, presumably from the original owner that had gone grassy. I took some, and grew it back to full size heads and returned it to the gardener there. It has been grown there ever since. We had done workshops on garlic growing and use, and gave some of the garlic to participants, which is how I assume it came to be on the internet. Well, an old gardener leaves, and a new one comes on, not knowing what they have. All the original Schumacher grown at the garden has been lost to time, but it still grows in my garden! Again, this past Fall I returned it to the garden and gardener where it will grow again next Spring. It is not the best keeping garlic, usually sprouting by the first of the year, but it has good flavor and I am part of it's provenance, so I maintain a planting stock. It being November, my stock is all planted, and this being 6 years after your original post, if you would like to contact me in the summer, I would be happy to send you some of the original stock, with my compliments. You can contact me thru my page. Steve

We are gardening for the first time really, so I don't know about your area because we live in Florida but some nice people here at gardenweb have given us names of some seed co. they think are good to order from. The companies recommended to us are: Sandhill Preservation Center, Victory seeds, Baker Creek (rareseeds.com),Seed savers Exchange, Mariseeds.com. I can say that I have ordered twice from Dianeseeds.com (Diane's flower seeds) & got heirloom veggies for good prices, quick service too. We are growing lettuces, tomatoes & eggplants mainly but are hoping to add melons, beans, cukes soon. Diane is very nice & includes a freebie pkt of seeds with every order & so does baker creek heirloom seeds (rareseeds.com) Oh, also for tomato seeds you can try wintersown.org for open pollinated tomato seeds, several varieties. Trudi (she runs it) is nice. She will send you (you choose from a list she posts on her site), 6 varieties of tomatoes when you send her a two-stamped sase. She will send you your choices in small sample sized pkts. Also she throws in some other seeds too, she gave me flowers, lettuce & peppers & beans. On her site, go to the free seeds/gateway to the seeds section for the current list of choices. :) Her tomato seeds are now also growing nicely in our little garden along with some from Diane's flower seeds. Good luck & happy gardening.

Some of the "green" hydrangeas do not rebloom. They are Annabelle (note: it may very rarely throw limited blooms in early Fall when it so desires) and its cousins (Incrediball - larger blooms, etc), Limelight or Little Lime. The other white ones may turn somewhat green as the blooms age but there will also be a spill of pink/etc colors too, which I am guessing is not what you want. These will start green and turn white eventually. Less sun exposure will allow the green immature blooms to stay green longer. Some whites that rebloom like ES are: White Out, Blushing Bride (can have a touch of pink/blue on the sepals) and Peace (double blooms, may have a yellow tint sometimes). Lowes has carried White Out and Peace randomly in prior years. Not much selection in local nurseries yet though; too early in the season for that. Some of the white mopheads may temporarily show a tinge of yellow in blooms. Not sure what is all about myself. Paniculatas and oakleaf hydrangeas also bloom white but are not rebloomers. Except for Limelight and LL, most of these may fade from white to a shade of pink. Mme Emile Mouillere (serrated petals) and Sister Therese.(sometimes called Sister Teresa or Soeur Thérèse) are awesome white non-rebloomers... very nice, big shrubs, tough and reliable bloomers. The blooms fade to a mix of colors, not green only though. This post was edited by luis_pr on Fri, Mar 7, 14 at 5:43

Lorriekay, At this point, I would NOT recommend Endless Summer. Have 2 on their 3rd season and still not happy with them (and that's putting it mildly) Besides, they are not necessary down here. I understand Luis' logic..longer season translates into repeat blooms, right? That's what I thought might happen but I have yet to see a bloom on 'new wood' on ES and any secondary blooming from old wood is very dismal. I have longer bloom time and even repeat bloom flushes on 'free flowering' hydrangeas than I do on 'new wood' hydrangeas. My suspicion is that 'new wood' varieties only bloom on new wood if the old wood does not survive but that's a discussion for another thread. I have around 45+ hydrangeas currently (and that doesn't count all of the non-performers that I've tossed) and the most RELIABLE, strong, pretty, healthy and adaptable to various sun conditions (very important down here) are, in this order.....(I've chosen 4 different looks/colors) #1...NIKKO BLUE (that's right folks, no typo here, plain old fashioned Nikkos..It costs the least and performs the best. It's what you think of when you think hydrangeas - those big blue or pink snowballs - and can usually be purchased at Lowes or Home Depot very inexpensively. Not trendy but so easy and reliable. Great for beginners... Numero Uno in my yard) #2...Mme Emile Mouillere (a hardy white mophead rebloomer) #3...Blaumeise (kind of new to my garden but so far absolutely fabulous in it's looks, size and vigor; lacecap; not a rebloomer) #4...Ami Pasquier (small dark pink/wine purple blooms; a variety that blooms like crazy) or Alpengluhen or Glowing Embers if you want bigger dark pink/purple blooms (pretty much interchangeable but not as prolific as Ami P) When most people ask about hydrangeas in general, they usually are thinking about the mophead or lacecap macrophyllas so that is what I listed above. However, if you have the space, add an Oakleaf hydrangea or two (or three). In the long run they will be more (but never completely) carefree and very rewarding for a longer period of time. Don't know if you are totally new to hydrangeas or not, but down here they require lots and lots of water as this sandy soil does not retain much moisture. Daily for the first couple of years and sometimes even after. If you just want the pleasure of one or two plants without having to care for them daily, I would highly recommend keeping them in a container (except for the Oakleafs.. they don't seem to like container culture) potted with Miracle Grow MOISTURE RETAINING potting soil. Stuff works great and cuts down on maintenance, big time. Check out 'hydrangeashydrangeas.com' for an excellent tutorial on growing hydrangeas....Good luck....yg