> > > > > > > > > i have the:acorns
> > > > > > > > > credit note
> > > > > > > > > pocket knife
> > > > > > > > > birdseed
> > > > > > > > > tourist brochure
> > > > > > > > > lavender
> > > > > > > > > silver key
> > > > > > > > > gold sphinx
> > > > > > > > > feather
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > how am i meant to get the spade off the gardner??
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > kind regards
> > > > > > > > > yumchaa
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I think you need to do a little digging in the maze somewhere first, using a tool you picked up elsewhere in the maze.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > i didn't find anything in the maze, so what do i dig with?????
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > kind regards
> > > > > > > yumchaa
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You got the pocket knife in the maze; that's what I meant.
> > > > >
> > > > > where do i dig?, carving my initials on the tree didn't help
> > > > >
> > > > > kind regards
> > > > > yumchaa
> > > >
> > > > I don't remember exactly where, but I think somewhere near the west side. Just check all the spots until you find something with an appropriate option.
> > >
> > > no matter where i go i couldn't use the knife.but i did find the glasses and hand them in so i got some coins
> > >
> > > kind regards
> > > yumchaa
> >
> > The knife isn't to dig with. At some point, the gardener will walk away on his own. You just have to focus on other stuff for the time being and check back every now and then to see if he's gone.
> >
> > As for the knife, try looking around the top story of the house to find a way to use it. And then do a little searching. :) That should get you moving again.
>
> The gardener will leave when you dig in the maze with the knife (or try to, anyway). Although there isn't a strong and obvious cause for it, that's how the game seems to work. In effect, the lack of an obvious cause makes it seem that the gardener randomly wanders off at some point, which may be part of the intent.

i didnt dig with the knife and he wandered off anyway