Tools

Gardening tools can certainly make life easier. Some great gift ideas for tools to help the beginner, the experienced, young or “mature” gardener!

Monogrammed Garden Gloves and Totes Show Off For Valentine’s Day

These gardening gifts are sure to make your gardening sweetheart feel special.  After all, who else has their own monogrammed garden gloves and garden tote?

You know, gardening gloves are standard equipment for gardeners.  Their hands are always digging around in the dirt, fertilizer, mulch, rocks, and unfortunately, pulling weeds.  Without gloves, your nails get messed up, your hands get scraped .. it’s just not a pretty sight.  And these monogrammed garden gloves are so pretty and comfortable, it’s not a chore to keep them on.

Made of soft brown suede with cotton canvas cuffs, these gloves are both stylish and practical.  …

Save $60.00 On WORX 3-in-1 Compact Blower/Mulcher/Yard Vac

Who in their right mind wouldn’t want to receive a gardening gift that helped them save time and throw away their rake?  This compact blower/mulcher/yard vac from WORX does all that and more.  And you save $60 when you buy it now!

I used to have a combination blower/mulcher/yard vac that was a pain in the neck.  Every time I wanted to switch from one to another, I had to stop what I was doing, remove some equipment and replace with a different piece of equipment or tube.  I could never find the pieces I needed to make it work and…

Will My Compost Tumbler Cook It Up Before Winter?

A couple of weeks ago I started removing container plants that were fading fast.  The abrupt drop in temperatures is really doing an early number on my fall garden.  With a few weeks to go before our first hard freeze, it was a great time to experiment  and see just how quickly my compost tumbler can make compost!    

Quick and Jiffy Compost Test

So this is how my compost tumbler looked after I filled it with green and brown material on October 3.  Full to the brim!

As usual with composting, I alternated layers of green (annuals pulled from the containers) with the brown leaves from last year – with a…

How ‘Bout A Bonsai For Boss Day Gift?

So, has your group even started talking yet about Boss’s Day on October 16?   What about your Boss Day gift?  Of course, there’s always the group lunch (better if the company pays the bill!) but how about something unique this year. Bonsai trees are great eco friendlly gifts that don’t require a huge amount of attention or gardening expertise but sure brighten up indoor spaces.

Growing bonsai trees is a very popular hobby and they make great conversation pieces and decor for home or an office.  But how do you decide if an indoor bonsai tree is right for your Boss Day gift?

If your boss enjoys gardening,…

Tulip Planting Just Got Easier

If you’re a “bulbs gone wild” kind of person or you know someone who fits that label, you need to listen up!  There’s no doubt that tulip planting now will bring great joy next spring.  There’s nothing like wading through months of winter gray and waking up to bursts of color from tulips and daffodils and hyacinths dotting your garden.  I love it.  But I don’t always enjoy the planting process – especially when I have a bunch of bulbs that need to go in the ground.

Now I think fall bulbs are really pretty inexpensive so I tend to go a bit crazy buying them.  (Especially when you…

Are You Ready For Some Football And A Mantis?

Mantis and football.  Yes, about the time you settle in to watch pre-season football is also prime time for important fall lawn care and maintenance with the three FREE attachments you’ll receive with your purchase of a Mantis tiller.  You only have a couple of weeks to get in shape!

Experts say the best time to plant grass seed for starting new lawns or patching existing lawns is from mid-August through mid-September. Less competition from germinating weeds as well as cooler temperatures create a better environment for new grass seeds to grow. And it’s important for new grass to have enough time to get…

Ergonomic Garden Tools Lighten the Work & the Pain

Repetitive motion of digging or planting can be very painful for people who suffer from arthritis, carpal tunnel, or other joint problems. These ergonomic garden tools are great gardening ifts to help gardeners keep digging with less pain!

EasyBloom Technology Saves Time and the Garden

This new little gadget can save the day, maybe the whole season, for many frustrated gardeners.    It’s one of the hottest garden tools on the market – providing tips and information about house plants, annuals, perennials, your vegetable garden, and more.  Yes, the EasyBloom would have been very helpful last year when I had to replant my dying vinca three times in 6 weeks!

Often the reasons for problems are very clear, but sometimes we just get stumped!  Finding out why a garden plant or vegetable isn’t performing as expected can be a lifesaver for many new gardeners and even a few of us old timers.  Living up to its…

Easy Tiller Prep Gets Your Garden Started Right

Every gardener knows the value of getting the soil ready and prepared before they start to plant vegetables, flowers, trees, or shrubs.  I remember my mom hiring a guy each spring to lug a huge, loud machine to our backyard to “work up” her 10 X 15 garden plot.  Digging it by hand wasn’t an option.  But even with a few back problems, she could have prepped the space herself if she had a Mantis tiller!

4-Cycle Tiller at Work

1,000,000+ Satisfied Customers

More than a million gardeners (including women and seniors) have bought this mighty little tiller and the customer reviews show their ongoing satisfaction…

Compost is Black Gold and Green

What is black gold and green?  No, it’s not the treasure Uncle Jed found on his hillbilly property that made him rich!  But the real black gold for gardeners is compost created by recycling garden waste and many types of kitchen scraps.  By recycling these scraps along with your grass and plant trimmings, you decrease your contribution to the local dump AND you also get the benefits of using the most natural, cost effective, fool-proof, organic fertilizer that Mother Nature has to offer!

Composting is super easy if you have the right tools.  And with the Mantis ComposT-Twin, you can have compost ready to use…