Steel and Wicker Garden Arbor
This steel and wicker garden arbor is a beautiful and unique addition to any garden. You can grow vines, roses, and a variety of plants of this arbor. It’s available for $129.95 from the Garden Arbor Store. 
Wednesday ~ May 05, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Garden Furniture, Gardening Lifestyle | Add Your Comments
Compost Thermometer
This great compost thermometer, available from the Compost Guide Store, will take the guess work out of making your own compost. Knowing the temperature of your compost is an important part of making high quality compost that will benefit your plants. Don’t take chances, make sure you measure your compost’s temperature before you apply it to your garden soil!
Tuesday ~ May 05, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Garden Tools | Add Your Comments
Plant Markers
Custom Engravers has these attractive garden plant markers available on their website. Made from Corian®, a highly durable material that won’t fade, warp, crack, etc. Corian is a material that you’ll commonly see on counter tops. 
Monday ~ May 05, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Gardening Lifestyle | Add Your Comments
Bug Print Garden Shoes
Swains General Store has these cool bug print garden shoes. They’d make a great gift for a wife, mother, or mother-in-law, daughter, or lady friend gardener. Price is $17.00 plus shipping and handling.
Friday ~ May 05, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Clothes for Gardening, Gardening Gifts for Women | Add Your Comments
Bat Guano, Natural Fertilizer
Bat Guano is a 100% natural fertilizer that will make the plants of your garden very happy. Bat guano has a high humus content, which makes it an excellent soil builder. Before the advent of artificial fertilizers, bat guano was the fertilizer of choice for many gardeners. Bat guano is also 100% safe for the bats. This bat guano comes from the Bracken Bat Cave in Central Texas. 
Thursday ~ May 05, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Uncategorized | Add Your Comments
Foxgloves, Inc.
Foxgloves, Inc. offers a variety of very cool gardening gloves. They’re made of SUPPLEX® nylon which means that they’re comfortable and durable. You can use Foxgloves for a variety of gardening chores and other tough jobs in the house and yard. 
Wednesday ~ May 05, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Uncategorized | Add Your Comments
Address Boulders
These cast stone address boulders look and feel incredibly natural. They make a beautiful addition to any home. Cast stone address rocks will also stand the test of time, and are replicas of boulders that would otherwise weigh 500 - 1,000 pounds! The actual weight of these address boulders is 50-60 pounds. 
Tuesday ~ May 05, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Gardening Lifestyle | Add Your Comments
Lawn Aerator Shoes
Aerating your lawn is a ritual you should already be doing every year so that your grass will grow green and healthy. With these lawn aerator shoes, you can actually combine your mowing with your lawn aerating! Just strap these sandals over your shoes before you mow and continue mowing! They work great!
Monday ~ May 05, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Uncategorized | Add Your Comments
Eco-Friendly Company Sells Tools and Seeds
Seeds of Change is an organization that works to promote organic gardening. In addition to having a great selection of hard to find garden seeds, they also carry some tools like this super-sturdy trowel. You can feel good about purchasing your garden tools from this great eco-friendly company.
Friday ~ May 05, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Garden Tools, Gardening Gifts for Women, Hard to Find Seeds, Organic Gardening | Add Your Comments
Lawn Mower Cover
This black lawn mower cover is a great buy at $19.99 and will help you to keep dirt and grime off of your lawn mower. This will help you reduce the time you spend cleaning your mower, especially when you put it away for the winter. 
Thursday ~ May 05, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Garden Tools, Gardening Lifestyle | Add Your Comments
Diggin’ in the Dirt
Shovels are an essential tool for the gardener. The Home, Garden, and Patio Outlet has a wide selection of shovels and other tools for the garden. They carry this Utility 10 model which will perform a wide variety of tasks and put up with serious use. 
Wednesday ~ May 05, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Garden Tools | Add Your Comments
Reel Mowers and Grass-Cycling
So I imagine by now you’ve busted out your lawn mower and have started the yearly ritual of blasting down that patch of green in your front yard. You know, standing behind a raging motor, breathing in the delicious fumes, bagging up the grass clippings, etc., etc. Well, ladies and gents, I’m here to tell you about Grass-Cycling! That is, leaving the grass clippings on the lawn. GASP! Blasphemy! “Why would I want to do that?” you say. Well, according to this government website about Grass-Cycling from the city of Philapdelphia, there are plenty of good reasons. DID YOU KNOW: Also, another thing to consider is trading in that gas-guzzling power mower for an eco-friendly reel mower. Using a reel mower means less noise, less pollution, and less money spent on gas. 
that a 40 by 100 foot lawn produces about 1,200 pounds - nearly 50 bags - of grass clippings each year? Think of the time, money, and effort it takes to bag all those clippings. Why go through all that hassle when it’s not necessary? Furthermore, you throw away $75.00 of your tax money with those 50 bags because of unnecessary collection and disposal costs. You can have a healthy green lawn and lower your City’s expenses by leaving grass clippings where they fall.
Tuesday ~ May 05, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Garden Tools, Gardening Lifestyle, Organic Gardening, Serious Gardener | Add Your Comments
Inside an Organic Garden
Ok, so I do a little gardening now and again, but I would never say that I’m a serious gardener or that I know lots of tips to keep my plants alive. That became painfully obvious when I read this article about the inner workings of an organic farm. In the article, they talk about how there are more than five colors of carrots out there to grow, and how red plastic mulch can help tomatoes and strawberries by intensifying the light from the red end of the color spectrum. Oh yeah, and how silver mulch can deter squash bugs. So, if you’re looking for gardening advice, definitely don’t ask me. Talk to a professional instead! I thought all carrots were orange…
Monday ~ May 05, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Gardening Lifestyle | Add Your Comments
Ceramic Compost Pots
Check out this article about decorative ceramic compost pots. These are beautiful, functional pieces of art that will allow you to create high quality compost for you garden. If you want to find out more about compost and how to compost, check out this Compost Guide.
Saturday ~ May 05, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Garden Tools, Gardening Lifestyle | Add Your Comments
Keep Your Garden Tools Rust Free with Evapo-Rust
I was just doing some research on how to remove rust from home gardening equipment without using caustic chemicals, and found this interesting press release about Evapo-Rust(TM), an environmentally friendly rust removing product that is an alternative to Naval Jelly, the most common way people remove rust from metal tools, car parts, etc. Evapo-Rust is a soak solution that eliminates flash rust in as little as 10 minutes, and deep rust in hours. It replaces current rust-removal methods of brushing, scraping and blasting. With a virtually neutral pH, it effectively eliminates the need to use acids and dangerous caustics. Using Evapo-Rust requires no special equipment or protective clothing. It is reusable and in most cases, it is sewerable. One gallon will remove rust from up to 300 pounds, or approximately 20 square feet, of moderately rusted steel. It will not harm copper, brass, aluminum, plastic, rubber or vinyl. It will not remove non-oxide coatings, such as point or chrome, that are still bonded to the surface of the metal. Award-winning Evapo-Rust previously was names among the “Top 100 Innovations of the Year” by a leading research organization, and received the “Outstanding Technology in Industrial Cleaning” award in another prestigious competition. It is available to metals industries through Daubert Cromwell, the leader in corrosion prevention technology worldwide.
Friday ~ May 05, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Garden Tools | 2 Comments
Radio Flyer Wagon
The Radio Flyer Classic Red Wagon is not only a great toy for kids, it’s also a tough work horse in the garden. This classic design hasn’t changed in 85 years! It’s safe for kids, and it’s built to last!
Thursday ~ May 05, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Gardening Gifts for Women | Add Your Comments
Wellington Garden Boots
Wellington Garden Boots are boots for the serious gardener. They are comfortable, colorful, all-rubber boots that will keep you dry and clean while slogging it out in the garden or at the farm. These are the classic boots that are named for the English Duke of Wellington, who won the Battle of Waterloo. 
Wednesday ~ May 05, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Clothes for Gardening, Gardening Lifestyle, Serious Gardener | Add Your Comments
Wet Stop Gardening Gloves
MasterGardener.com offers Wet Stop gardening gloves. Wet Stop gloves are ideal for protecting your hands and keeping them dry while gardening. You can perform a huge variety of garden tasks with these durable, well built gloves.
Tuesday ~ May 05, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Clothes for Gardening | Add Your Comments
Gazebo Creations
Gazebos are a wonderful addition to any yard or garden. Gazebo Creations is a great website that sells a huge variety of gazebos and gazebo related products. They even have a fascinating article about the history of gazebos on their website.
Monday ~ May 05, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Garden Furniture, Gardening Lifestyle | Add Your Comments
Attract Birds to Your Yard
Wild Birds Unlimited is a company that specializes in bird houses, bird baths, and tons of products related to wild birds. One of the great things about having a garden is attracting wildlife, like hummingbirds and other birds, to visit. If you want to attract more feathered friends to your garden, this is the place to go!
Friday ~ May 05, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Gardening Lifestyle | Add Your Comments
