Eco-friendly Gardening Gifts for Earth Day
Looking for eco-friendly gardening gifts to celebrate Earth Day? Try out some of these recommendations! Organic seed collections for Seeds of Change. Compost bins from the Compost Guide Store. The amazing Hula Ho weeder. Made in the U.S.A.!
Thursday ~ April 04, 2007 by kswanson56 Posted in Garden Tools, Gardening Gifts for Women, Hard to Find Seeds, Kids | Add Your Comments
Organic Strawberry Crowns from Seeds of Change!
If you want a head start on your strawberry crop this year, check this out! Seeds of Change is now offering certified organic strawberry crowns on their website. Cool! You can pick from four different varieties. Here’s some info about what they have from their website: June bearing varieties are Camarosa and Chandler—these plants produce one large crop in the late spring early summer. Everbearing varieties Albion and Seascape produce two crops, one in the spring and one in the fall. Everbearing varieties are not as prolific as June bearing varieties but are especially suitable for growers who wish to harvest throughout the growing season. These look awesome. In no time you’ll have a crop of healthy, delicious strawberries to share with your friends and family. Or maybe you’ll just keep them all for yourself! Don’t forget a strawberry jar to grow them in, or even a wide mouth strawberry jar.
Monday ~ March 03, 2007 by kswanson56 Posted in Hard to Find Seeds, Organic Gardening | Add Your Comments
Stack and Grow Planter
Spring is almost here! I can feel it. I’ve been checking out garden planters on the internet so I can get my container garden started soon, and I recently found this cool Stack and Grow Planter
Thursday ~ March 03, 2007 by kswanson56 Posted in Container Gardening, Greenhouse Gardening, Hard to Find Seeds, Houseplants | 1 Comment
Kid’s “Chocolate” Garden Kit
Looking for a cool chocolate Easter gift for your kids that won’t rot their teeth? Check out this Kid’s Chocolate Garden Seed Kit. It contains six seed packs that will produce chocolate colored flowers. Some of the flowers are even edible! The flowers in the kit include Chocolate Viola & Chocolate Nasturtium (edible), Chocolate Sunflowers, Royal Chocolate Painted Tongue, Chocolate Snapdragons and Chocolate Pincushion Flower. It also has planting instructions and a kid’s garden trowel. The Chocolate Flower Farm is an unusual nursery. Here’s more about them from their website: “Our farm is named after Bill’s love of chocolate and Marie’s passion for gardening… as it turns out Marie already had a love of dark plants, thus our name tipped the scale toward specializing in “chocolate” flowers. Bill must have chocolate for breakfast, lunch and dinner ~ but gardeners cannot live on chocolate alone so we grow many complementary plants as well, with an emphasis on rare, hard to find perennials. We have been here one year now and have wonderful plans for the farm and for the shop. We are looking forward to creating a special nursery you will want to visit often.” 
Monday ~ March 03, 2007 by kswanson56 Posted in Hard to Find Seeds, Kids | Add Your Comments
The Luck of the Irish
Give the luck of the Irish in a cool, personalized flower pot. This lucky clover gift set comes with a terra-cotta planter, growing medium, premium seed and growing instructions. It is adorned with a green ribbon and a gift tag that you can assign to a friend and neighbor. This kit also is available with sunflowers, forget-me-nots, and Sweet William. 
Friday ~ February 02, 2007 by kswanson56 Posted in Gardening Gifts for Women, Gardening Lifestyle, Hard to Find Seeds, Houseplants, Kids | Add Your Comments
Organic Garden Seeds
Get a head start on your vegetable garden this year. Order these organic gardening seeds now so you can start your garden as soon as the first frost of spring has passed. Choose from cucumbers, peppers, and even pumpkins! Seeds always make a great gift. How about putting seeds in your child’s Easter basket this year? Seeds are truly the gift that keep on giving! Happy growing!
Monday ~ February 02, 2007 by kswanson56 Posted in Hard to Find Seeds, Kids, Vegetables | Add Your Comments
Home Window Garden Kit
Here’s another awesome gift suitable for starting indoors this winter. The Home Window Garden Kit offers a set of four different plants. You can choose from Organic Tomato, Organic Basil, Catnip or Lavender. Mix and match to create the perfect gift for yourself or a loved one. 
Thursday ~ December 12, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Gardening Gifts for Women, Gardening Lifestyle, Hard to Find Seeds, Houseplants, Kids | Add Your Comments
Gingko Tree Growing Kit
A ginkgo tree growing kit is a perfect gift for the gardener and nature lover. Ginkgo biloba is unique tree species that can live for hundreds of years. It is also a popular medicinal plant. The kit includes seeds, soil for growing, soil for germinating, a seedling pot, a guide to growing the tree, and an aluminum tree marker. 
Wednesday ~ October 10, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Gardening Gifts for Women, Gardening Lifestyle, Greenhouse Gardening, Hard to Find Seeds, Kids | Add Your Comments
Park Seeds Flowers and Plants for Attracting Birds
Having a garden is a great way to attract wildlife to your home, especially birds. If you’re a wildlife fan like me, you should consider purchasing some Park Seeds Bird-Loving Annual Seeds. It’s not too late to plant sunflowers or other flowers that birds love. If you’re interested in turning your backyard into a true paradise for wildlife, check out the EcoBackyard blog, which has tips on restoring your backyard to help the environment and attract wildlife.
Friday ~ August 08, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Gardening Lifestyle, Hard to Find Seeds | Add Your Comments
Park Seed
Park Seed
is a great place to look for a huge variety of garden seeds. Seeds make great gardening gifts. You can put them in a greeting card and surprise your friend or loved one with a unique gift. They have bulbs as well.
Wednesday ~ July 07, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Hard to Find Seeds | Add Your Comments
Eco-Friendly Products for the Garden and Home
I was doing some research on environmentally friendly companies and products last week and found the Green Home Environmental store. Green Home sells a ton of cool gifts, gadgets, and useful products for a more eco-friendly garden and home, including these low-flow hose attachments, natural and organic pesticides, etc.
Monday ~ June 06, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Clothes for Gardening, Garden Furniture, Garden Tools, Gardening Lifestyle, Hard to Find Seeds, Kids, Natural Pesticides and Fertilizers, Organic Gardening, Vegetables | Add Your Comments
Delicious Herb Seeds: Chives
Give the gift of a delicious herb this summer. Chives Park Seed
will make a great gift for the herb gardener in your family. Or if you have a friend or neighbor who appreciates herbs, why not surprise them with a gift of chive seeds. Not only do chives have a delicious, light onion flavor, they also have a beautiful flower. Remember that seeds make a great gift when included in a simple greeting card.
Thursday ~ June 06, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Hard to Find Seeds, Vegetables | Add Your Comments
Seeds for Annual Beds: Love-Lies Bleeding
This unusual weeping amaranth can get up to 2 feet long. Love-Lies Bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus Red Park Seed
) looks great in an annual bed. It will provide long-lasting color all summer long and even into the fall in some parts of the country! The seeds are available from Parks Seed.
Friday ~ June 06, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Hard to Find Seeds | Add Your Comments
Park Seeds Paper Daisy Mix
Looking for an amazing mix of paper daisies in a variety of colors? This Paper Daisy Best Mix Park Seed
is just the thing. Park Seeds is a premier seed company with lots to offer. This brilliant paper daisy mix looks great in the garden or as a dried flower arrangement.
Wednesday ~ June 06, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Gardening Gifts for Women, Hard to Find Seeds | Add Your Comments
Gorgeous Begonia Mix
Try out this beautiful begonia mix called the “Flamingo Mix.” It works great in a hanging basket or a planter. Beautiful colors and lasting blooms!
Tuesday ~ June 06, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Greenhouse Gardening, Hard to Find Seeds, Houseplants | Add Your Comments
Blueberry Sundae Daylily Bulb
Check out this “Dazzling new look in daylilies!” The flowers are mostly white, with blue-purple highlights. That’s how the flower gets its name, as it resembles blueberries and cream! This flower looks great when contrasted against a wall or fence. It will provide interest all summer long and works great in border plantings. Click on the photo for more information!
Tuesday ~ June 06, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Hard to Find Seeds | Add Your Comments
Exotic Tropical Seeds
WhatCom Seed Company is a great place to find a huge variety of exotic and unusual seeds. They have lots of tropical seeds, and awesome exotic veggies like the BroccoFlower. I had a fun time checking out their site and looking at their collection of photos. There are lots of beautiful (and very weird!) plants here, some stuff I’ve never heard of!
Monday ~ June 06, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Hard to Find Seeds | Add Your Comments
Pinetree Seeds
Pinetree Garden Seeds is first and foremost a garden seed company, but they also have some really cool products for the kitchen, like this home kitchen sprouter, and lots of cool books. I had a great time checking out their website!
Friday ~ June 06, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Garden Tools, Gardening Lifestyle, Hard to Find Seeds | 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
Heirloom Tomato Seeds
Heirloom Tomatoes is the definitive on-line resource for a huge variety of heirloom tomato seeds. Now is the time to invest in your seeds and get your garden set up to plant. Here’s a sample from their website: Tomatoes like Green Grape, Stupice, Green Zebra tomato, Brandywine tomatoes, Mortgage Lifter tomato, and Cherokee Purple are some of the many varieties of seeds we offer. Our website offers over 200 varieties of heirloom tomato seeds, tomato growing tips, gardening links, and seed saving information. Seed starting tips can be found by clicking the Seed Starting Tips link above. We are also offering hot pepper seeds, several varieties of lettuce, and herb specials. Wow! I’m impressed. Remember that tomatoes need healthy soil with plenty of organic material mixed in. 
Tuesday ~ May 05, 2006 by kswanson56 Posted in Hard to Find Seeds | Add Your Comments
