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The Flutter Shawl
I was walking down the vendor aisles at the Rhode Island Flower Show when I saw the Flutter Shawl. Stunningly beautiful, light-weight, and can be worn 10 different ways. Huh?! Add to these attributes an economical price, one size fits all, and the creation was recently patented by a hard-working, woman entrepreneur, and I was…
Read MoreRAD Soaps and Body Lotions
Rad Soaps and Body Lotions are RAD! My dry gardener’s hands have discovered heaven! I discovered the RAD Soap Co. while speaking at the Philadelphia Flower Show last weekend. I wandered into the vendor booth to try some of the Shuga-Bubs Emerald City antioxidant scrub and I became a BELIEVER! WOW! My hands felt like…
Read MoreFantastic Tool Sharpener for Garden Tools
Sharp, well-conditioned gardening tools can save you an enormous amount of time, effort and hassle. For years my husband had a large electric grinding machine in our garden shed. He would put on eye-protective glasses and then carefully sharpen the edges of my spades and garden knives, as the sparks flew everywhere! How much easier…
Read MoreSeasonal Gardening Tip – Water Gardens in the Fall!
Watering gardens in the fall is NOT an option – it is essential – especially if it has been a season with little rainfall. Hydrating thirsty roots before the winter lockdown (created by frozen soil) may well be the difference between life or death. A thirsty, stressed plant is at a major disadvantage against Old…
Read MoreSievert Gardener Weed Torch
Allow me to introduce you to a fabulous resource, Gardening Products Review. Monica Hemingway is the editor and a good friend of mine. With oodles of new gardening products hitting the market every month, it’s hard to know what is truly great and what is bunk! Gardening Products Review provides honest, unbiased reviews of a…
Read MoreHolly-tone for acid loving shrubs is a great nightcap before winter
Fall is an ideal time to give acid-loving shrubs a dollop of Holly-tone (4-3-4). The gentle, slow-release, organic fertilizer not only provides plants with a light snack before winter bedtime, it also helps to lower soil pH (it contains elemental sulfur), making many nutrients more accessible to roots. The recommended application of Holly-tone is twice…
Read MoreSeptember Seasonal Garden Tip
On Your mark. Get set. BUY! September plant sales are an incredible opportunity to stock up on perennials, shrubs, bulbs, trees, tropical, hard goods…yadda, yadda, yadda. I feel like a hawk soaring over fields, scanning for any small movement, and then darting in for the catch. In my case I’m seeking 50% off sale signs…
Read MoreLiquid Fence Dog and Cat Repellent
Liquid Fence Dog and Cat Repellent Okay, I agree that Fido and Fluffy can be our best friends, but when these loved ones (or other’s loved ones) start straying into the garden, emotions can flare. Thankfully Liquid Fence has an Eco-friendly repellent that can stop these nasty habits. Liquid Fence Dog and Cat repellent is…
Read MoreWhat’s Bugging You? Yard Net
WHAT’S BUGGING YOU? The time is quickly approaching when nasty, blood-thirsty insects start invading our personal space. Liquid Fence’s Yard Net Lawn & Garden insect repellent is an earth-friendly, outdoor product that really works – and it’s guaranteed! Yard Net is safe for use around kids and pets – and it won’t harm vegetation. Unlike…
Read MoreRyobi Battery Chainsaw
Cordless Chainsaw The other week I called a friend in Vermont to ask if she could help me with registration at the Great Gardens and Landscaping Symposium. Imagine my surprise when she said she would love to but had a conflict; she was taking a chainsaw safety class that day. My kind of girl! Jessica…
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