I had heard a lot about the AeroGarden, so when I was offered an opportunity to review one, I gladly accepted. The AeroGarden, for those of you not already familiar with it, is an automated hydroponic growing system meant for people who have never gardened before. I thought it would be a great way to [...]
review
Should Gardeners Wear Jewelry?
November 25, 2014 – Posted in: Things I LoveShould gardeners wear jewelry? Not while they're gardening. Not if they're smart. At least, they shouldn't wear dangly trinkets that could get caught while the gardener is leaning over weeding, pruning, or digging. But of course, there are plenty of other times when wearing jewelry is perfectly acceptable, such as garden club meetings, plant swaps, [...]
How To Turn A Bunch Of Plants Into A Garden: A Bench From Teak Closeouts
November 6, 2014 – Posted in: Hardscaping and Projects, Things I LoveWhat turns a bunch of plants into a garden? The area pictured above was just a scrubby patch of woods when we moved in. Two trees were removed. (You can see the stump of one of them under the little table.) Then I pulled or cut numerous tree seedlings, and carefully pruned the sapling behind [...]
A Better Flannel Shirt for Active People: Review
November 21, 2013 – Posted in: Things I Love, Tools and EquipmentFlannel shirts have been around for ages, but have you ever tried to do stuff in one? Ever try to reach for that last weed without stepping in the bed, and feel your flannel shirt holding you back? Ever string up Christmas lights over your head and feel a draft up your back as your [...]
Duluth Trading Armachillo Clothing: Review
October 10, 2013 – Posted in: Tools and EquipmentMy family has long been fans of Duluth Trading clothes. To show you what I mean, take a look at the photo below, which is a slightly more zoomed-in version of the one in this front walk post: The two guys in the back are wearing Duluth Trading pants and shirts, and Rundy's hat is [...]
Planting bulbs with the Pro-Plugger: Review
November 4, 2012 – Posted in: Tools and EquipmentIn September I was contacted by Bill Carney, who offered me a Pro Plugger to review. The ProPlugger is a long tube of steel that you drive into the ground with your foot. You can make several holes in succession and all the plugs are stored in the tube. Spacer rings can be used to [...]
Fields and Lane Glove Giveaway
August 4, 2011 – Posted in: Tools and EquipmentFields and Lane contacted me several months ago to introduce me to their new line of gardening gloves. Nadia Ceballos-McLeod, general manager of the glove division, sent me two different gloves, the Flex Gardener and the Forester. If you attended the recent garden blogger meet-up, Seattle Fling, then you received a pair of Flex Gardeners [...]
Fresh Cut Flowers Delivered for Christmas
December 20, 2010 – Posted in: Flowers on the BrainReaders of this blog know I am ambivalent about buying cut flowers. On the one hand, you're paying money for something that won't last. On the other hand, they are psychologically beneficial and can last pretty long for what you pay for them. So, when I was contacted over a week ago by someone from [...]
A Visit to Garden Shoes Online
December 12, 2010 – Posted in: Tools and EquipmentAs I mentioned on Tuesday, this past Friday I visited the Gearcor.com facility with bloggers Donalyn, Jenn, Nicki, and Teresa, who is an employee of Gearcor. Carol Yeager is the driving force behind Gearcor, which started out on her dining room table as Muck Boots Online, and has grown to encompass Rain Boots Online, Snow [...]
Muck Boots Daily Garden Shoe from GardenShoesOnline
December 7, 2010 – Posted in: Tools and EquipmentA little over a year ago, I decided to check out GardenShoesOnline.com, because they had helped to sponsor the Chicago Spring Fling, a garden blogger meet-up. Their website was a bit different back then, but I noticed in the fine print that this company was located about twenty-five minutes away. Even better, they had a [...]
Recent Comments