Monica is the founder and Editor of the Gardening Products Review. She's had a lifelong love affair with gardening and a fascination with gardening tools. She's been known to disassemble tools just to see how they work and has a tendency to break tools while testing them in the garden.
The Wingscapes AutoFeeder is a battery-powered, programmable wild bird feeder that releases bird seed up to four times per day. Because of its technological advancements, the AutoFeeder was honored as a Best of What’s New winner by Popular Science magazine. The AutoFeeder consists of a seed bin with a locking lid, a programmable timer, a […] Continue Reading
At the end of each year, the Gardening Products Review takes a close look at all of the products we’ve reviewed that year. We then award up to five products with the Golden Shovel Award for outstanding garden product. In 2013, we had a lot a fabulous products to choose from, including some new introductions, […] Continue Reading
Specifications Cutting capacity: 1 ½” Length: handles extend from 24″ to 31″ Blades: heat treated steel, replaceable Dramm makes some nice tools for lighter-duty work, including the ColorPoint Telescoping Lopper. Over several years of heavy use, these have become my favorite loppers for just about all of my pruning needs. The Dramm lopper has […] Continue Reading
Every year we ask our readers to vote for their favorite product from all of the items we’ve reviewed that year. This year we received a lot of votes for many of the gardening products we’ve reviewed but there was a clear winner for this year’s Golden Shovel Readers’ Choice Award. We’re pleased to announce […] Continue Reading
Do you have problems with squirrels or raccoons raiding your bird feeder? They eat everything in sight and scatter the rest on the ground for their friends! After years of frustration, and many products that were supposed to solve the problem, I finally tried the Advanced Pole System® (APS) from Wild Birds Unlimited (WBU). Modular […] Continue Reading
Each fall, some time in October, the leaves start to fall and homeowners are faced with the question of just what to do with all of those leaves. Many people simply rake them out to the curb and let the city pick them up. Or they place them in paper bags for disposal. But leaves […] Continue Reading
Joseph Bentley is a British company that makes a range of traditional garden tools using primarily hardwoods and stainless steel. Their tools have been available in the UK for over 100 years, but are only now coming to America. We previously reviewed the ProPlugger bulb planter, which we found we useful when planting small to […] Continue Reading
An electric wheelbarrow? Seriously?Before trying this one, I’d never even heard of such a thing. But now that I’ve used it for several months, I’m a convert. In fact, I can’t imagine using a non-powered wheelbarrow again! Continue Reading
Fall means falling leaves – lots of them. And, for many homeowners, that means raking, blowing, vacuuming, bagging, mulching, or otherwise disposing of those leaves. If you’re looking to lighten the load, the WORX TRIVAC 3-in-1 Leaf Blower/Mulcher/Vacuum is a reasonable choice, particularly for those with limited storage space. Advantages of the WORX TriVac Leaf […] Continue Reading
The ProPlugger XL 5-in-1 long-handled bulb planter was originally designed to remove plugs of sod (from creeping grasses) that could be used to replant bare patches or plug a new lawn. However, it also works very well as a long-handled bulb planter – as well as a weed remover, annual planter, and soil sampler. You’ll […] Continue Reading
Many perennials can be divided to rejuvenate overgrown or decrepit plants, or to create new plants. Lifting and dividing plants is the perfect time to also replenish the soil with organic matter to encourage healthy growth and prevent disease. Topics covered here include the following: How to Tell if a Plant Needs Dividing How to […] Continue Reading
Green or living walls are springing up in unexpected places these days, including inside homes. You can learn more about the benefits of living walls here. The GroVert Living Wall Planter by BrightGreen capitalizes on this trend with a vertical planter you can use to create a living wall. How It Works It’s pretty simple […] Continue Reading
You may already have heard about green roofs. Well, how about taking it to the next level – a green, or living, wall. Living walls take many forms, from plants growing up a trellis or cables/wires, to plants cascading down the side of a structure from the top, to plants growing in soil or medium […] Continue Reading
Many homeowners face the daunting task of trying to control or eliminate dandelions and other broadleaved weeds in their lawn. Of course you can always pull or dig them out by hand, but that can be back-breaking work and leave your lawn looking like the aftermath of a golf game (divot stomping, anyone?). The trick […] Continue Reading
This solar-powered, motion-detecting animal repellant device is intended to humanely deter pests in the garden without the use of smelly or toxic chemicals, or needing to be connected to a hose or electrical cord. The device repels animals by startling them with a strong jet of water whenever they come within the 35-foot range of […] Continue Reading
