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.
Since 1946, Melnor technology has helped homeowners create and maintain healthy, beautiful lawns and gardens. Today, 70 years later, Melnor is still providing exceptional quality products. A beautiful, healthy lawn and garden is easier than ever with Melnor innovations. Continue Reading
CobraHead LLC is a small family business located in Cambridge, Wisconsin. It is owned and operated by Noel and Judy Valdes. CobraHead produces garden tools of its own design. Continue Reading
Now that spring has finally arrived, it's time to take a close look at your irrigation system to make sure that it's fully functional. Don't wait until hot, dry weather arrives to find out that you have a problem! A thorough inspection and run-through of your irrigation system now will save time, money, and headaches associated with hidden system malfunctions. Continue Reading
The Seeding Square, from Contour Creations Inc, is well-designed, easy to use, and comes with plenty of helpful information to make gardening simple. It's great for adults of all ages and kids will love it. Continue Reading
How do you choose the best gardening gloves? They come in a wide range of styles, materials, and price points, each intended for different uses. With so many options to choose from, it’s sometimes hard to know which type to buy. So we've put together a complete description of what to look for in quality gloves and our best recommendations for what to buy. 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. Here are the 2015 winners! Continue Reading
Loppers come in a range of styles, sizes, and price points; what’s best for you depends on the kind of pruning you’ll be doing, your size and strength, and your budget. Pruning can be heavy, repetitive work so it’s important to buy the right loppers. Here are the 10 features to look for, our best lopper reviews and our top recommendations. Continue Reading
It’s that time of year again ... time to find the perfect holiday gift for that special gardener in your life! Whether that person is an experienced gardener with a garden shed full of tools or is just starting out and has only a few implements to work with, there’s something in our Holiday Gift Guide for everyone. Continue Reading
If you are a seed sprouting connoisseur, you'll want to read our review of the Seed Sprouter by Botanical Interests. It's a much more scientific method for sprouting seeds than the jar method, easy to use, and produces tasty greens that are safe to eat. Continue Reading
This has got to be the coolest looking leaf blower out there. Troy-Bilt went back to the drawing board with this one and came back with a design that puts a huge amount of air flow through the unit, plus has that wow factor. But does it really work? Read on to find out … Continue Reading
When you need to remove fallen leaves from your lawn or garden, a combination leaf blower, vacuum and mulcher is a convenient option. The difficulty is finding a combination blower/vac/mulcher that works well in all three modes. We tested the BV3600 high performance model from Black & Decker – here’s what we found … Continue Reading
In November & December the weather starts to get colder, ice and snow start, and the garden is put to bed … Here are the must-dos, should-dos, and nice-to-dos in the zone 6 garden. Practical advice that's easy to follow! Continue Reading
You may be wondering why anyone would need a hose cart or portable hose reel. Well, if you can’t store or hang your hose near an outdoor spigot, if you don’t like the look of a hose reel, or if it would be a tripping or safety hazard, then a hose cart solves your problem. You can quickly move the hose cart into position, hook up the hose, and then store it in a convenient Continue Reading
With fall comes fallen leaves and the question of what to do with them. Some people compost them to create leaf mold, others use them as mulch on garden beds, and others choose to dispose of them entirely. But one way or another, you have to first collect those leaves. That’s where a combination leaf blower, vacuum and leaf shredder like the Toro UltraPlus comes in handy. Continue Reading
The HP-130DX lightweight pruning shears from ARS are a cut above other pruners on the market, including the ones you’re probably most familiar with. For everyday pruning and deadheading, these can’t be beat, although if you have large hands you’ll probably find that they’re too small. Continue Reading
