Reviews of gardening products of all kinds. If it’s used in the garden, we review it!
Rain comes and goes, but a rain chain is there to delight the eye on cloudy days and sunny. What is a Rain Chain? A rain chain is a simple vertical chain that hangs from a roof, usually beneath a gutter opening, and interacts with storm water to produce a sort of “rain sculpture,” as […] 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 […] Continue Reading
Combining some of the best characteristics of a spade with a garden axe or knife, the Spear Head Spade is better described as a precision digging tool. Continue Reading
You’re in the midst of pruning a large, overgrown shrub with your loppers when you hit a 1-½ inch branch. Do you go back to the garage for your pruning saw? Or do you tackle the job with your loppers, squeezing with all your might to force the blades through the branch? I’ve broken […] Continue Reading
Advertised as being “HERgonomic®,” the HERShovel was designed by women for women, already a step ahead of most such tools in my view. Because women’s bodies are significantly different from men’s, a tool that’s ergonomically designed for men is not necessarily right for women. HERS® is a hybrid tool that combines the features of both […] Continue Reading
Depending on what I’m doing, I frequently end up hauling a lot of stuff around with me in the garden. Several tools, water bottle, seed packets, garden map, catalogs & books, pens and pencils, bulbs, twine, sometimes even a snack. I’d never found a really good way to carry all this stuff. A small bucket […] Continue Reading
These four Garden Jars from Modern Sprout, designed to sit on your kitchen counter and grow herbs, arrived at my house in late March, 2014, and I’ve spent the last 6 months tending the plants in hopes of harvesting herbs for dinner. The jars arrived with seeds, plant food, and soilless growing medium.The seeds included […] Continue Reading
A very handy, well-build basket for gathering and washing edibles and flowers from the garden. It's built to last from local woods and made in the USA. Continue Reading
Your Own Mini Flame Thrower! In my never-ending search for a better weeding solution, I was anxious to try out the Sievert Gardener Weed Torch from A.M. Leonard. I was looking for a lighter weight, more convenient, option for flaming my weeds regularly rather than having to haul out the larger Weed Dragon weed torch that […] Continue Reading
SimGar (short for The Simple Garden) was developed with the busy person in mind. Sow your seeds or transplant your seedlings into the two planter boxes, and SimGar will take care of the watering. A reservoir holds 30 gallons of water–enough to keep plants hydrated for weeks–and a submersible pump powered by a solar panel […] Continue Reading
[Editor’s Note – April 2018] The Plantopia Hanging Basket is now sold as Hang-a-Garden by Plantopia. Growing plants upside-down seems to be all the rage these days. And Plantopia has come up with a way to make that easy. You’ve probably noticed hanging baskets that seem to be completely covered with flowers and may […] Continue Reading
It’s not always easy to find gardening gloves that fit well. Most seem to be built for a man’s hand – they’re too wide and loose for many women. The StoneBreaker Garden Pro glove for women is built on a unique pattern that may be a better fit for some women, particularly if you have […] Continue Reading
Tackling weeds seems to be my main focus (or is it an obsession!) in mid-summer and I keep many different specialty weeding tools at hand to attack different weed situations. One of the solutions is the Weed Dragon garden torch. I purchased the VT2-23SV Combo 100,000 BTU Vapor Torch Kit with the squeeze valve and […] Continue Reading
If you’ve ever grown ornamental grasses, planted grass or grain cover crops, or dealt with weedy grasses in the garden, you know how hard it can be to cut them down with shears, hedge clippers, or even a string trimmer. If so, you may want to invest in one of the most ancient of harvesting tools […] Continue Reading
Aching back? Sore hips? Tired of bending over to tend to your plants? Then you may be interested in the VegTrug, a large raised planter that puts your flowers and veggies at waist height. The VegTrug arrived on my doorstep well packed in a large carton. When I opened it, everything was secured in […] Continue Reading
