Category Archives: Favorite products
The value of cotton burr compost
POSTED BY FRED – Among the complaints you hear from some gardeners is their inability to grow certain plants or to get them looking their best. A recurring frustration in helping a customer is to recommend a plant only to hear, … Continue reading
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Use that iPhone for gardening help
POSTED BY KIM – All you technologically savvy people probably already know this, but the iPhone has all kinds of gardening applications that can assist crazies like us. A new one I just read about — GardenPilot — is a searchable application that features … Continue reading
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My gift shop favorites…so far.
POSTED BY KIM — As promised, here are some pics of the cutest things I ran across in the gift shop as I was unpacking new inventory. I don’t have any pricing info yet, so these “beauty shots” will just … Continue reading
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The mother of all fairies, Cicely Mary Barker
POSTED BY KIM — If you are a fairy gardener, then chances are you’re familiar with artist Cicely Mary Barker. Born in 1895 in England, Barker was educated at home due to frail health. When she was 13, her father … Continue reading
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I love my solar lanterns
POSTED BY KIM — I can’t remember if I”ve written about my all-time favorite garden accessory, but these solar lanterns look so pretty on a winter night against the snow that I’m going to talk about them again, in case you … Continue reading
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Treat yourself to a print from the Royal Horticultural Society
POSTED BY KIM — As a subscriber to The Plantsman, a publication produced by the Royal Horticultural Society, I get to garden in Britain vicariously through its articles and pictures. I was just skimming through some of my copies this … Continue reading
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An experiment in cold protection
POSTED BY KIM — I’ve been hearing about some new products that you spray on outdoor plants to provide several degrees or more protection against the cold. It’s like putting a little sweater on your plants. This is helpful to gardeners in the … Continue reading
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For gardeners with money to burn: The time-lapse video camera
POSTED BY KIM — My husband sent me this link some time ago, and I return to it occasionly when I consider how I would spend any money I win in the lottery (note: I don’t buy lottery tickets, so … Continue reading
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I like free stuff — even if it’s chicken poop
POSTED BY KIM — One of the perks of working at Sugar Creek is that occasionally a pot or birdbath will get broken, and an industrious employee might have the opportunity to bring it home and cobble it back together. The … Continue reading
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Worm poop — it’s good for you
POSTED BY KIM — Well, it’s not really good for YOU, but it is good for your garden. We just got in this new product, “Lady Bug’s Pachamama Earthworm Castings.” What exactly is an earthworm casting? It’s worm poop and … Continue reading
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