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Got a huge collection of garden tools or work tools that get lost somewhere in your garden shed? Think about getting one of these excellent garden tool organizers. This is an excellent way to store a variety of tools (in all sizes!) without hassling with building your own.
There are a number to choose from, [...]
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What could be better than solar-powered landscaping lights in the shape of a turtle? The shell of this turtle lights up with a soft orange light at night and charges during the day. A very cool idea. In the day, this attractive piece of garden sculpture will fit in among your flowers [...]
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A recent article from the Christian Science Monitor states that a group of British and American scientists have published a report that reveals startling news about global warming. The report claims that the presence of certain aerosols, which includes many pollutants, actually have a cooling effect on the planet. The article goes on [...]
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Those Oregonians (Yes, they are from our planet. They are people who live in the state of Oregon) have done it again! The Meridian SL700 is a new PC offered by Computer Technology Link. Its creators (scary Frankenstein-type mad scientists, from Oregon, no less!) claim that it uses significantly less energy than [...]
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Looking for a way to educate your kids about plants, trees, gardening, and the environment? The Rootfriends Picture Book is a delightful childrens book with full color illustrations that detail the lives of the trees around us through such colorful characters as the Root Doctor, Willow Snapper, Maple Sprout and Rooty. For 20 [...]
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Etienne Vermeersch is an emeritus professor in ethics from the University of Ghent in Belgium. This year, he helped pen Reading the Kyoto Protocol: Ethical Aspects of the Convention on Climatic Change, which is a critical and very thorough analysis of the Kyoto Protocol for those looking to wade through the hype and find [...]
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These pocket-sized books from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden are just the thing for a stocking stuffer or for the gardener who likes to have a gardening guide handy while they’re actually gardening! These are ultra-compact books that don’t skimp on useful information. The authors are top-notch and the illustrations are gorgeous! Topics [...]
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Donald “Stubby” Warmbold and his wife, Maria, have been working to collect unwanted trees from parks and yards to turn them into beautiful pieces of furniture since 1999. They started their cottage industry business, which goes by the name of Citilogs, in Pittstown, N.J. Now they collect trees throughout the East Coast and [...]
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If Babe Ruth were a gardener, he definitely would have used these Bionic Gloves from Hillerich and Bradsy Co., the same folks who brought you the Louisville Slugger Baseball Bat. They’ve got several different kinds of gloves on their website including golf, equestrian and three different kinds of gardening gloves to choose from, including [...]
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Professional botanical artists have created these beautiful flower and plant note cards. There are 20 cards in each set, with a variety of plants and flowers represented. This is an impressive collection, illustrated with amazing detail. Buy the set for yourself and send out the cards individually, or give the set to [...]
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