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Tag Archives: tools
Five Gift Ideas For Gardeners
My inspiration for this post comes from Annie’s Granny, who made this world a much brighter place by sharing her love for gardening, life and her family on her blog: Annie’s Kitchen Garden. Granny may have left the world of … Continue reading
Photo Friday: 2013 Cutting Room Floor
I was going back through my image folders recently and saw a lot of shots that, for whatever reason, never made it to the blog. So, here are a few of them for your viewing. We started off 2013 with … Continue reading
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My 5 Favorite Gardening Tools
They say tools make the man (or woman). I’m not sure if I agree with that or not, but I will say that having the right tool sure makes the job go easier – whatever the job might be. And … Continue reading
Indestructible Trowels
Last week fellow blogger Ali at Henbogle was bemoaning her loss of another trowel. I jumped in and told her about my favorite trowels, the Wilcox All-Pro line. Then Daphne at Daphne’s Dandelions chimed in with another recommendation for the … Continue reading
Garden Tools Made In The USA
Lately I’ve been disappointed that all the garden tools I see in garden centers and big box stores are foreign made, most of them coming from China. Not only that, but the quality of many of them seems to be … Continue reading