Tools

Workin’ Like a Pro: Gardening Tools I Adore Right Now

October 5, 2011 11 comments
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You all know I’m a bit of a tool evangelist. After having countless employees bust up inferior tools during our 40-hour workweeks in the garden, I do get a bit swoony about the tools that last. But of course, merely surviving the garden isn’t good enough for pros. We do so much pruning, digging and [...]

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The Fiskars Momentum Reel Mower Giveaway!

August 18, 2011 301 comments
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***We’re giving away a Fiskars Momentum Reel Mower to one lucky reader – comment below to win!*** EDIT: HUGE CONGRATS TO OUR WINNER, NICKY of DIRT AND MARTINIS!! Lately, I’ve been realizing just how much I hate mowing my lawn with my old gas mower. It’s stinky, it’s noisy, and the vibrations from the mower [...]

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Great Deal on Bahco Pruners

June 14, 2011 8 comments
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You all know how much I love my Bahco pruners. I usually recommend you buy from Amazon, which has the Bahcos without replaceable parts for only $17 before shipping ($22 with shipping). But an alert reader who is handy with the Google skills discovered a fantastic deal over at the Harry Epstein company. The Bahcos [...]

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Eartheasy Raised Beds

May 18, 2011 80 comments
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When I got an email from Eartheasy offering a cool wooden raised bed kit to try out, I was suspicious of their claims. Takes less than five minutes to put together? Easy to assemble? Um, not for me. I’m, like, DIY-challenged or something. I can’t even hit a nail properly. So Amy Stewart of Garden [...]

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The Fiskars UpRoot Weeder: An Organic Way of Getting Dandelions Out of Your Lawn and Garden

February 23, 2011 28 comments
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When I heard about this tool, I knew I had to have one. As an organic gardener, I find it extremely hard to keep dandelions out of the lawn. The herbicides that can be used in lawns are so nasty that I can’t bring myself to use them. But the constant up and down, bending [...]

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Fiskars PowerGear Pruning Shear: Rolling Handle Pruners That Don’t Kill Your Pocketbook

February 9, 2011 25 comments
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One of my most popular posts has been a Hand Pruner Showdown in which I compared and contrasted Felcos, Coronas, and Bahcos. One of the first comments on that post was a Fiskars fan, saying essentially – “OMG! Try the Fiskars pruners – they’re inexpensive AND ergonomic”. And so they are! Now that I’ve tried [...]

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Fiskars Cuts + More Scissors: For Gardeners Who Enjoy a Cocktail

February 3, 2011 24 comments
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Even in winter, at a certain hour of the evening I feel drawn to the garden to check on things and putter about, snipping a few stems of chard and some herbs for dinner, watering this, weeding that. There’s very little that could improve a peaceful half hour of puttering in the garden. You know [...]

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Clarington Forge Wizard Rubber Rake: Review and Giveaway

December 1, 2010 33 comments
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“A rubber rake? Seriously?” That was Amy’s reaction when we opened the carton of English gardening tools from Clarington Forge. My reaction? “YES!!! IT’S A RUBBER RAKE!!!” I’d never seen a rubber rake before, but I was immediately taken with the idea. First off, normal metal rakes are LOUD. I remember as a teen getting [...]

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The Garden Rant Cocktail Hour

November 24, 2010 4 comments
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… in which I’m proven wrong about the vileness of Pimm’s, Elizabeth of Gardening While Intoxicated tries to set fire to her newly-remodeled kitchen, and writer Amy Stewart shows off some spiffy English gardening tools from Clarington Forge (stay tuned for more on that next week!). Thanks to the ladies of Garden Rant for hosting [...]

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Cobrahead Weeding Tool: A Steel Claw for Veggie Gardening and Weeding Cracks

May 24, 2010 1 comment
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I’m constantly on the lookout for new and different ways of doing things in gardening. For one, it keeps things interesting, but also, if you garden as much as I do, having a few different ways of doing the same task can really help cut down on the risk of injury or repetitive strain on [...]

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