10 Years of Horticulture
No chance of missed issues with this present ... 10 years of Horticulture Magazine on CD-ROM, 1996-2006, searchable by subject, author, etc. Original text, photos, artwork, you name it. A lot easier than piles or files filled with old magazines with an article in there somewhere that you'd like to find ...
For the Sun-Challenged
Many of my landscape design clients are bothered by plant requirements for "full sun," "partial sun," and the like. Now, here's a device from Burpee that'll supposedly take all the guess work out of the equation.
You push the calculator into the ground, let it sit there for awhile, and it'll tell you how much sun that location receives. Presumably you can move it around the garden and figure out which beds are best for sun, part-sun, etc. Sounds like it's worth a try... it gets good comments on the Burpee site, although I doubt they'd put up any bad reviews.
Easy Carry-Alls
I've had one of these flexible carry-alls from Gardener's Supply for several years, and I highly recommend them for gardening chores. They're lightweight, washable, stackable, and they won't tip over when you fill them with soil or weeds or cuttings or crops or whatever else.
And now, they come in a variety of cheerful colors. Believe me, you won't regret having a couple of these containers, and you'll likely end up throwing out all those other useless carry-alls piled up in the garden shed.
(images from respective suppliers)
Clever Planting Device
Also from Gardener's Supply, these seed balls contain 20-30 seeds each, and they might be a great gift for an elderly gardener you know ... much easier to plant than bending down to put in rows of single seeds.
Hummingbird seed balls with coneflowers, cosmos, coreopsis, toadflax and several others.
Wildflower seed balls contain baby blue eyes, dame's rocket, catchfly, evening primrose, yarrow & more.
State & Local Gardening Guides
The Wayside Gardens catalogue has perhaps the most complete catalogue of state and regional gardening books I've seen anywhere. From Alabama to Wisconsin, the Carolinas to the Rocky Mountains, and others on regional birding and landscape design, you'll find them all here. Can't think of a better gift for a dedicated gardener than one devoted to his or her particular area or interest.
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