Gifts for the Gardener

A guy who loves his yard is a wonderful guy.

The grass is always greener, so is his thumb!

As a result of his handiwork, you might get fresh cut flowers on your desk, or fresh tomatoes for your salads! Yummy!

Here's some ideas and cool places to shop for your green-thumb guy...

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Yes - his ATV can also be a SNOWPLOW or GARDEN TRACTOR!

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Especially useful inside a narrow greenhouse or any space requiring careful navigation, this tool caddy can be easily and precisely directed with one hand . Easy-To-Maneuver Watering Cart

200 Foot Self-Winding Hose Reel

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Top 10 Gardening Tools For Men
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10. Wheelbarrow Wheelbarrows make it much easier to transport heavy materials and equipment. Work smarter not harder with this large six cubic foot capacity wheelbarrow. The steel tray gives it additional strength, allowing you to carry heavier loads, and the hardwood handles provide maximum leverage. Get it here.

9. Shovel You can dig up holes a lot faster with a shovel than with your hands. Remember, shovels are meant for digging but besides planting new bushes or trees, they also come in handy for whacking Bob over the head when he acts up.

8. Trowel Some people use an old tablespoon to bury their bulbs in the ground or plant their perennials. But the best and fastest way to plant your favorite vegetation is with a trowel.

7. Pruners Pruning allows him to remove diseased, damaged or dead plant parts. It also helps a tree seal its wounds quicker. Pruning a dense canopy also allows for better air circulation and sunlight penetration. A pruner is the perfect precise clean cutting tool. It allows him to properly cut any small size branch or stem without destroying it.

6. Shears & Scissors If you want to keep your yard looking attractive, then keep your bushes neatly trimmed in symmetrical shapes. By doing so, you'll accentuate everything else, including the lawn. Shears and scissors are the best tools to use. Here's a tip to improve your grip and comfort: cut a two-foot long piece of old hose pipe and fix each end to the two handles of the shears.

5. Edger Place the finishing touches on your garden with an edger by slicing into the ground to create a clean, sharp edge between flowerbeds, solid surfaces and the lawn. Edging will make your lawn look finely groomed along the borders and prevent grass from growing outside of the boundaries.

4. Weeder If you want to remove revolting weeds and dandelions from your beautiful green lawn without contaminating the environment or putting your family's health at risk with the very controversial use of herbicides, then a weeder is the way to go.

3. Soaker Hose Starter Kit With water becoming an increasingly scarce resource, authorities are either limiting the use of water or slapping you with ridiculous water bills in the summer. The most efficient way to keep costs low is by using a soaker hose. With it, you can direct all the water directly where you need it with minimal waste. Also, watering the ground is better for your plants. Remember, wet leaves can damage in the hot sun. .

2. Trimmer The 12-volt Black & Decker CST2000 with cordless convenience requires no gas, oil or tune-ups. This lawn trimmer is probably one of my favorite garden tools; it allows me to trim the grass in those tight spots the lawn mower can't reach. .

1. Lawn Mower A man will work as well as the quality of his tools. One of the reasons some lawns look very unattractive is because people dread the morning weekend ritual that is required in order to properly maintain their lawn. This usually happens because most people have cheap lawn mowers that make the work last longer than it should. Treat him to a top of the line mower and you'll have your lawn cut in minutes rather than hours. -- Peter Richmond www.askmen.com

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Once Crabgrass gets foothold in your lawn it can be difficult to fend off (even with the best pre-emergent control products!) However it can be done! Here is what we recommend!

The first step is to purchase our Crabgrass Killer! This chemical is formulated to specifically attack the roots of crabgrass! It is a Post-emergence control for grassy weeds in Bermuda, zoysia and bluegrass lawns. It kills crabgrass, sandbur, dallisgrass, johnsongrass, goosegrass, barnyardgrass and more.

This concentrate and will cover up to 4,000 square feet! For Blue Grass mix 2 oz (4 tablespoons) in 1 gallon of water to cover 200 sq. ft. Spot treat the areas that are infested with crabgrass.

The second step is critical for optimal application -- always mix a "Spreader Sticker" with the weed killing chemical.

The "spreader sticker" we recommend is called Wilt Pruf. Mixing a spreader sticker (1 oz. per gallon) with a weed killer will ensure the chemical spreads over the entire foliage area and then sticks! As an added benefit, it will keep an application from washing off during an unexpected spring rain storm!

The weed should begin to wilt and brown within 5 days -- spot treat as needed every two weeks until you have killed off that nasty crabgrass! It should not take more than 2-3 applications to wipe out event he most mature crabgrass.

A couple of other notes: For best results, apply Crabgrass Killer to the lawn in the morning (after dew has dried) on a sunny, calm day to allow maximum absorption of the weed killer. Higher temperatures result in a quicker uptake of this product for faster control. However, do not apply Crabgrass Killer if temperatures exceed 90 degrees. If daytime temperatures are expected to exceed 90 degrees, apply the product in early morning when it is cooler.

The combination of these two products will take care of your weed problem!

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