Gardening Gear & Equipment

When it comes to gardening, few things are as important as fertilizer. Fertilizer is an integral part of creating a successful and thriving garden. But choosing the best fertilizer can be difficult. There are lots of varieties and options on the market. What makes a fertilizer good depends on the plant variety and the nutrients …

A garden looks its best when the flowers are in full bloom. But in order to get gorgeous colorful blooms, the environmental conditions and plant nutrition have to be just right. With the help of some fertilizer, you can make your flowers healthy and show off full blooms. But what kind of fertilizer is best …

If you are trying to grow the most fabulous pumpkin this year, you probably already know that pumpkins are heavy feeders. Nurture your pumpkin patch by fertilizing the soil weekly throughout the growing season. Since you will also be watering thirsty pumpkins regularly (at least 1-inch of water per week), using a liquid fertilizer is …

There’s no denying that sunflowers are bright, beautiful flowers that bring cheer to wherever they’re planted. Planters are an excellent way to keep your flowers contained, incorporate versatility into your garden, and showcase some of your favorites. There are a few different varieties of sunflowers available. Dwarf sunflowers have smaller seeds than tall sunflowers, resulting …

The balcony is one of the best areas to place plants. A balcony garden livens up a space that would otherwise be plain and boring. Be the envy of your neighbors with a bright and lively balcony garden.  The biggest consideration when choosing balcony garden containers is space. Since balconies generally have limited space, it’s …

A garden kneeler is an essential piece of equipment for gardeners that want a comfortable way to work in the garden. Garden kneelers can double as both a pad to kneel on when working close to the ground as well as a seat to sit on. As an added bonus, garden kneelers often include several …

Garden season is gearing up and maybe your hunt for garden gear is too. One of the handiest things to have in your garden is a kneeler. These small benches are good for keeping you out of the dirt, giving you a stable surface to work on, a few pockets for your tools, and on …

Garden shears are an essential part of any gardener’s toolbox. But you need to make sure you’re using the right tool for the job. Shears can be for pruning, lopping branches, thinning bonsais, and even cutting branches. They come with different types of blades too, so whether you’re using needle-nose shears, an anvil shear, or …

Garden kneelers can be a real godsend in the garden. They keep you from sinking into the soil and often provide handles for a little leverage when it’s time to stand up again. Many will offer pockets to a few gardening tools and can often be flipped over to use as a bench as well …

Embracing and celebrating your inner green thumb is made even easier when you have the best garden tables for plants. There is an array of various types of tables that elevate gardening indoors or outdoors, whether you need a table for showing off plants, potting, pruning, or doing some essential garden maintenance. You will want …

Heat lamps are, quite possibly, one of the best inventions for gardeners to date. These nifty little lights allow growers to cultivate their young and delicate plants indoors by subbing in for natural light. They provide just the right light spectrums to enable plants to thrive while also stimulating photosynthesis. Using heat lamps allows families …

Maintaining a lush and healthy lawn requires routine mowing, in addition to fertilizing, soil aeration, adequate watering, and sun. If you have a yard that is a minimum of half of an acre or more, it may be to your benefit to invest in a riding lawnmower. This may leave you wondering how much a …

Picture it: early spring. Birds are chirping, flowers are blooming, and your grass? It’s brown and dry. You, my friend, skipped putting that dethatching rake to use, didn’t you? If you don’t know what a dethatching rake is, let me spill the beans on this handy tool. It removes thatch from your lawn. Yeah, okay, …

Keeping sharp blades on your lawnmower is a simple way to get a clean cut on your lawn. Do you have a problem with your mower ripping up chunks of your sod? Having a sharper blade is an excellent way to fix that problem! So let’s say you’re interested in having that done, how would …

Garden shears are a sturdy cutting tool. They are used in the garden for medium-duty cutting jobs, precisely cutting stems and branches that are 3/4 inches to one inch thick. The best garden shears cut cleanly, rather than smashing, and damaging the plant. Garden shears are stronger and sharper than scissors, and there are generally …

When it comes to lawn care there are many great debates, but chief among them is whether or not you should mow wet grass. So, should you? In short: it depends. You should only consider mowing wet grass if you have very sharp blades on your lawnmower. Cutting a wet lawn with dull blades tears the …

Whether you only experience the summer season for a few months out of the year or you live in a climate that is summer-like all year round, you know the importance of good outdoor storage. There are so many things that need to stay outside, and it’s important that each has protection from the elements. …

Pumice, a porous volcanic rock, works great as a soil conditioner. Since it’s porous, it can help retain nutrients, increase aeration and drainage in the soil, and will not decompose over time so it gets optimal usage. Using pumice in your garden will improve the soil. Online shopping allows making decisions to be much easier. …

If you want to create a living wall, or just decorate using wall planters, you have to take weight into account. In this post, we’ve put together a selection of small lightweight planters that can do the job while keeping your wall safe. Installing a vertical garden is a wonderful way to grow all of …

Wondering where to store your favorite gardening tools? An affordable and easy-to-implement solution would be a large storage box. And fortunately, you can shop for some great ones online! While you can certainly store your gardening gear in the garage or shed, there’s nothing quite like a large outdoor storage box that you place right …

You already know just how much we love vertical gardens here but what about an easy way to set up one from scratch? That’s where stackable planters enter the stage. These are easy-to-use ready-made systems of planters that allow you to create a vertical garden from scratch. If you’re considering adding a small tower of …

Installing a vertical garden is an easy way to grow an abundance of plants and flowers in a small space. Outdoors, your plants will have access to the sun to provide them with energy to make food. But what about if you want to grow full sun plants indoors? A grow light system solves the …