Intermatic LZ3H-2 Malibu Contemporary Hanging Solar Light
Average Customer Review:
Lawn & Patio
list price: $49.99
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Editorial Review

Ideal for both safety lighting and landscape accents, this solar-powered light set ensures that you won't need to bury cords or look for an outdoor outlet, and it's a great way to conserve energy and keep your electricity bill down. This set combines all the advantages of solar power with a stunning hanging design, which not only complements your landscaping, but also enables maximum light coverage. The two lights in this set are powered via solar cells on their caps. Use them in an area that receives at least eight hours of sunlight each day to charge the included batteries. Then, when the sun goes down, the lights automatically turn on, spreading a warm amber glow on walkways, gardens, steps, driveways, ponds, or streams. Setup is relatively simple: Just snap each light's pieces together, put in the batteries, and spike the hanging stands into the soil. Each light hangs 28 inches above the ground. There's a full two-year warranty. --Ariel Meadow Stallings ... Read more

Features

• Measures 8" in length, 5.50" in width and 11" in height
• Perfect for marking steps, walks, and darkened areas
• Solar lights collect natural sunlight and convert it to electrical power
• No power pack required, power is stored in rechargeable batteries
• Safe to use around water and ideal for accenting ponds, pools, and water fountains

Reviews (2)

Good solar marking lights
These lights are not for illumination, just for marking the edges of a driveway or walkway.They look very well, in a Mission-like design.The solar cells work well and seemed to collect enough energy for lighting up at night, even after a cloudy day.I no longer worry about driving into a ditch while turning into my driveway at night.

Luminescence
The lights are attractive.But they do not give adequate lighting to illuminate the steps that are a foot away. ... Read more

Asin: B00005A3VE

Enjoy some traditional English beauty with this classically styled 36-inch deck trough,perfect for flowers, herbs, or even cacti! Made from sturdy PVC-coated steel, the trough willendure season after season of year-round use and comes with a sisal/jute lining, ideal for eitherplanting in or planting through, enhancing your trough with the charming look of flowerspopping out from the strangest places! The four sturdy legs will keep the trough anchored solidlyon your porch, patio, or driveway. --Ariel Meadow Stallings ... Read more

Features

• Trough measures 10" wide x 9" high x 36" long
• Traditional English style
• Heavy gauge steel-PVC coated
• Comes complete with sisal/jute liner
• Year round use

Asin: B0000506F5
Subjects:  1. Outdoor Décor    2. Planters    3. Pots   

Garden Weasel91306The "Garden Claw" Cultivator
Average Customer Review:
Tools & Hardware
list price: $49.99 -- our price: $39.99
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Editorial Review

The Garden Claw Gold cultivator is designed to break up hard-packed soil, aerating your lawn and garden. Aeration can greatly increase irrigation efficiency, enabling you to get the most out of your watering. Made of electro-coated steel, the cultivator boasts a patented claw head with six angled tines designed to break up and crumble soil. The product lives up to its name, featuring sparkly vinyl grips on the curved handlebars and glittering gold paint on the claw head. Useful not just for aerating, the Claw can also uproot weeds, blend fertilizers, and even mix compost. It only took us a few minutes to assemble, and there are four adjustable height settings. ... Read more

Features

• Makes watering more efficient
• Loosens and aerates all types of soil
• Uproots weeds
• Blends fertilizers and peat moss into the soil
• Cultivates around shrubs, bushes, and other hard-to-reach areas

Reviews (10)

Handles are on backwards!
We bought the Garden Claw several years ago at our first house and never used it, because the handles are mounted for lefties.That is, the two hand-grips are each curved to the side, giving a feel of turning a wheel when you use it.This would be great if you put your hands on the grips and turned it to the right to dig.But the tines on this gadget are positioned so that you have to "steer" the Claw to the left to get them to dig.Since us righties have more strength in our right hands, it was very awkward to "steer" the Claw to the left.We spent about 20 minutes with it in the garden that day and haven't used it since.

Being able to do it myself: Priceless!
I planned to use the Garden Claw for stand-up cultivation of my raised beds, and it will be great for that; it's perfect for SFG-style beds.

But this is the best part: I've discovered it's perfect for helping me dig post holes for my grape and kiwi trellises. I'm a 4'10" disabled woman with bad knees and a bad back. I just don't have the upper body strength to ram a post-hole digger into the clay soil in our fescue-matted field, and the two big, strong men in my household always have something more pressing to do.

I discovered the Garden Claw makes a circular hole that's just a tad wider than the post-hole digger does, and I can loosen six or more inches of clay soil and roots in no time. Without strain! Then I can use the post-hole digger to lift out the loosened soil, or I can just spade it out into a bucket for use somewhere else. As weak as I am, I can get two 2-foot holes dug before I have to rest.

I've been frustrated because I've been too broke to pay someone to come put these trellises in and worried because I know the vines will be here before I know it. Thanks to the Garden Claw, I can put in my trellises all by myself! It paid for itself the very first day. So far, I'm delighted with it.

Great Gadget for Small Areas
I bought this gadget after seeing the commercial. It has become my favorite outdoor tool. Living in a brownstone I have very little earth to tend. So for my purposes, it's better than a garden fork, etc. It's surprisingly well made and the design makes it effortless to use. ... Read more

Asin: B00004RA1S
Subjects:  1. Landscaping Tools    2. Hand Tools    3. Cultivators & Tillers   

There's nothing better than bringing your garden indoors. This classic7-inchbrass vase has a rustic golden patina, making it a perfect accent for yourgarden, patio, orhome. Its compact size is just right for those small early spring bouquets.Dress up yourporch, add some color to your guest bathroom, or brighten your diningtable--this vase isversatile, both indoors and out. --Ariel Meadow Stallings ... Read more

Features

• Charming fresh or dried flower vase
• Watertight
• Measures 5" in length, 6.25" in width and 7" in length. 1 lb

Asin: B00004X15L