GARDEN & YARD ITEMS

Think scarecat, like scarecrow. This black cat is an outline cut from sheet metal with green cats’-eye marbles for eyes. Cat’s-eye marbles for eyes! Measures 14” long with the tail x 6-3/4” tall. Has a small hole in the upper back, and (2) in the middle feet for mounting, but could also be stuck into the ground. Made to frighten varmints, and while we didn't have any critters to test it on, it did make our copywriter noticeably uncomfortable.

Looks like a cheap kid-sized tennis racket, but brother, this ain't for the kids. It's actually a fine way for adults to work on their upper-body strength and kill bugs at the same time. 18" long, with a 6" wide paddle lined with metal grid. A coil in the handle sends high voltage through the paddle when a button is pushed, hit a bug with it and the bug will bug you no more. We've seen these in other catalogs for about twice the price, so buy it from us.  2 AA batteries, not included.

These steel anvil-style pruning shears have a Teflon-coated blade for nonstickitiveness. Shears are 8” long overall with a 1-1/2” blade, red rubber-coated grips, a spring to keep them open, and a lock to keep them closed—but the lock on the pair you get might not work. Surplus factor! No lock, much better price Go deadhead a rose bush, and then buy something with all that money you just saved.

Grow a beautiful garden full of plants that love your soil! It's easy if you know your soil's pH, and we have a gauge to help you! Stick the probe into moist soil for the pH to register in a separate 4" x 2" x 1" gauge box on the end of a 26 inch cord. That lets you read the gauge without having to lay on the bug and worm covered ground to see it! A needle indicates the pH on a scale of 3.5-9, and you get a list of which plants like which pH levels.

Our blue plastic shaker bottle stands approx. 10-1/2” tall by 5-1/2" x 4" with a removable screw top for shaking out rock salt or grass seed. Also great as Bigfoot’s salt or pepper shaker. Top has (19) 3/8" holes in it, and the bottle has a nice comfortable handle. Holds a whopping 67 oz, which both you and Bigfoot can appreciate.

And measure the results with this angelic rain gauge. This polyresin angel looks to be a young seraph or aging cherub (call it a teen angel), and is embracing a 1” dia x 5-1/2” tall plastic test tube marked to measure rainfall up to 4” in 1/4” increments and 10cm in 1mm increments. Even when it’s not measuring precipitation, it’s still an angel outside your house.

Get one before the flood-a 10" tall clear plastic rain gauge to hang on a wall (with 1/4" mounting holes, you supply the screws) or stick in the lawn on its stake-like bottom. Graduated up to 5" of rain in 0.1" increments, or 123mm in 2mm increments.

The budding home scientist and horticulturist will both delight in the ease with which this self-contained soil test kit brings discovery. The kit measures not only ph., but also Nitrogen, Phosphate and Potash content and contains material for 40 tests. Since these are the essential ingredients affecting plant nutrition, we see a science project in the making: experimental plant growth in soils with different amounts of acidity and/or nutrients. From Luster Leaf(tm), the kit is entirely self-contained and includes complete instructions for use and explanations. Be careful, please, the kit does have chemicals and should not be used by young children without supervision.

Yes, yes, all flowers are solar powered, smarty, but these don't use photosynthesis, and the rabbits won't eat them. Our each is pair of plastic and nylon weatherproof lily plants with (5) blossoms each, on stakes you just shove into the ground. No trowels, no planting, no waiting. You’ll get (1) red and (1) purple set, all of which light up and morph through more colors than an actual lily could even dream of. OK, (7) to be exact. Lilies recharge via a little solar panel on each stalk and stay lighted for up to 8 hours on a full charge.

…deep in the Black Forest, there was a mad serial killer ogre who buried his gnomic victims up to their necks and let the squirrels nibble them to death. Now you can display this Grimmer Brothers’ tale in your own backyard. The ceramic gnomes’ heads are, like gnomes themselves, diminutive, at 5” x 4” x 3-1/2”.

The Woof & Paw Rake and Bin Pooper Scooper set is so nice, so sturdy, it might make you want to get a dog just so you can clean up after it. Extending handles click into place on the rake and bin, extending from 20" long closed to 3 feet fully extended. Bin is 6-1/4" wide x 6-3/4" deep with 3 walls 2-1/2" high. Rake has 9 metal tines spread across 6-1/4". Scooping poop will never be as enjoyable as it is with these tools.

Winter is near so protect your air conditioner or patio furniture against the elements with this heavy duty, reinforced, grey plastic cover. Measures 34" x 34" x 30" and is square square. Includes a 72" elastic strap with a clasp to keep pesky winds from blowing it off and into the neighbors yard. 

With our 5-1/2” serrated grass shears, you can trim your lawn one scissor swipe at a time! But seriously, folks, these choppers, with red rubber handles and a compression spring-load between blades, are meant for fine lawn-manicuring work—the stuff your mower can’t do and only your fine touch is allowed to trim. They have a locking switch for safety when the blades are closed, and although they’ve got a few rust spots on the blades, they’re in fine condition and will be a snap to rub clean. It’s a handy tool that you’ll probably have some fun with. We’re not sure if Billy Shears ever had a pair, but he would have loved them, too.

This is such a nice little set of (3) galvanized metal pots with a matching tray that we’re sure it’ll galvanize some Surpies into growing plants. A pair of the pots measure 4-1/4" tall with a 4" square x 7/8" lip and a 3" square body tapering down to a 2-1/4" square base; and (1) pot measures 4-1/2" tall with a 4" square x 7/8" lip and a 3" square bodying tapering down to a 2-1/4" square base. The pots don’t have drain holes, and the tray measures 11-3/4" x 3-3/8" x 7/8". If you don’t have a green thumb, use this set for some other craft application. You’ll think of something clever. You always do.

Step on a rake one time and you’ll know why gardeners don’t leave their tools lying in the grass. Our portable garden tool stand with canvas pouch will keep all your tools up and at the ready. Secure it by stepping on its pegs and pushing it into the ground, just like you’d do with a shovel. It’ll keep all your long-handled implements vertical, and you can easily move it with you, which means the tools you put in the pouch will always be within reach. Measures 17" wide x 35" tall, and the roomy pouch attaches at the top. Use that for hand tools, gloves, seeds or what have you. Simple assembly required, and instructions included. Slotted screwdriver and pliers are all you’ll need. Then, you can store them in the pouch.

This 16" long x 7" insulated drawstring cooler bag was originally intended as an outdoor faucet socket in frigid climates. Made by 3M it uses their Thinsulate™ technology to keep out the warm or cold. Because of it's size, we think it makes a great cooler bag for the beach, camping, office, school...should we continue? Fits plenty of beverages at a time and how about a sandwich, chips and thermos. Wow, who knew?

Is your garden not colorful enough? Beat the monochromatic garden lighting blues with these 5” dia x 1” thick rounded discs with LEDs that will morph through (7) colors and make your yard a garden of visual delights. Our each is a (2)-pack of discs with a solar panel in the center that powers a rechargeable battery that lights the LEDs. Includes mounting stakes, manual on/off, and auto on/off that works via a light sensor. Weather-resistant because how dumb would it be if they weren't?

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe—catch a tiger by the toe. But wasps’ toes are too small, so you’ll need this solar-powered wasp catcher. It’s a clear jar, approx 3-3/4” dia, with a screw-on lid and handle to hang it. Pour some sugar water, soda pop or beer in it, and watch wasps enter through the (2) holes on the sides. At night you can flip the switch and attract insects in with the blue light the solar panel powers. Unit is waterproof, non-toxic and reusable. Can also be placed on a flat surface. No chemicals or poison, and it’s not limited to wasps. Your insects will be gone.