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.

Calling all gardeners! You can never have enough eco-friendly garden twine, so here’s a nice 400-foot roll of it. From RapiClip® this Jute Garden Twine is in a garden-friendly dark green, which means it sort of disappears visually. The best news is, since it’s made of jute, one day it actually does disappear.

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.

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.

A unique twofer, this combination camping lantern and bug zapper is powered by an internal lithium battery. Has a shielded micro-USB charge port and a 23” charging cord. Main LED light has low, medium and high modes in a 1-3/8” dia frosted lens inside a 3” dia silicone gasket for rainproofiness. Bug zapper grid is 600V with a UV LED, and the combo can stand free or hang from a folding hook. Rated for 2-6 or 4-20 hours depending on mode. The whole shebang measures 4-3/4" x 3-3/8".

Jarvis Says: There are two different styles. Bulb style and cylinder. Both performe equally awesome. If you have a preference please email us after your order. 

The plants aren’t going to name themselves. These Tall “T” Labels from RapiClip® are for your garden, so you don’t forget what you planted, or what you named the plants. Labels are white, generally T-shaped and 8” tall with a 2-1/2” x 1-3/4” labeling area that looks like a basketball backboard. You’ll get a pack of (10), and when you see how organized your garden is, you’ll probably want another (10).

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.

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.

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.

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.

Why wire? Good question. The answer, when speaking of this particular wire, is that it’s soft, green, rubber-coated and reusable. You’ll get 32 feet of this RapiClip® light duty wire tie from Luster Leaf®, which of course you can use to prop up a tomato plant but also to keep an extension cord from turning into the knotty mess. Bend and twist it any way you like, and then store it on the handy, hangable piece it comes wrapped around.

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.

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 require 8 hours sunlight for a full charge.

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.

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.

The terracotta cottage went out of business and we picked up a profusion of porous pottery, a cornucopia of carved clay containers. So, we're selling them for the price of pretty plain pots. You pick: the 5” tall sun vase with a pitcher handle; or the 5” tall sun urn with two handles.

Why, you’re using this 164 feet of light-duty, green garden wire by RapiClip® to keep your garden neat and tidy, that’s why. Wire is 3/64” dia, meaning it’s super thin and bendy and wrappable. Time to get your plants in order. This stuff will help.