Garden Tools & Supplies

There is no need to use fresh tap water and run up your utility bill to water your garden plants. Greywater is an acceptable and low-cost or free alternative. Rainfall is an example of...

Rain barrels are a useful way to conserve water while preventing water damage and soil erosion around the home. A rain barrel is placed under a downspout of a house to collect rainwater that flows...

Water is an essential resource. For those that garden and use water for their yard, rain barrels provide a way to contribute to the conservation of resources and save money. Many U.S. utility...

Using containers to grow plants is a great way to save space in a small garden or to create a garden in an otherwise unproductive space, such as a patio or apartment balcony. However, pots can dry...

A leak in your garden hose can be very aggravating. When your garden hose springs a leak you may think its time to get a new one, you may be wrong. Most leaks in hoses are small, usually the size...

Fifty feet of expensive hose--and one annoying, spurting leak, a little squirt that will soon grow into a bigger one. Here's how to fix it quick!

Everyone has a fix it for leaking hose which generally involve cutting it. However, if you are dealing with a minor hole I believe this is the best way that doesn't involve shortening or cutting...

My next-door neighbors -- retired Parisians -- are rich and love to travel; I am poor and -- lucky for them! (lucky for me) -- love to stay put, here in Provence, so guess who's in charge of their...

If you have ever had some old tires sitting around that you hate to throw away but you just don't know what to do with. Well here is one idea, instead of paying to have them hauled away, or going...

Clothes can be hung outside almost all year long. Clothes will dry in cold weather, but not freezing weather. Clothes hung outside on a clothesline have a fresher scent than those thrown in a...

You can make a refrigerator grow box from any nonfunctional refrigerator. The refrigerator doors, however, should still seal tightly to allow you to control the internal environment. You can grow...

Digging a hole with a post digger is a lot of exercise, but it is necessary if you want to set posts for fencing, gates, mailboxes or any other garden structures. The concept is to drop the post...

An easy way to conserve water at your house is to build and use a rain barrel. A rain barrel collects water and holds it there for later use. This naturally soft water can be used to water your...

Many people like to take advantage of things that others take for granted, including water. Most people use water that has been treated and prepared for drinking when they could be using free rain...

It's frustrating fighting with a mess of balled up extension cords. This easy solution gives instant access to your extension cords, along with a great storage system to boot.

Growing plants in a pot without a drainage hole is tantamount to issuing a death order for your plants. Like all living things, plants need air, water, and nutrients to survive. Well-drained soil...

A good hose can be fairly expensive garden equipment. You don't want to have to replace it each time a hole appears. Spotting the hole is usually the easy part, and fixing it doesn't have to be...

Your wheelbarrow isn’t quite what it used to be, or at least its tire isn’t. And that makes the barrow part pretty much useless. Here’s a quick and easy solution to repairing or replacing a...