No matter how early the garden is planted, the time between the last harvest and and the first sowing of seeds in the spring seems interminable. This time of year, I fill in the gaps by making a list of garden tools and other essentials that will improve the soil and my enjoyment in the garden.
Here’s my top ten list of garden items that lift my spirit, and make nice holiday gifts, too.
- Aged Compost (delivered from a local farm)
- Cedar Compost Bins: Durable and Aesthetic: Steve’sEarth Engines
- Dibbers and Twine: Mark garden rows: rusticworkbench.com
- Garden Journal: Make Your Own
- Texas Tomato Cages: Strong and Tall: tomatocage.com
- Arbor: For an edible landscape: kinsmangarden.com
- Garden Bench: Order Two: gardenersupply.com
- Paperwhites: For indoor gardens: www.white flower farm.com
- Professional Garden Design: kitchengardendesigns.com
- Sign up for a February Garden Workshop: rowecenter.org
