Get a jump on Holiday shopping with these Black Friday deals
One of my favourite YouTubers when it comes to gardening is Oklahoma City’s Linda Vater. If you have not checked out her YouTube channel be sure to give it a watch.
She has just moved into “The Cottage on The Hill” earlier this year and in one year transformed both her front and back gardens, removing the grass and converting the front into a pollinator-style garden. Her smallish backyard has become primarily an outdoor entertaining area but there are lots of great gardening ideas in the back as well, expecially for those of us who like to garden in containers.
Linda has just released her Five-Year Garden Journal, which I know will be a garden keepsake for any any gardener who either purchases it for themselves or for a friend. It’s available on Amazon (see link below) or simply click here on the Five-Year Garden Journal to check out this lovely Journal that only gets better with each tattered page. Linda also has a book of her own out The Elegant and Edible Garden that readers might want to explore further.
Finding tasteful ways to deal with your garden hose is not always easy. In the front garden, I use a black box meant to hold the hose and hide it away when it’s not in use. The hose box matches our window boxes and pretty much melts away into the landscape. Here is a link to the hose box, and window boxes amde by Mayne. I love their simplicity and how they offer a number of containers to suit any home decor.
Looking for a pair of boots for the fall and winter. There are some great sales on at Muck Boots for the weekend. Boots for women, men and kids are available in a variety of styles and for a variety of purposes. Check them out on the link below or just click on this link to take you to the U.S. site.
In the back I’m using a rusty hangar that I like but nowhere near as much as I like this hose hangar. Not only is it a solid piece, but its double ground stakes will help it stand straight in the garden. Even better, it’s on sale for Black Friday.(see the link below).
While we are on garden hoses, Linda Vater fans probably know how much she likes these new steel hoses that are all the rage these days. Tough as nails with promises to never kink tangle or puncture these stainless steel garden hoses are really making a name for themselves. If you are thinking about trying one of these out, now might be a great time. The 50 foot hose with a nozzle is also on a Black Friday sale. And they deliver to Canada for our Cdn. readers.
If you read my last post, you’ll know that I’ve spent the last two weeks recovering from a hip replacement. Great fun. If it taught me anything, it taught me to take it easy when it comes to gardening and to ensure you have the right tools to make the job easy. First on my list is this handy little garden helper. (see link below). This heavy duty gardening bench and kneeler is discounted almost 40 per cent and is another great Black Friday Sale you’ll want to grab as soon as possible. It’s a great gift for our own knees, or the knees of mom, dad, grandma or grandpa.
There are so many great garden items on special during the Black Friday deals that I could not begin to name them all. Plus it’s kind of fun to explore on your own. Click here to see hundreds of garden deals you might want to check out to get a head start on your Holiday shopping.
And if it is bird lovers that are on your holiday shopping list, here are some great deals for them as well.
And finally, for the budding backyard photographers there are lots of great Black Friday sales to cash in on this weekend. I for one love my camera lens coffee mug for my first cup in the morning. These are fun gifts for your photographer friends.
One of the great things about the advancement of solar energy and solar batteries is that we no longer need to run expensive wiring throughout the garden. Instead, we can just use a solar panel or two to run everything from pond pumps to landscape lighting. Do you have a she shed in the corner of the yard or maybe even a greenhouse that could use some heat and lighting?
Shopsolarkits is a U.S.-based company is changing all that. The company offers a range of solar packages that will do everything from lighting up your off grid home to lighting a backyard flat, or bunky.
I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving weekend.
