This year, English Gardens is bringing in a variety of new products to help make gardening easier. Here’s a glimpse:

A Healthy Lawn

Jonathan Green Lawn Care Program– It’s all about feeding your lawn AND your soil. Jonathan Green’s “Love Your Lawn – Love Your Soil” is an organic product that does two things.  First, it’s a “Super Gypsum” that loosens hard soil for deeper roots.  Second, it feeds and activates soil microbes so they breakdown the nutrients in your soil effectively and efficiently, so they can be used by plants.

Fresh Veggies & Herbs

Migliore Outdoor Garden Rug – Create a well-organized vegetable and herb garden with a mat that shows where to place seeds or plants.  As an added bonus, the mat stays in place all season to help eliminate weed growth. There are two styles available:  the Salad Rug and the Herbs/Spices Rug.

Master Gardner Organic Herb & Garden Table – Have trouble kneeling down to plant or harvest your herbs and vegetables? Plant your herbs on a table! Made of wood, this table has a depth of 16” for deep rooting vegetables and is 35”tall x 36” wide x 48”long. It’s easy to assemble and comes with a fabric liner and pre-drilled holes for drainage.

Roo Apron -The Roo is perfect to assist with harvesting vegetables, pulling weeds or collecting anything. Simply, fill the pouch and then unhook the bottom straps to release the gathering. The apron is made from industrial strength cotton and water resistant nylon that is machine washable and comfortably fits all with adjustable straps. Available in pink, purple or green.

Handy Tools

Mulch-Lock – Mulch-Lock is a special adhesive that holds mulch, pebbles, rocks and soil in place, keeping landscape beds and other areas of the garden neat and tidy. Animals and pests won’t mess with it and rain won’t wash it away, which would leave soil exposed and cause excessive weed growth and erosion.

It’s ideal for keeping dust under control, or preventing mulch or soil from washing or blowing onto driveways or sidewalks.  It works great around gutter downspouts and other leaky landscape areas.

Mulch-Lock allows water and nutrients to flow through to roots of the plants.  It’s 100% safe for the environment and is non-toxic to humans, animals and plants.  With proper application, it will last the entire season.

It’s like having a “hairspray” for mulch.

Luster Leaf Smart Rain Gauge – Measure rainfall in real-time and sync your smartphone with this new rain gauge. It also lets you know when plants need water.

New Tools from Joseph Bentley Traditional

• Stainless Steel Hand-Held Daisy Grubber – A cool device to help remove deep-rooted weeds.
• Stainless Steel Pistol Grip Dibber – Use this device to make planting holes annuals and bulbs quickly and easily.
• Stainless Steel Hand Held Weeding Knife – Be careful because this is sharp! It’s designed to easily remove moss and weeds from cracks in the pavement.

Handy Camel – It’s a “chip clip” for your garden bags! Put this clip on your bird seed, soil and amendment bags to seal them and carry them with the heavy duty handle. The clip has rounded teeth and a locking system that holds the bag securely without tearing and keeps contents fresh.

Simpler Watering

Radius Butterfly – Take full control over watering plants with this Radius Garden Butterfly 2-in-1 Nozzle and Sprinkler. Choose a hands-on approach with seven adjustable hand-spray patterns and thumb-operated flow control. Or, flip open the wings, put in on the ground, and set it to one of two sprinkler patterns and shower up to 870 square feet of your yard.

Dramm 9 Pattern Nozzle –This heavy-duty spray gun nozzle has an ergonomic insulated grip and 9 quick-change spray patterns – perfect for any watering project.

Soil Amendments

Soil Reef Biochar Blend – Biochar is an ancient, highly porous form of charcoal that improves the fertility of the soil. Soil Reef Biochar is a 50/50 blend of biochar and compost, and a state-of-the-art soil amendment that increases vegetable and plant growth.

Biochar increases water retention for sandy soils and water drainage in clay soil. Plus, it grabs and holds nutrients and beneficial microorganisms to make them available for plants. Biochar does not break down and will last hundreds of years in your soil, acting like a reef to hold and release nutrient for your plants. To apply, spread 1/2″ of Soil Reef Biochar over your garden bed and work it in about 5″ deep.

Fertilizing Made Easy

Seedlingers Plant Fertelixirs –With rich organic components and microorganisms, this plant food feeds all types of plants.

Miracle-Gro Liquafeed Universal Starter Kit – Feed your plants the easy way! This universal feeder remains on the spigot and switches from feed to water with the flip of the switch. It automatically mixes the right amount of nutrients; just water as usual with a sprinkler, watering wand, soaker hose or drip irrigation.

 

Products vary by store. Visit your local English Gardens for more details.