Garden Tools & Accessories
Below are some of our favorite tools and toys for working in the garden and bringing natural products back into the home. All our products have been carefully employee-tested; they are the items most frequently bought to give as Christmas gifts by our employees and/or most preferred by our landscaping crew in the field. We hope they will enliven your gardening experiences and enrich your life.
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Native Grasses of California
36" x 24" poster
Beautiful paintings of 23 different native grass species, with distribution map for each. Includes detailed close-up of flower stalk. $3 handling charge. Shipped separately in tube.
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Native Oaks of California Poster illustrations by Michael Lee
36" x 24" poster
A gorgeous and helpful "field guide for your wall." Includes image of oak leaf, acorn, and range map for 20 different California native oaks. A good review before you go acorn-harvesting in the fall. Printed on recycled paper. $3 handling charge. Shipped separately in tube.
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California Oak Woodland Community Poster
by Suzanne Duranceau
24" x 18" poster
An exquisite compilation of the birds, mammals, insects, and plants that make up our oak woodland communities. An inspiring teaching tool in the "picture is worth a thousand words " category. Printed on recycled paper. $3 handling charge. Shipped separately in tube.
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The Snapy
"The Snapy will make you happy." That is what a friend of mine kept saying, a baffling statement till I bought one. Then, I found out it was true. The Snapy is a great way to remove insects from the home without harming them. Before releasing them outdoors, they can be examined closely, increasing your love of and knowledge of these essential, fascinating components of the natural world. Great for helping insect-o-phobes overcome their aversion, as the insect looks appealingly grateful inside the clear plastic removal chamber. I've tried it on my sister, a hard case, with postive results.
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Japanese Hand Pick (Pick 'n Hoe)
If I had to pick just one tool to bring to gardening jobs, it would be the splendid traditional Japanese handpick. It weeds, rakes, and digs small planting holes, is easy on the body, sturdy and long-lasting. One family of landscapers we know brings each new family member hoping to work in the landscaping field to our office to buy their own handpick.
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Hand Pruners
A delight to use - light weight, easy on the hands, makes excellent cuts.
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Japanese Pruning Saw with Hanging Sheath
Makes pruning chores pleasurable, an exquisite tool. Pricey, but once you've experienced it, you won't want to go back to a cruder tool.
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Japanese Trowel (Hori-hori)
Japanese digging tool. Our favorite for transplanting and weeding.
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Root Jack
An elegant way to attack French and Scotch broom without trashing body parts, this tool has been enthusiastically received by professional land managers and private homeowners alike. Developed by a customer while recovering from back strain incurred through broom removal. Easy to use, sturdy, and efficient. N. American hardwood handle.
$7.00 shipping and handling charge
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Weed Wrench
The Cadillac of Broom and other shrub removers. The famous tool developed and manufactured by New Tribes, this tool makes the removal of French and Scotch broom and other weedy shrubs, easy to do and easy on the back. Painted "Golden Gate" orange so you won't lose them.
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Available at our garden shop only. |
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Bee Balm
If you are one of those gardeners who dislikes wearing gloves, Bee Balm is a necessary part of your gardening equipment. Apply before you garden and again after you've washed the soil off your hands. Other lotions seem wimpy in comparison. Long-lasting 4-oz tube.
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Silver Insect Pins
Honor our insect friends with these attractive pins. Choose either a solitary bee, a dragonfly, or a wasp. Can't decide? Order all three!
Bee
$16.00 |
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Dragonfly
$14.00 |
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Wasp
$16.00 |
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All 3 pins
$40.00 |
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Tree Spirit Notecards
My pick for a holiday greeting card: a backpacking child embracing a giant sequoia, his stance says it all. Impeccably green, these notecards and envelopes are 100% recycled paper with soy ink. A packet of 6 makes a great stocking stuffer.
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