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Can’t find the right tool? Get organized
You used the shears to trim a broken branch last winter, but who knows where they went?
This spring, get it together with Case Logic’s organizers. Some units attach to the wall, while another totes along.
Tool organizers have multisized pockets for those awkwardly shaped tools, and the 4-foot-tall one holds rakes to clippers to fertilizer and gloves. Organizers start at $16.99. For information, including retailers, visit www.caselogic.com.
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Colorful plants with little thirst
Colorado is a semi-arid state where water is at a premium. But that doesn’t mean your garden has to be a bleak, deary place. Hundreds of colorful plants live well with less. “Dryland Gardening: Plants That Survive and Thrive in Tough Conditions,” by Jennifer Bennett (Firefly Books, $24.95), offers tips for selecting hardy plants for rain-challenged gardens. Practical advice and colorful portraits of hundreds of plants that will thrive make this book a wonderful guide to bring along when shopping.
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A post-bloom light idea
After the blooms on spring bulbs fade, keep foliage from shading other plants by using rubber bands to bunch them together until they yellow and die.
– Ruth Selle, Arvada
Editor’s note: You can also use green string, but braiding or folding the leaves may impair bulb growth.
Have a gardening tip to share with others? Send it to GROW, c/o Cynthia Pasquale, The Denver Post, 1560 Broadway, Denver, CO 80202, or cpasquale
@denverpost.com. Include name, address and telephone number. If we use your tip, we’ll send you a gardening book as a thank-you.
