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Presto: Drill garden holes easily
The PrestoPlanter might seem like just another garden gadget, but we like it because it finds a new, practical use for an existing household tool: the power drill. Simply attach one of the PrestoPlanter’s two bits, pull the trigger and garden holes – for bulbs, flowers and veggies – are finished in half the time. Folks who love their tulips but struggle because of the labor, could find this a garden saver. $39.95 at prestoplanter.com
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Rose-colored advice
Marilyn Raff grows a “hundred-plus” roses in her Littleton garden, according to her new book “Shrub Roses: Paradise in Bloom” ($22, Johnson Books). That’s an accomplishment few can match in this part of the country. In this personal, softcover guide, full of colorful photos and helpful charts and lists, she passes on her best advice on choosing climate-friendly roses and making them look at home in Colorado backyards.
READER’S TIP
How to keep Flopsy out of the garden
This week’s tip comes from Debra Smith of Englewood.
Veggie nets … kabob skewers … rabbits.
No, it’s not a barbecue recipe. A great way to block rabbit destruction of your perennials while they are establishing themselves each spring: Use the net-mesh bags that various vegetables come in and kabob skewers to form little “tents” over your perennials.
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