SOCIAL NETWORKING
Gardeners go online
is a new website created by a master gardener and an Emmy-award-winning producer. It’s intended to be a fun, easy way for new and seasoned gardeners alike to share their experiences, insight and pictures. The free site also serves as an academic plant database and features information on thousands of varieties. “With one click . . . you can be transported from an Italian Grand Garden to a vertical window garden in downtown New York,” co-founders and husband-and- wife team Tom Finerty and Lisa Marini said in a statement about the site. “Everyone’s got something to share.”
NO TOOLS, NO PROBLEM
Easy, breezy raised bed
A former teacher invented the M Brace, a raised garden bed that requires no tools to construct. Simply slide any length boards into the artful corner braces, fill with soil, and plant. The product is portable, adjustable and eco-friendly as its made in part from recycled materials. It’s $165 for a set of four braces at .
Elana Ashanti Jefferson
