SPRINKLER TIMER
Easier to connect
In addition to its compact design that affixes to an outdoor faucet, Rain Bird’s new Electronic Garden Hose Sprinkler Timer boasts such helpful features as easy-to-program digital settings, instant override buttons for rainy days or immediate watering, an extra large read-out screen, and high-flow/leak-tight hardware. $49 at Rainbird.com
FOR GARDEN PARTIES
Refreshments at hand
There could hardly be anything more pleasant than relaxing with friends near the garden, cool beverages close at hand. Set the scene easily with Sonoma’s retro-looking cooler on wheels, complete with a tray for other outdoor fiesta necessities and an attached bottle opener. At press time, this covetable cooler was marked down from $329.99 to $159.99 at .
Elana Ashanti Jefferson, The Denver Post
