It was a happy Christmas in 2007 when Santa, well actually my niece, gave me a short-handled Cobrahead. I had given my family subtle hints that this is what I wanted for Christmas, mostly in the form …
Chipper Review: Part 2, Chipping
Short version of the review: I like this chipper quite a bit and now that I have it, if I didn’t have it, I’d miss it.Long version of the review: This Saturday, it was a beautiful day in central …
Chipper Review: Part 1, Assembly
This spring I’m beginning chapter 3 in my novelette, “Chipper Shredders I Have Known”.Chapter 1, yet to be fully written, is about my first chipper shredder, a gas powered beast that was loud and …
The Watering Can
I’ve wanted one from the first time I saw one in a catalog. A Haws watering can. Preferably green. Definitely metal. With the brass rose. No cheap plastic knock off’s, please.This is the ultimate in …
Porch Chat: We Are A Lot Like Watering Cans
It’s a bit too cold to sit on the porch these days, so come on in and let’s talk about what we’ve learned about watering cans so far this week.We now know that many gardeners have more then one …
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Watering Can Roses and Other Parts
According to William Bryant Logan in "The Tool Book","The watering can looks like an ancient tool, but the first mention of it in the Oxford English Dictionary dates only from 1692. More than a decade …
