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Innovations abound in the hand tool market. From retractable mini rakes to the Trake — trowel on one end and rake on the other — useful tools crowd garden center racks. Felco brand pruning shears with their bright red handle grips and high quality steel are sure to last. Garden Tools of Maine have earned a reputation as hand tools that last and perform admirably in the garden. Most full-service nurseries and garden centers carry a generous selection of high quality pruners, saws, and hand tools.
For the armchair gardener, the number of lavishly illustrated gardening books have exploded in the past several years. Many of these titles can be found on the shelves of your local garden center, nursery or bookstore.
For the computer literate, there is a wonderful pair of resources on CD from HORTICOPIA9 — Perennials and ' Annuals, edition II and Trees, Shrubs and Groundcovers. These two CDs possess an incredible amount of information on garden plants that can be used for divining a plant’s attributes, culture, hardiness, bloom color and period, and more.
This is just a small sampling of the offerings available in your local nursery or garden center. A gift certificate from a favorite nurseiy or a gift membership in a garden club would be welcome.
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