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wheels, good for gardeners with physical limitations or for those who are just plain tired! Being (these are her words) an older gardener with some incapacity, Mrs. LeKander considers this segment of the gardening population in her merchandise choices for the store.
Also, as a gardener concerned with water conservation, Mrs. LeKander really likes the garden cones sold in the store, which trickle water from old plastic bottles turned upside down and placed into the inverted cones. Inserted near the roots of plants, water is delivered to the roots in a time-release manner, eliminating water loss from the less precise methods of watering with a hose or can. ^
An A-frame wooden ladder trellis, reasonably priced, is a seasonally moveable plant support, for vines or training cucumbers, peas, squashes and zucchini in small garden spaces or just to add a vertical accent.
The most extravagant item in the store is a wardian case, a mini conservatory of metal and glass, which rests on a stand. Wardian cases are so named after their 19th century creator, Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward, who developed this sort of terrarium to protect plants during transoceanic voyages. The plant house offers a perfect environment for some orchids, sundews, ferns and pitcher
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