ENABLING IDEAS
ACF Environmental announces the "Cellugro Therapy Garden" which is a sort of growing box available for wheelchair bound gardeners, as well as a model for those who prefer to stand. - in fact the height is adjustable. It comes with an even-flow drainage system, dividers to create separate growing areas, and a utility basket for keeping tools handy. Buyers also get a spring and fall vegetable planner and a copy of Gardens for the Senses, Gardening as Therapy by Hank Bruce of the Florida Horticultural Therapy Assoc. A single unit costs $335. For further information write to mailto:acfsales@aol.com
U Make it Rain is the brainchild of Advanced Plastic technologies - and appears to be a great system for simplifying what can be one of the more difficult chores in the garden - dragging that hose around to water all the plants.
A new website from England called Gone Gardening looks very promising. Basically a gardening e-zine it includes a calendar of garden tasks, tips and tricks, and a series of articles - featured this month is how to design a garden for the visually impaired.
BAD NEWS
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The drought continues. According to the National Weather Service, winter drought in the South and Midwest will probably worsen this spring. Hardest-hit states are likely to be Ariz., Texas, La., Miss., Ark., Ala., Tenn., Fla., Ga., Neb., Iowa, Ill. and Ind.
Be careful if someone tells you that a certain plant you are thinking of buying is "vigorous." In fact, check Weeds Gone Wild before you introduce major heartbreak and misery into your garden. It may look innocent in the pot - or cute in the not-quite-cultivated area of your property - but watch out. It could be one of those aliens that are trying to take over the plant world. I am now praying that the Tamarisk tree I innocently planted last fall bit the dust over the winter.
GOOD NEWS - Suite 101's Vegetable Garden editor, Arzeena Hamir's organic gardening business, Terra Viva Organics got a terrific write-up in the Ottawa Citizen on March 17. Read all about it - you've got to agree - Arzeena has an impressive and intriguing set of credentials.
