It's Friday so time for a blog. We have done a few extra posts this month, what with the snow and Valentines day. And no - this Friday's blog is not about garden pest control! With the predominantly flowery themed posts of late it was time for a slightly more 'butch' posting...
So here's our collection of manly/ boyish/ butch things in the garden. It wasn't easy but there's not a rose in sight.
The ultimate hose gun from Karcher
"Water with extreme prejudice" Garden Gun 5.1 by Reaktor via Gizmodo
image via Google earth
Arm yourselves chaps...
The Mega Sprinkler
Geardrive sprinkler by SIME (not ideal for a hosepipe ban...)
Lawn Aerating sandals
Don't believe us? Maybe Jerry can persuade you (we recommend watching just for Jerry's catchphrases)
Throw it, grow it... Seed Bombs
Seed Bombs are friendly bombs exploding with flower power. For responsible rebels in the war against weary wastelands. Join forces with nature in the fight to transform lifeless spaces.
Also good for throwing in to tricky to reach places in the garden.
With a plethora of manufacturers out there, we suggest sourcing from either The Eden Project Shop or KABLOOM. They are the UK leaders in manufacturing responsibly and organically, petsafe, kidsafe, even bumble-bee-friendly.
App for Guerilla Gardeners
The Greenaid App allows you to view the progression of a seedbomb, locate Greenaid machines (coin operated seed bomb dispensers), find the best place to throw seedbombs and to learn more about Greenaid.
The essential garden hand tool
Garden Machete (from 16th century spanish: 'Macho hammer') for mutliple garden tasks. The Tramontina, get from Heinnie Haynes.
and after a hard days graft in the garden...
Wash up with this rose scented soap. Donkey Products.
Playing with Fire
Grandpas Firefork £7.95 get it from Garden Boutique
Weber Fireplace with lid around £149 (shop around for this)
The Revolver Firepit Barbecue £210, Heals
And introducing... The Defumador by Weber
- not yet available in the UK -
Firestarter
Plant Paper Birch trees and peel off top layers for natural firestarting.
Lost Boys
The classic Maglite to help you navigate through your garden in the dark.
Mini LED Maglite £10.99, get it from the Torch Shop
Or install some proper garden lighting
Get in touch with us, we are experts on lighting gardens Hendy Curzon Gardens Ltd.
LED Bamboo lights from Home Tone
Lazy Boy
Get it from Mosquito Hammock.com
The grow Bottle makes hydroponic herb farming compact and easy to do all year round. The Grow bottle is upcycled and composed completely of pre-purposed materials. Included seeds are certified organic.
Get them from Potting Shed Creations
Biodegradable Trainers - just throw your old smelly ones in to the garden and see them disappear... via Design Hub.
Fine Tuning
Balloon speakers for Iphones & Ipods. Easy garden listening without hassle - or without blasting out your neighbours.
Our favourite... the Drybag Speaker
Get it from Toxel
At one with nature
Attract birds to your garden. Bungee bird feeder from Firebox
Face off! Bird seed faces.
Big Brother Birdhouse get it from Firebox
The garden snail, Helix aspersa, came to Britain with the Romans, who loved to eat them. Would you, could you? To learn more on those that do go here http://eatinggardensnails.blogspot.com/ and to get Recipes go here telegraph.co.uk !
Grow your own
Comic Book grow bags
Manga Comic Book Growbags via Walyou
And for dining outdoors on your feast of garden snails and comic cress...
The Space Efficient M.P. (Multi purpose) table
(also known as the Extremis Gargantua Garden Table)
via Tuvie.com
"all work and no play made Jack a dull boy"
Night Boomerang, £9.99. Get it from Firebox. Image above via Gizmodo.
CutFlower Gardens
oops... couldn't help it. Had to sneak a flower in...
and a rainbow...
and we will leave you on that note!
