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Archive for May, 2008

Cedar Wishing WellCedar Wishing Well 

A convenient solution to cover unsightly pipes or unattractive areas in your yard. The Wishing Well comes with fully functional crank and handle with plenty of tub space for your bedding plants and hanging baskets.

Western Red Cedar is renowned world-wide for its unique weather-resistant properties:

  • IT DOSENT WARP
    Cedar is a lightweight and dimensionally stable wood that lies flat and stays straight. Which means it resists the natural tendency to crack and check, as you might find in many other wood species.
  • IT STAYS COOL
    Western Red Cedar has an incredible thermal co-efficient, meaning even on hot days, it is cool to sit in.
  • Its bacterial and fungal resistance coupled with the fact that Cedar is 80% the strength of Oak, makes it the most desirable wood to use for building Outdoor furniture.
  • IT WON’T ROT
    Western Red Cedar fibers contain oils that act as natural preservatives to help the wood resist rot and decay making it excellent furniture material for moist or humid climates. These properties also make Cedar a very popular material for hot tub and sauna areas.
  • Western Red Cedar has been used for generations for roofing and shingles, fences, fence posts, planking for small boat hulls and, of course, for outdoor furniture. A Western Red Cedar fence post will last up to 16 years in the ground. We have found that left out year round, untreated and uncovered in Canada’s rugged winters, the furniture will last a minimum of 8 to 10 years. Furniture that is brought inside or covered for the winter will last twice that long.
  • IT SMELLS GREAT
    Naturally occurring organic compounds called (thujaplicins) give off that richly distinct cedar aroma that smells so good to humans but makes the wood highly unattractive to insects, moths and other pests. This is why Cedar is a choice material for closet liners and blanket storage chests.
A NATURAL ALTERNATIVE TO CHEMICALLY TREATED WOOD

Applying Guard-n-Edge is EasyGuard-n-Edge™ Turns Exposed Edging into Safe, Decorative and Easy Borders

Protect Your Pets and Family
Although metal edging is an effective, low cost method of separating landscaping areas, the exposed metal edge can be very dangerous to people and pets.

Safe and Easy to Install
Guard-n-Edge™ is a decorative, protective cover for metal landscape edging. It is designed to protect people and pets from sharp and potentially dangerous metal edging. Guard-n-Edge™ is a safe solution that converts unsightly metal edging into a decorative landscaping border. It is easy to install and will beautify your garden and yard.

Available in Five Colors
Guard-n-Edge™ is composed of a super tough high impact polymer material that is blended with a UV inhibitor, providing maximum resistance to sunlight. Choose from four colors black, brown, green, and terra cotta. (NOTE: The tan color is no longer available.)