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Bird Pond with Three Tier Cascade

Natural and effective ground level birdbath. Free form bird ponds are the most natural and effective birdbaths, because in nature water is found at ground level. The attractiveness of the bird pond is enhanced with a three tier plastic cascade to create easily visible movements in the water.

This Bird Pond kit contains a 4′ x 5′ PVC liner which makes a 3 1/2′ x 4 1/2′ pond, ABS Three Tier Cascade (43.25″ X 14″ x 7″), 5 feed black tubing, and an energy efficient 100 gallon pump. It can be set up in approximately 2 hours. Complete instructions included.

Landscape to your heart’s desire.

Weighs 10 pounds.

The goal at Winged Aquatics is to provide products, which offer water movement and sanctuary to a wide variety of songbirds and to other wildlife. Moving water is the purest and most attractive source of water to birds, which is why our baths and ponds come with a pump, dripper, mister, or a combination of the three. Over 180 species of birds have been observed using our drippers, misters, and bird ponds.

Compost BinsWorm Compost Bins 

What is worm composting?

Worm composting is an incredibly efficient way to convert kitchen scraps such as newspaper, junk mail, vegetables, fruits, egg shells, coffee grounds, paper and cardboard into nutrient-rich compost for your garden. Most ‘Master Gardeners’ consider worm castings to be the very best compost available. Your plants will thrive with this all-natural compost. Sorting out the undigested scraps can be a messy, inconvenient chore with ordinary worm composters.

How does The Worm Factory work?

The Worm Factory automatically separates worms from finished compost. The Worm Factory is easy to set up and easy to use. Place bedding and scraps in the bottom tray then add your worms. Place the lid inside the top tray to provide light cover with proper ventilation. As the worms finish digesting, they will migrate upward into the tray above, leaving rich castings behind. The concentrated liquid created from the worm castings, also known as worm tea, can be effortlessly drained as liquid fertilizer from the spigot at the bottom of The Worm Factory. It couldn’t be easier or cleaner. The lid also provides proper ventilation so there are no unpleasant odors. Because it’s clean, mess free, and odor free, composting with The Worm Factory makes it possible to be placed indoors or outdoors for home owners and apartment dwellers alike. In full operation, the Worm Factory houses 10,000 to 12,000 worms, consumes 5 to 8 pounds of food a week, allowing you to harvest a full tray of nutrient rich castings every month.

Each Worm Factory comes with simple but detailed instructions to help you get started. The Worm Factory is made in the U.S.A. The Worm Factory comes in two colors, black and terracotta. The black is constructed from high quality recycled plastic and the terracotta is made with pure-virgin food grade plastic. Each Worm Factory comes with a limited 5 year warranty on materials and workmanship.

Cedar Garden TrellisJoin the three squares together to create any size, shape, or length of cedar garden trellis you’d like. Each piece features four horizontal placements overlaid with four verticals, making it a sure step for any climbing plant. Just add more squares to make longer or wider or your own unique design.

  • Clear Western Red Cedar
  • Finely sanded finish
  • Fully routed edges
  • Zinc plated hardware
  • Handcrafted for snug-fitting parts
  • Fully illustrated instructions
  • Pre-drilled holes
  • Quality Guaranteed!

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

Cedar Garden Arbor

Our handsome pergola-style cedar garden arbor, with its arched header has plenty of lattice on its well structured side panels for your vines to climb. This arbor also converts easily into a charming garden seat with the addition of our optional 45″ bench.

  • Clear Western Red Cedar
  • Finely sanded finish
  • Fully routed edges
  • Zinc plated hardware
  • Handcrafted for snug-fitting parts
  • Fully illustrated instructions
  • Pre-drilled holes
  • Quality Guaranteed!

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.

clints-dandy-diggerFast, easy and permanent way to remove weeds.

One of the best gardening tools around!

Clint’s Dandy Digger is a garden weeder designed to deliver a lethal dose of energy with the least effort directly to the root of the problem. It is simple, powerful, and easy to use — a real back saver!

  • Removes Long-rooted Weeds Intact
  • Weeds Removed While Standing
  • Minimal Ground Disturbance
  • Sturdy Angle-iron with D-grip Handle

All tools are custom made by hand

Uproots weeds — about one every 5 seconds. The ground rises like an earthquake around the weed, and the plant pops out! Dandelions are no match for the Digger.

After using chemicals, frequent mowing, hands and knees with a crowbar and mallet, Clint Jones invented the Dandy Digger for his own use.

The praises for this weeder, from people who gave it a fair test, are absolutely fabulous. People say that it’s so easy to pull weeds that it’s actually fun! Read the testimonials under Other Notes.

Cobra Head Versatile Small Garden Tool

  •  Versatile Small Gardening Tools
  • Precision Weeder and Cultivator
  • Planter and Transplanter
  • The Most Versatile Small Garden Tool AvailableThe Cobra Head precision weeder and cultivator is the closest thing to a universal garden tool. Its blade is a steel fingernail™ that becomes an extension of your hand.
  • It weeds, cultivates, scalps, edges, digs, furrows, plants, transplants, de-thatches, and harvests with ease.
  • The Cobra Head out-weeds and out-digs all similar tools.
  • The time proven blade design breaks up and plows almost any soil.
  • The comfortable and efficient handle allows easy left-hand or right-hand action.The Cobra Head is recommended by and has received the Seal of Approval from the National Home Gardening Club after testing by 200 members.The Cobra Head is made in Wisconsin, USA, of knife-blade quality self-sharpening steel and environmentally friendly wood fiber reinforced plastic.
  • Metal Garden WagonMetal garden wagon designed by a Mennonite community manufacturer located in rural Ontario.

    Features:

  • Sturdy metal deck
  • Large pneumatic tires
  • Anti-tip auto steering
  • 2″ cargo lip
  • Green powder coated finish
  • Long easy-grip handle
  • Information about the manufacturer:
    SMB produces finished products in a small scenic farm community named Wallenstein Ontario. The company runs on diesel energy honoring their religious requirements. They still use horse and buggy and are hard working, friendly, spirited people. Millside was created several years ago branching off from SMB to specialize in toy wagons and garden carts. Bauman Sawmill has also been created handling all the requirements having to do with wood, harvesting, milling, bending, creating many different wood products. They outsource their skills to land owners who also want to harvest select hardwood trees using the Mennonite Clydesdale Horse Teams that leave the forest undamaged in comparison to the destruction today’s forestry equipment creates.

    Their products are all very high quality, and the principle of the community is to keep their community healthy by hard work, and not necessarily profit as their needs are few.

    20Polypropylene Garden wagon designed by a Mennonite community manufacturer located in rural Ontario.

    Features:

  • Sturdy plastic wagon deck
  • Large pneumatic tires
  • Anti-tip auto steering
  • Long easy-grip handle
  • 4″ cargo lip
  • 200 pound capacityThe polypropylene is UV resistant that guarantees resilient color. It is also of the same flexible durable material plastic shovels are made of that guarantee not to crack or snap.