Mud Away – Instantly Clean Off the Grimiest Shoes – Spring is coming upon us very fast… and with spring comes the melting of winter and the joys of gardening…in the mud!

Keep your shoes and your floors cleanYou have been working hard outside, and now its time to come in. But your shoes or boots are filthy, and you want to avoid tracking mud and dirt into the house. At the same time, though, you do not want to leave your footwear outside either.With Mud Away, you do not have to worry about muddy shoes tracking dirt into your home. Now, your shoes and your floors will keep clean even after the dirtiest job. Instantly clean off the grimiest shoesMud Away is incredibly easy to use, and can fit anywhere in the house too.Just place Mud Away where you want, and fill it with water. When you come in from outside, wipe your shoes inside Mud Away.

In just a few seconds, all the grime and mud that was stuck to your shoes will simply disappear.Tough bristles to remove the toughest dirtMud Away is designed to clean off all kinds of footwear, no matter what size your feet are and regardless of how dirty your shoes are.Inside Mud Away are hundreds of tough plastic bristles that can really scrape off the most stubborn dirt. The bristles are located underneath and on the sides of Mud Away, so your shoes get a thorough cleaning.And, Mud Away features extra large spaces for your feet, so that shoes and boots of all sizes get clean, fast!Easy to cleanBecause Mud Away is made from plastic, that makes it easy to clean.

You can literally take it outside and rinse it off with a garden hose to quickly get it clean and ready for future uses.You can use Mud Away in all conditions, through winter, fall, spring and summer, and with all kinds and sizes of footwear too. Its a great way to keep your shoes clean and to help them last longer too! Mud Away makes a great gift for the gardener in your family!

Little Herb Gardens: Simple Secrets for Glorious Gardens–Indoors and Out – Book Description
It’s no wonder the best-selling Little Herb Gardens, now with a fresh new cover, has been so popular. Herbs are the instant gratification project of the gardening world, and people love to grow them. This friendly guide to homegrown herbs is perfect for beginners, featuring plans for simple garden projects ranging from outdoor garden beds to window boxes and container gardens. Growing instructions for over 30 herbs are rounded out with ideas for garden planning and maintenance. Tips on harvesting and cooking with nature’s bounty make this charming volume as useful in the kitchen as it is in the garden. With colorful photographs and warm and informative text, Little Herb Gardens is inviting to gardeners, cooks, and herb novices alike.

About the Author
Georgeanne Brennan is a James Beard Award-winning author of numerous cooking and garden books. She lives in Northern California and France. Mimi Leubbermann is the author of a wide range of garden books, including Easy Orchids (0-8118-3553-7). She lives in Northern California. Faith Echtermeyer has created visuals for numerous cookbooks, travel books, and food and wine publications. She lives in California’s Napa Valley.

Taylor’s Weekend Gardening Guide to the Winter Garden: Plants that offer color and beauty in every season of the year – The author suggests that you plan your garden with winter in mind. She explains which plants need special care and how to care for them. She shows how to improve plant survival, where and how to plant more sensitive species to avoid damage from snow or frost, how to protect plants from frozen soil, etc.

Buchanan organizes her book by plants that stay green over winter (evergreens), have showy bark or twigs, bear fruits or berries, and by grasses and first flowers. Within each group, she suggests several plants and describes them (look, height, light requirements, growing zone, and attraction points). About a quarter of the plants are shown in photographs. The book is a great reference for anyone interested in creating a year-round attractive garden.

For those who live in cold climates, or those who want to be assured of some year-round interest from their plantings, this is a good source of ideas. The Winter Garden lists (with many color photographs) plants of all types and sizes which remain interesting in winter for their color, shape, berries, or texture. It’s a good book to read for gardeners who are suffering from let down when the blooming season passes. I found this bit of advice useful: plan any landscape as if it were a winter landscape. Then you will be assured of some beauty all year, and even more so when the flowers do finally pop up. Also, plant an evergreen shrub and maybe some ornamental grass (or Christmas ferns) in the center of a garden bed; colorful annuals and perennials can surround this when weather permits.