12:00 AM CDT on Thursday, June 18, 2009
By CAROL MILLER / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News
Since gardening may be the oldest hobby known to mankind, you wouldn't think there was much room for improvement in the way of gardening gadgets. Yet, in the name of gardening's growth spurt, technology has changed the game for busy homeowners, helping them better understand their own yards and gardens. Renters with no land to call their own and empty nesters relocated to maintenance-free condos and townhouses benefit from new products, too.
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Herb 'n Serve provides a shortcut for herb vinaigrettes and marinades using your own home-grown bounty. Add oil and vinegar to premeasured markings on the carafe, and toss in your garden-fresh herbs. The machine chops and emulsifies for you. The carafe doubles as the serving bottle and includes 20 recipes from around the world. $24.99 at North Haven Gardens, 7700 Northaven Road, Dallas The layered look
Stack-A-Pots are a modern twist on the classic strawberry pot. Each layer of the invention has three sections, allowing for multiple plantings. Self-watering technology and frost-proof and UV-safe materials (no leaching of chemicals in the sun) make the product ideal for growing edibles where there's no yard or where there's no room left in sunny garden beds. $99 at Dennis' Farm Store, 320 Bell Place, Denton, and Covington's Nursery, 5518 Liberty Grove Road, RowlettLight meter
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