Raindrops on roses and…
Springtime calls for sprucing up your yard, refilling your front porch pots and getting that summer garden started. Pick up your seasonal color while also supporting budding horticulturalists (see what we did there?) at Gwinnett Technical College’s Spring Plant Sale. The sale includes well-priced annuals, perennials, herbs, vegetables, trees, shrubs, houseplants and native plants. Plants are propagated and grown by Gwinnett Tech students in the spring semester’s greenhouse management class and all proceeds go to the GTC horticulture department.
April 21-23, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Gwinnett Technical College greenhouse, near Building H (5150 Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville)
🎶…Light comfy chairs
Time to get back outside however you can. Whether your travels take you to a campsite or a sandy beach, your backyard fishing pond or an all-weekend soccer tournament, stay comfortable in the Nemo MoonLite Reclining Camp Chair. This easy-to-assemble chair is one of the few travel chairs we’ve seen with adjustable reclining support. And since it was designed for camping, it weighs a whopping two pounds and packs down to roughly the size of a water bottle.
Nemo MoonLite Reclining Camp Chair – $160
High Country Outfitters (5145 Peachtree Parkway, Peachtree Corners)
🎵 Bright copper cans and…
Do you need a brand-new fancy-schmancy watering can? Probably not. Would your janky old plastic one continue to get the job done sufficiently? Most likely. But would the chore of watering plants be made ever so much more delightful whilst using a beautiful new copper watering can that matches the Moscow mule cup that you’re sipping out of? Absolutely.
Brushed Copper Two Gallon Watering Can – $68
Outdoor Environments (68 Zion Church Road, Braselton)
🎶 …Bird feeder stares
Want to feel outdoorsy without getting outdoorsy? Acrylic window bird feeders suction cup to the window of your choice, allowing you to get up-close-and-personal with the birds without actually getting up and going outside. Imagine having your breakfast while the birds have theirs – you’ll basically be a Disney princess. As an extra perk, these feeders can be placed in a way that squirrels can’t plunder them – “Rats in cuter coats,” as Carrie Bradshaw would say.
Multiple options under $40
Wild Birds Unlimited (1630 Highway 124, Snellville)
🎵 Maintenance-free patio furniture and swings…
Relaxing and dining outdoors shouldn’t include splinters, nor should it include an annual sanding and repainting job. SoPoly combines Southern craftsmanship, American-made quality, and sustainable materials to create practically maintenance-free outdoor furniture. Every rocker, swing, table, loveseat (and more!) is made from weather- and fade-resistant HDPE poly lumber that is extruded, assembled, and finished by hand in SoPoly’s Eastman, Georgia headquarters. It’s not painted (i.e., doesn’t need repainting), made of stainless steel hardware (i.e., no rust), and comes with a 20 year warranty (i.e., this is a no-brainer).
Prices vary by product
Northside Garden Center (950 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Buford)
…These are a few of my favorite (springtime) things!