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Aug 19, 2021 4:05 PM CST
Name: Critter (Jill)
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Lee Valley is awesome. They were the first company I thought of when you asked for recommendations! Anything they highly recommend usually really is the next "best thing since sliced bread." That makes them an excellent gift source, also. Last year everybody got kitchen scrubber thingies. Other things I've gifted from there -- stainless steel border shovels, water warblers (make remarkable bird sounds), peelers (red & green, and the serrated one is the bees knees), jar openers (perfectly bent piece of metal that easily releases vacuum so you can open lids), compact manual can opener that doesn't leave sharp edges, tick removal "keys," and I'm sure there's more. I've bought some "old timey toys" from their xmas catalog also.

I usually put in a pretty good order around Thanksgiving. They seldom (never?) have totally free shipping, but they will often ship free with orders over $30 or $40 -- and I have a wish list going, so it's not hard to reach that minimum if there's something I need to order in April.

By the way, A. M. Leonard has the perfect garden knife, with a belt sheath if you're so inclined. They are also one of the cheaper sources for nursery pots, shade cloth, row cover, and so forth. Under the "growing" tab on their main page, look under "nursery supplies" or "greenhouse supplies."

Both amleo and leevalley have great folding pruning saws... just looked up the Lee Valley one, looks like the one I bought 10 years ago, priced nicely at about $20. I actually have 2 of them because a handyman misplaced one... and I found it 8 months later, submerged in water... and it was fine!!!

Adding, I don't use my pruning saw much lately, because I got a reciprocating saw a few years ago (like a sawzall) and found an amazing, sturdy pruning blade for it at Lee Valley.
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