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2019 Garden Accessories INDEX GIVE YOUR GARDEN A PICK ME UP! Garden Tools Pg. 14 2019 Garden Accessories INDEX Animal & Pest Control .................................22-24 Books ............................................................... 28 Children's Garden ............................................. 29 Greetings Friends and Fellow Gardeners, Composting ...................................................... 25 The snow has melted and the air is becoming warmer and fresher with Container Gardening .......................................6-8 each coming day in the Northeast. Although plenty of garden cleanup has taken place many of us are anticipating the warm workable soil, Gadgets ............................................................ 32 when we can get our hands into the dirt and plant our flowers Garden Décor ..................................................2-3 and vegetables. Garden & Yard Care .....................................14-16 In this year’s catalog we are excited to introduce new items to a variety of Gardening Comfort .....................................18-19 our categories. Showcased in our plant support program we have included Growing Helpers ..........................................12-13 a large netting enclosure to help protect your plantings from unwanted Kitchen ........................................................30-31 critters. We’ve added bird deterrents, an environmental wasp control Plant Support .................................................... 17 and copper mesh that is easily packed in small holes and cracks to create Season Extenders ................................................ 9 barriers from pests. For raised garden enthusiasts we've sourced soft-sided fabric aeration beds that are so simple to use, just unfold, fill and plant. Seed Starting ...............................................10-11 Solar Lighting ..................................................4-5 Our goal is to always meet the needs of the home gardener, landscaper and professional grower and these are just a few items of mention that Special Collections ............................................ 33 we hope will be the most effective in your garden. Sprayers & Spreaders ........................................ 26 Yours in gardening, Watering .....................................................20-21 Weather ........................................................... 27 What's New? ...................................................... 1 President Painted DAISY WEDDING IN Like our love - seeds grow Like our life together - flowers bloom Plant these seeds & share our joy. YOUR FUTURE? 4 WAYS TO ORDER Your guests will be pleased to receive a colorful seed packet as All products in this catalog are a memento of your special day. ONLINE available to order on our fully Visit the Stokes Seeds Website www.StokeSeeds.com secure website, available Name 1 & Name 2 www.StokeSeeds.com Wedding Date 24 hours a day. or call 1-800-396-9238 Monday - Friday 8-6 EST PHONE Saturday 8-4:30 EST 1-800-396-9238 Extended Hours Dec.-May Monday - Friday 8-8 EST (Credit card and account holders only.) Saturday 8-4:30 EST COLLECTIONS BEAUTIFUL THEMED GARDENS! Page 33 24-HOUR FAX Complete the order form WE ACCEPT 1-800-272-5560 and fax it to us. (Credit card and account holders only.) CHECK MONEY Complete order ORDER form and mail to: MAIL PO Box 548 Buffalo NY Please do not send cash in the mail, as we cannot accept responsibility for its loss. Sorry, no C.O.D’s or S.A.S.E’s. 14240-0548 STOKES GUARANTEE (Prices in effect until July 1, 2019) We stand behind our products 100%! We guarantee all Stokes products are high quality and perform as advertised. If you are not satisfied, please notify our Customer Service Department within 30 days. We will gladly resolve the issue by offering advice, exchange, credit or refund the item. We make every effort to ensure that catalog products are exactly as shown. Occasionally, the manufacturer ships us products that have been modified. If these modifications are not satisfactory, please contact our customer service department for a full credit or refund. Sizes are approximated. Shipping regulations can be found on our order form. Stokes Customer Service: 1-800-396-9238 [email protected] CHECK OUT OUR NEWEST ADDITIONS! NEW WHAT'S Each year the Accessory Buyers at Stokes Seeds travel across North America to bring you the best variety of handy gardening accessories and come back to our office with hundreds of new products. After much deliberation, they narrow the field down to those products we feel would be most beneficial to our customers. Look for our new symbol to see the latest finds! HERB AND KALE STRIPPING COMB BIG BAG BED® RAISED BEDS Quickly and efficiently strip herbs from their stems Just unfold, fill and plant! Patented with one simple motion. soft-sided fabric aeration raised beds Leaving behind the have the rigidity to hold their shape inedible stems. This and have excellent drainage. They PITCHFORK AND tool features a comb also feature the ability to air-prune SHOVEL WALL PLANTERS for multi-stem and enhance a plant’s root structure, removal of herbs such resulting in a highly branched and Bring a rustic touch full of farmhouse as parsley, cilantro, thyme, rosemary, fibrous root. This is the key to growing charm to your garden! These fun, oregano and holes for thick leafy greens a more vigorous plant with more decorative planters are ideal for such as kale. Dishwasher safe. flowers and fruits. garden walls or fences and even small N1923 .....................$7.95 ea. spaces. With its easy access these planters Built-in Season Extender! The fabric are deep enough to grow, display and warms quickly in the spring and maintain your favorite flowers or herbal releases excessive heat in the fall garden. Made of antique brushed powder consequently extending the growing coated metal. Both Fork and Spoon are season. Easy to use, versatile, reusable 5.5 in/14 cm wide and 5 in/13 cm deep. and weatherproof. Z1925 ..... 32" Pitchfork.....$18.95 ea. H1916 ......50 gal/190 L.......$26.95 ea. Z1926 ........33" Shovel.......$18.95 ea. H1917 .....100 gal/380 L......$39.95 ea. PLANT KNIGHT GUARDS DISCOVER MORE GREAT Protect saplings and trees from weed OPTIONS IN THE ITEM eaters, garden shears, lawn mowers SOLAR POWERED CATEGORIES FEATURED HYDRO CRITTER BLASTER or pests from eating ON THIS PAGE! new plantings. Kit includes four stakes A humane way to deter animals from A/ Container Gardening Pg. 6-8 and twist ties to allow your garden and property. When the size adjustment. 120° sensor detects movement within B/ Gadgets Pg. 32 The vented design 36 ft/ 11 m it turns, making a noise, C/ Kitchen Pg. 30-31 allows for sun, water while spraying a five second blast of and air to reach the water from your garden hose. 4 x AA D/ Animal & Pest Control Pg. 22-24 plants. 6 in/ 15 cm (H) NiMH rechargeable batteries included. E/ Garden & Yard Care Pg. 16 G1904 ................ 6 pack.....$12.99 ea. B1901 ....................$45.95 ea. Since 1881 Order Online: www.StokeSeeds.com 1 52" MULTICOLORED METAL LANTERN WITH METAL WINDMILL STAKE FLAMELESS LED CANDLE Black finished lantern COR Add whimsy to your É backyard, garden casts the beautiful flickering amber glow or front lawn of traditional candles. with this multi- Hang up or stand colored windmill inside your sunroom ornament and or outside on your enjoy watching patio. Use the manual it spin on a breezy EVERLASTING GLOW® on/off option or GARDEN D day. Know the direction LED 3-TIERED CANDLES timer. 2x AA batteries of the wind as the not included. whole apparatus spins Enjoy a beautiful glow of traditional 5.5x5.5x12 in/14x14x30.5 cm (LxWxH) horizontally while the candles without burning a hazardous N1611 ...................$19.95 ea. blades spin vertically. flame or dealing with messy wax Weather resistant, sturdy metal indoors or outside. This tiered set of construction ensures long lasting three candles features a remote control durability. 52 in/132 cm (H) with timer; steady light, dimmer and Soft Glow Flicker™ options, perfect for A1700 ....................$24.75 ea. out of reach places. 9x AAA batteries included. Color: Bisque. 3x4 in, 3x5 in, 3x6 in/7.5x10 cm, 7.5x13 cm, 7.5x15 cm (WxH) N1612 ..... 3 pack..$29.95 ea. ANTIQUE COPPER LANTERN Add a cozy feeling to any space inside or out with this cylindrical copper- metal lantern. The warm white LED light inside has FireGlow™ technology for an authentic flame CAPIZ SOLAR CHIME movement. Turn on/ off manually or use the A wondrous harmony of light and 5-hour timer feature. sound. Natural Capiz shells, farmed Requires 3x AA batteries, not included. in Indonesia are carefully sorted, WILD WIRE 10 in/25.4 cm (H) dried, sliced, shaped and sanded. LED LANTERN G1819 ....................$26.95 ea. They are strung together with strong, New age in mood lighting! invisible nylon cord. The thin, BLACK FIRE POT translucent disks display luminous This stunning teardropped, twisted shades of white. An elegant solar- wire, soft grey lantern combines a This ventless, clean-burning powered light provides subtle mood resin candle with 20 pre-strung long- decorative fire pot lighting for your outdoor space. lasting warm white LED lights. Enjoy sets the perfect It recharges by day and turns on the soft flickering glow of candlelight mood for any automatically at dusk. The effect is without having to worry about flames occasion. Indoors breathtaking! Gentle music from the or waxy messes, indoors or out. Turn and out. Burns gel chime combines
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