go green for spring!

Spring has sprung here in Florida! But even if the snow is still flying where you live, it's never too early to start getting ready for spring. Our buyers have come up with some pretty cool Things to celebrate the beginning of the outdoor season.

Have you ever wanted to grow your own tomatoes? I have, but I just don't have the space for a lot of plants or the time to keep up with weeding and feeding. Enter the Topsy Turvy™ tomato grower. This ingenious Thing lets you grow up to 30 pounds of tomatoes without any hassle. You just put a plant and potting soil in the grower, hang it up and add water. Hanging in the air eliminate fungus and bacteria and you don't even need pesticides. Now I'll have fresh tomatoes all season with no digging or weeding.

Planting trees is a proven way to help the environment, and these Grow Your Own Elm and Pine Tree kits make it easy. The Siberian Elm is known for its hardiness, even in droughts and cold winters and the Austrian Pine is the an urban-tolerant tree that resists road salt damage. These trees will grow virtually anywhere. And, a portion of all proceeds from the sale of these U.S. made kits is donated to reforestation charities around the world.

If plants aren't your Thing, why not try raising some bugs? Our Praying Mantis Kit lets you raise your own praying mantises. The kit comes with a net habitat and accessories. Just mail in the coupon for the mantis egg sac and you're on your way. Praying mantises are known for their hunting and camouflage skills. With this kit, you can raise these little critters in your own home, watching them hatch, grow, and hunt for food in an authentic but controlled habitat.

Finally, we have two tees you can wear to go green. You can either be “serious-green” in our Conserve Energy tee promoting clean transportation or you can be “silly-green” in the Give A Toot tee that promotes “alternative” gas emissions. Either way, you're stylishly promoting a healthy planet.

Well, I've got some spring cleaning to do.

See you next week,
Bobby