January 4th, 2012

Weekly Garden Giveaway – CobraCo® Eminence Garden Obelisk

CobraCo® Eminence Garden Obelisk

Congratulations to our Weekly Garden Giveaway winner, Judi! You can win, too, by saving on this beautiful garden accent! Use code AGDOBE today through January 8, 2012 for 20% off the  CobraCo® Eminence Garden Obelisk!

Need a little extra something in your garden, but not sure what it may be? We bet the CobraCo® Eminence Garden Obelisk is just what you’re looking for! This garden obelisk, part of our Eminence Collection, with its attractive antique green finish will emphasize your flower garden, and is great for vine type plants!

To share the gardening love we will be offering an exclusive Weekly Garden Giveaway discount on the beautiful CobraCo® Eminence Garden Obelisk! Use code AGDOBE today through January 8, 2012 for 20% off!

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December 28th, 2011

Weekly Garden Giveaway

Congratulations to Cathy! Thank you to all who shared their wonderful comments, it is always so fun to see them. Be sure to join us next week for another awesome giveaway. In the meantime, be sure to visit  www.avantgardendecor.com and save 20% on the purchase of a CobraCo® Embossed Leaf Copper Hose Holder until 1/1/12! Use code AGDLEAF to save!

A garden hose has a lot of function, but it doesn’t always look pretty coiled up for all to see. Our Weekly Garden Giveaway this week solves this dilemma! The CobraCo® Embossed Leaf Copper Hose Holder is a stylish solution to keeping your hose nearby and ready to use while having as much aesthetic appeal as the rest of your garden and yard!

The CobraCo® Embossed Leaf Hose Holder with Copper Finish decoratively holds a garden hose up to 150 feet in length. Drain holes are situated at the base of the holder to prevent leftover water from making a mess. Embossed leaf design and powder-coated copper finish. Dimensions of this hose holder are 18 inches wide by 11 inches high.

Every week we don’t just offer a great product to one of our friends, we also offer a special discount to everyone! Visit www.avantgardendecor.com and save 20% on the purchase of a CobraCo® Embossed Leaf Copper Hose Holder until 1/1/12! Use code AGDLEAF to save!

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December 21st, 2011

Weekly Garden Giveaway

Congrats to Nettie, our Weekly Garden Giveaway winner! Be sure to take advantage of our Weekly Garden Giveaway discount! Get the Gardener’s Blue Ribbon® Rolling Plant Caddies for 20% off when you use code AGDCADDY at checkout! This code is good until 12/25/11.

Our featured Weekly Garden Giveaway product this week is the Gardener’s Blue Ribbon® Rolling Plant Caddies! These plant caddies are sturdy, durable and so easy to use! With four heavy-duty castors, they give strong support when you move heavy potted and container garden plants, while they protect your carpet, rugs, and floors!

Leave a comment on this blog post for a chance to win! The winner will be announced on Thursday, December 22, 2011! Best of luck! Also be sure to take advantage of our Weekly Garden Giveaway discount! Get the Gardener’s Blue Ribbon® Rolling Plant Caddies for 20% off when you use code AGDCADDY at checkout! This code is good until 12/25/11.

 

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December 14th, 2011

Weekly Garden Giveaway

Congratulations to Cathy, this week’s winner! We’re sure the CobraCo® Queen Elizabeth Parasol Floor Planter will look great at Cathy’s, and hope she enjoys it! Don’t forget to take advantage of our Weekly Garden Giveaway special and use code AGDQUEEN and get 20% off the  CobraCo® Queen Elizabeth Parasol Floor Planter until Sunday, December 18, 2011! Enjoy!

This week’s Weekly Garden Giveaway will feature the CobraCo® Queen Elizabeth Parasol Floor Planter! This portable, decorative planter is perfect for any outdoor area. CobraCo® floor planters come in all shapes and sizes so there’s something for everyone!

The CobraCo® Queen Elizabeth Parasol Floor Planter will add to the beauty of any patio, deck, porch or garden area.  It comes in an exquisite bronze finish and includes a coco liner. Fill this gorgeous round floor planter with flowers and plants and place on your deck, patio, porch or garden area, then sit back and enjoy.

Our Weekly Garden Giveaway let’s everyone win with a special deal! Use code AGDQUEEN and get 20% off the  CobraCo® Queen Elizabeth Parasol Floor Planter until Sunday, December 18, 2011! Enjoy!

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December 6th, 2011

Great Holiday Gifts from AvantGardenDecor.com

Do you have an outdoor entertainer or gardener on your holiday shopping list? With the holiday season moving quickly we thought we’d give you a hand and tip you off to ten great gift options. Check ‘em out!

CobraCo® Embossed Leaf Copper Hose Holder – The CobraCo® Embossed Leaf Hose Holder with Copper Finish decoratively holds a garden hose up to 150 feet in length. Drain holes are situated at the base of the holder to prevent leftover water from making a mess. Embossed leaf design and powder-coated copper finish.

CobraCo® Canterbury Basket Plant Stand - The CobraCo® Canterbury Basket Plant Stand has three curved legs to give it sturdy support.  It comes in an all-metal textured black finish and includes a coco liner.

CobraCo® Diamond Mesh Fire Pit and Bench Set – This all-inclusive set features a sturdy CobraCo® fire pit with a 39” black, steel-meshed bowl with an attractive diamond pattern. This fire pit has a convenient 5” wide table edge, and is seated on pit base with integrated air flow risers that maximize airflow to your fire.

CobraCo® Plant Sitter® Water System - The CobraCo® Plant Sitter® Water System is an automatic watering system that provides a healthy well-balanced diet of water & fertilizer for your plants. The CobraCo® Plant Sitter® provides drip irrigation for a houseplant up to 3 weeks, so it’s ideal for when you are away from home on vacation.

Gardener’s Blue Ribbon® Rolling Plant Caddy - Gardener’s Blue Ribbon® Rolling Plant Caddies are sturdy, durable and so easy to use! With four heavy-duty castors, they give strong support when you move heavy potted and container garden plants, while they protect your carpet, rugs, and floors.

Stocking Stuffers:

CobraCo® Ceramic Watering Sensors – The CobraCo® Ceramic Watering Sensors provides automatic watering of house plants.  The sensors come in a 3-pack and will work with any container of waters.  The drip time is approximately 6 to 10 hours per water sensor.  Keep your plants at the proper moisture level with these ceramic water sensors.

Gardener’s Blue Ribbon® 12″ Cork Mats – Twin Pack – Gardener’s Blue Ribbon® Cork Mats prevent surface stains and scratches on your furniture, counters, and floors. These tough, durable cork mats have so many uses in your home.

Safer® Brand Sticky Whitefly Trap – The Safer® Brand Sticky Whitefly Trap is ideal for use in the home or garden. This trap offers an economical and convenient solution to the annoyances of whiteflies, aphids, thrips, leaf miners, gnats and fruit flies.  This natural pest control product is fully disposable.

Gardener’s Blue Ribbon® Sturdy Vine Supports – Twin Pack – Gardener’s Blue Ribbon®sturdy vine supports are perfect for training and supporting all of your climbing vines. The kit contains 25 6” plastic-coated wire twists, 16 plastic discs and a tube of adhesive.

CobraCo® Fire Pit Chef’s Kit - Make cooking dinner a fun, family activity on your CobraCo® Fire Pit with the CobraCo® Fire Pit Chef’s Kit. This kit includes two 36” galvanized steel CobraCo® S’Mores Forks, that will allow you and your family to easily cook food on your Fire Pit from a comfortable distance.

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October 26th, 2011

Plant of the Month: Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum indicum)

Chyrsanthemum

Commonly known as a mum, the Chrysanthemum is a hardy plant has become the standard fall flower for many gardeners in cooler climates. The mum’s ability to be winter-hardy in zones 5 and up, and, with a little extra care, in zone 4, makes it a very versatile and reliable addition to any garden. However, make sure to plant your mums in the spring to ensure that they are well-established, in order to have them survive the winter. Mums even work well in container gardening!

Mums typically are anywhere from 2-4 feet high, and are available in a large variety of different colors. Choose blooms in bright reds, oranges, yellows, purples, and pinks! Exhibition varieties of chrysanthemums can also be found in a variety of different flower types as well, but these may not be has hardy as the the non-exhibition type, so be sure to read your label to check zone hardiness. Make sure and dead head these as well so that you can enjoy a healthy plant.

Do you have any experience with mums in  your outdoor living space?

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October 20th, 2011

Fall Flower Boxes

Enhance your fall outdoor decorating and extend your gardening season with fall flower boxes and hanging planters.

The first brisk fall evenings crash through summer’s warmth and abruptly awaken our senses to the season’s arrival. It seems like one day we are enjoying long days and cookouts, and the next day it’s football and early morning frost. Those crisp nights also tend to foretell the end of our gardening season.

Fall mumsThe thought of all your hard work disappearing steadily with each falling leaf, though inevitable, is a disappointing end to the summer. So don’t let it be the end of your garden season! Take back the fall with your flower boxes and hanging baskets, because they are a great way to extend your gardening season past Halloween and even continue to have garden color into Thanksgiving. Once your summer annuals are done blooming, its time to start to research some plants and flowers that will last a little longer in your hardiness zone. Don’t forget that there are some plants that will look great in your flower boxes even after the first frosts, and will provide color late into the year.  Less hardy plants start to wither up and die and your garden starts to turn brown.

Chrysanthemums, or mums, are a very common and colorful fall flower. There are many different variety’s available to today’s gardener, including some very hard plants that can be perennials all the way in to Zone 5! Mums also make excellent container plants, and will work superbly for a flower box. Select 2-3 different colors to provide a nice, diverse showing. If you prefer, use a palette of fall colors like orange, yellow, and dark-red. They match up superbly with your traditional Halloween and Thanksgiving decorating.

Pansies

Pansies are an excellent way to add some vibrant color to your fall flower boxes. While pansies are not hardy enough to last as perennials in winter zones, they thrive in the cooler weather that fall provides, with some varieties even being able to survive light snow. The incredible color variety that is available with pansies make them a great option for filling in empty spaces in your flower boxes or hanging baskets.

Ornamental cabbages and kales provide nice leafy centerpieces to build your fall flower boxes and hanging baskets around. There are a handful of different varieties, all with different shapes and sizes. As the weather gets colder the color in the center of these plants become brighter and really provide a nice base of color for fall flower boxes and hanging baskets.

Don’t let fall be the end of your beautiful gardens. With a little research, and a little extra care, you can have flower boxes and hanging baskets that will extend your growing season, and give your outdoor decorating an extra touch of color and beauty at a time of the year when most people have given up.

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October 7th, 2011

Fall Fire Pit Giveaway!

Fall is the perfect season for sitting outdoors around a campfire or fire pit, enjoying stories of the season and warm treats! So this month we are excited to feature one of our favorite and most popular fire pits for a Fall Fire Pit Giveaway!  Our CobraCo® Round Cast Iron Copper Finish Fire Pit Bowl is a great way to extend your enjoyment of your backyard or patio when temperatures fall in the evenings or during cooler seasons when you normally stay indoors.

The CobraCo® Fire Bowl features a heavy duty cast iron bowl, durable steel frame, decorative wire screen cover, hand-crafted popular bronze finish, and protective vinyl cover – perfect for your outdoor affair.

Fire pits have become a popular addition to today’s patios and backyards. They add drama and charm to outdoor living and provide more entertainment options for the home. As a wholesome family activity, they provide an option for the popular “stay-cation” or just a fun way to enjoy leisure time and entertaining. With the addition of a fire pit, you can transform your home into a quiet oasis to enjoy quality time with family and friends.

To enter the Fire Pit Giveaway, you must post a comment on this blog post.
The comments will appear visible once the giveaway ends on Monday, October 31, 2011.
The winner will be notified by email before announced.

For an additional chance to win, be sure to follow any or all of the follow steps:

- Click “Share” on our Facebook Post about the Giveaway, and post to Facebook!
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- Mention @AvantGardenDeco and the Fire Pit Giveaway in a Tweet!
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- Post a photo of your backyard to our Flickr Gardens & Yards Photo Album with the comment “My backyard needs a firepit!”
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September 27th, 2011

Weekly Garden Giveaway

Congratulations to commenter Conn N, you are this week’s winner!

This week for the Weekly Garden Giveaway, we are showcasing our CobraCo® Eminence Chair Plant Stand, part of our Eminence Collection. This plant stand features a decorative round top and three supportive legs. This delightful chair plant stand, with its Antique Green finish and pleasing design would add to any patio, deck or garden year after year.

Portable, decorative plant stands perfect for any outdoor area. CobraCo® plant stands come in all shapes and sizes so there’s something for everyone! Take advantage of the various designs and colors these versatile stands have to offer.

Plant Stand Tips

The addition of a plant stand on your patio will add interest and color. There are a myriad of options, not only for the plant stand itself, but also for the containers, plants and flowers you can display. Here are some tips to help you choose a suitable plant stand.

1. A plant stand for any patio needs to be made from a material that will withstand outdoor conditions, even if the patio is covered, should be treated for rust by galvanizing, powder coating or painting.

2. Another type of plant stand is often referred to as a basket stand, lined with biodegradable coco fiber. These are great for a natural look, but durable as well.

3. A plant stand is an ideal place to display variations of one sort of plant – an approach that works beautifully when decorating your patio. Examples include different colored petunias, or a collection of impatiens.

4. A plant stand may be used to display interesting grasses and ornaments, not only plants.

5. Use a plant stand at one end of the patio as a focal point.

6. Floor planters are also a variation of a plant stand, only they are positioned closer to the floor.

7. A decorative metal type of plant stand typically holds any size plant containers, or pots. They come in a wide variety of styles and colors.

8. Specialty plant stand versions come in many shapes and sizes. Some examples include oblong shaped plant stand, a tiered plant stand that sits on the floor and extends upwards, and plant stand trees with arms that hold plant baskets.

To enter the Weekly Garden Giveaway, please leave a comment on this blog post.  The comments will appear visible once the contest ends on Thursday 09/29/11.  The winner will be notified by email before announced. For an additional chance to win, be sure to “Share” our post on Facebook!

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September 19th, 2011

Weekly Garden Giveaway

Congratulations to Susan P, the winner of this week’s Garden Giveaway! We’re excited for you, Susan!

This week for our Weekly Garden Giveaway, we are excited to highlight the CobraCo® English Stake Planter! This planter provides a beautiful way to showcase your flowers and plants. Comes in a black finish. Full dimension of stake planter is 10”W x 65”H.

These portable planters are perfect for lining driveways, walkways, and planting beds. Each 4-piece stake easily adjusts the planter height and comes complete with our eco-friendly coco liner.

Use several of these and line your driveway or front walkway to welcome your visitors!

Front Yard Landscaping Ideas

Front yards make first impressions – and first impressions count. So, always be on the lookout for good front yard landscaping ideas. Here are some expert tips to help you identify front yard landscaping ideas relevant to you:

- Using a garden fence border is one of the most obvious front yard landscaping ideas because it defines and enhances the garden.

- Another one of the most popular front yard landscaping ideas is to embellish a path to the front door that winds between lavish, colorful flower beds. Use coco-lined, stake style planters to create an inviting entrance by lining the walkway.

- Front yard landscaping ideas frequently feature large planters on either side of the front door to accent the entry way.

- Front yard landscaping ideas that incorporate plants ensure that shrubs and flowers complement the character of the house.

- Good front yard landscaping ideas ensure that materials chosen for decorative planters in the front yard are consistent with those used in the backyard.

- Front yard landscaping ideas suggest that containers are used to brighten up the edges of paved paths and driveways.

- Some of the best front yard landscaping ideas will help you to beautify a garage or carport. You can use shrubs, hedges or other flowering plants to do this.

- Another front yard landscaping idea to enhance your front yard is to use hooks to hang flower baskets on front yard structures or within the garden itself.

To enter the Weekly Garden Giveaway, please leave a comment on this blog post.  The comments will appear visible once the contest ends on Wednesday 09/21/11.  The winner will be notified by email before announced.

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