Sunturds make planting a garden as easy as 1, poo, 3

It’s never been easier for new moms to make time for gardening, thanks to the introduction of an innovative flower seed product called “Sunturds.”

"Sunturds" combine the baby-friendly features of disposable diapers with eco-friendly wildflower seeds. Each "Sunturds" diaper contains strategically placed non-GMO wildflower seeds that are embedded right into the absorbent, non-chafe lining.

After baby has filled the diaper, the "Sunturds" is a ready-to-use seed-planting device that will grow a crop of pollinator-friendly wildflowers.

Not only does using "Sunturd"s help reduce the 8 billion pounds of discarded disposable diapers each year, but planting "Sunturds" helps create flowering gardens that will support America’s endangered population of honey bees and other pollinators.

Planting a "Sunturds" wildflower garden is an easy, three-step process:

--Put a fresh "Sunturds" diaper on baby’s bottom.-- Baby fills the "Sunturds."

--Plant the filled "Sunturds" in the garden.

“ 'Sunturds' make planting a garden as easy as one, poo, three!” says Mike Lizotte, managing partner of American Meadows and co-star of the "Sunturds" video. “I think it’s safe to say that 'Sunturds' go where no other product has gone before.”

Sunturds are available only from American Meadows and only on April 1.

Information:  www.Sunturds.com.

Happy April Fool's Day!!

Win a botanic garden getaway for two

The Botanic Garden Getaway contest is giving away a trip for two to visit the botanic garden of your choice in the continental U.S. 

The trip will include roundtrip airfare for two, a four-night hotel stay, admission to the botanic garden, and spending money for meals and additional transportation.

“The Botanic Garden Getaway is our way of saying ‘thank you’ to our country’s great public gardens and to gardeners who love plants,” said Mike Lizotte, partner of American Meadows, one of the contest sponsors. “We love traveling to visit our nation’s impressive public gardens, and we want to share that experience with our customers.” 

To enter, visit www.BotanicGardenGetaway.com, or visit the American Meadows or High Country Gardens websites and click on the contest links. 

In addition to the grand prize, $50 gift certificates are awarded weekly. The deadline to enter the contest is 11:59 p.m. April 30, 2017.

Use “Seed Bombs” to start an edible garden

Here’s an easy way to grow fresh herbs and get kids away from their phones and tablets and into the garden. It even has a cool (and little violent) name —“Seed Bombs.”

“Seed Bombs” make it easy to teach children how to garden, and they are perfect for novice older gardeners, too. These handmade, gumball-sized balls are made with red clay and worm castings to help bind them together with the embedded seeds while providing natural fertilizer to help the seeds grow. If you’re planting them in your own garden, re-use the adorable pouch to store change, plant tags and more. These easy-to-grow seed bombs can be planted early in the spring once the chance of frost has passed. Just throw them in the garden, give them a little water, and watch them grow! Each Seed Bomb covers about five square feet of garden space.

Inside each Herbs Seed Bomb is a mixture of delicious non-GMO herb seeds such as basil, parsley, dill and more. 

Also available are Salad Greens Seed Bombs that contain non-GMO seeds of chervil, red lettuce, cress, swiss chard and arugula. 

A bag of five Seed Bombs sells for $8.95 from www.americanmeadows.com.