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CONTEMPORARY GARDEN BENCH
The traditional park bench goes contemporary with this Versa cast-metal and PVC design from Midas-Lin. Comes in orange, mint green and dark green. Price: $300
Available at: WalnutRidgeNursery & GardenCenter, 2108 Hamburg Pike, Jeffersonville, Ind., (812) 288-6691

DRAMM RAIN WAND
Connect the 30-inch Dramm Touch ’N Flow Rain Wand to your garden hose to gently shower your plants. The easy-to-use wand features a comfortable foam hand grip and one-thumb shut-off valve. Anodized aluminum and plastic in blue, green, yellow, orange, red and berry. Price: $23
Available at: Bunton Seed Co., 939 E. Jefferson St., 584-0136

FIBER-CLAY POTS
Eco-friendly fiber-clay pots, made from terra cotta and other natural ingredients, are lightweight, paintable, non-flammable and frost- and UV-resistant. Available in three finishes — lead (shown), terra cotta and black iron — and a variety of sizes in squares, rectangles and rounds, all with drainage holes. In stock and special order. Price: $30-$285
Available at: Digs, 731 E. Main St., 589-3447, and 109 Chenoweth Square, 893-3447

EVERGREEN JAPANESE SACRED LILY

A bulletproof plant for Kentucky shade gardens, the perennial Rhodea japonica (sacred lily) affords year-round greenery even in deep, dry shade. Strappy leaves impart a taste of the tropics and don’t appeal to deer. In fall and winter, showy red-orange fruit contrasts with the deep green leaves. Vase-shaped plants are best displayed en masse and eventually reach two feet wide and 15 inches high. Price: $12 for a one-gallon pot

Available at: Boone Gardiner Garden Center, 6300 Old LaGrange Road, Crestwood, 243-3832