Gardening can be literally back-breaking work, so it makes perfect sense to get all the help possible in order to enjoy what is supposed to be a hobby. With the Rolling Garden Scooter, this device ought to make any avid gardener happy (we’re talking about real land, people, so those in apartments while keeping a faux garden along the window-sill need not apply.

Garden scooter is the easy way to save your back and knees while gardening, painting, fixing equipment, and performing other down-low household chores. No painful bending, stooping, or crawling on your knees! Tough plastic construction with a roomy tray for holding tools and gloves. Comfortable seat. 3″ wide wheels let you move easily through long grass.

Not too sure if this would be comfortable for extremely tall folks though as the user will sit a mere 12″ off the ground. You can pick up the Rolling Garden Scooter for $29.99.

Ever had a water balloon fight in your lifetime? It is definitely cool (literally especially during the summer) and fun, although clearing up the mess afterwards can be quite a hassle. Instead of relying on your arm power to throw those balloons, it is time you upgrade your arsenal of weapons with the Wild Sling – this giant water balloon slingshot can hold up to 150 water balloons, and it is able to hit targets up to 300 feet away. The next time someone challenges you to a water balloon fight, we’d think this £14.95 investment would be an extremely smart one.

I love Hammacher and Schlemmer, if for no other reason than they always have the most pointless gadgets I was never aware I needed.  Honestly, how many people actually wake up in the middle of the night realizing that they need to have a camera on their plants so that they can keep track of their progress?  In reality, you’re setting up a camera so that you can watch the grass grow.  What’s next?  A camera specified to watch paint dry?  At least with this camera, you can claim to be setting it out to watch the miracle of life.  I’m sure that will make it seem far more practical.

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The thing about poolside furniture is that it’s generally uncomfortable for lounging and it sinks like a stone. And inflatable loungers may float, but they aren’t much more comfortable and can leak under the weight sitting on it. Bean bag chairs are very comfortable and stylish, but aren’t very waterproof. Until now.

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Anyone who lives on a hill knows how much a hassle it is to mow a hillside. Many farmers have just given up the task in favor of a heard of billy goats and cattle who do the job quite nicely. And I don’t’ even want to show you the slopes in my back yard. But the bottom line is that hillsides need to be mowed down just like any other landscape. Even more so as brush fires usually get out of control on hillsides. So, what all us hill folk need is a lawn mower that’s half tank, half RC car. And thankfully, that day has come with a vengeance. Enter the Evatech GOAT Robot 22T.

The Goat can be controlled by radio from up to a half mile away and can mow up a 70 degree slope like it’s flat land thanks to its tank like treads which grab ahold and provide secure footing all the way up. And it can move up that steep hillside at speeds reaching 8 MPH, which means I could sit in my backyard with an umbrella and some sweet tea and get the hillside mowed down in less time than it takes to mow the rest of the yard. Better yet, hand the boy the RC control and tell him to pretend he’s Patton’s 3rd Army moving towards Bastogne! And with the optional snowplow attachment, the Goat can also become an awesome snowplow in winter.

Sadly, at $12,000 I won’t be buying one anytime soon. But if it catches on with early (and wealthy) adopters, it could trickle down to us normal folk in the years ahead.

What a cool idea.

Hat Tip – The Giz

If you’re looking for a new grill for this summer, this would be a great one to consider.  First of all it has the retro feel to it and it comes in great colors.  Then it also serves as an iPod dock to keep your tunes going while you’re outdoors grilling.   This gas grill would be a great way to keep you and any guests entertained, in more than one way.  First of all because no one can resist well made food fresh off the grill, plus the music would be a great way to spend a warm summer day.

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I am one of the many living on a budget that adores Ikea.  Sadly for me, the closest store is in the next state over and they don’t usually offer many of their products online.  Well now Ikea has a new line for the green loving gadget crowd.  They are offering up solar powered lighting, they’re going to start releasing several different lights, most are meant for outside, but not all.  Plus, being Ikea, they’re keeping it cheap, not a single one of them goes over $19.99.  Which is especially thankful since some of them are probably better to purchase in clumps to make a pathway of lights.

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Do you think that you lack the magical green thumb, considering even a cactus is able to die under your watch? For folks who do not give up that easily, here’s another remedy to help you maintain a lush, green garden – the Roll N’ Grow Miracle Garden. Like its namesake, all you need to do is roll this over a patch of soil, give it some water and let nature take its course. Being 100% biodegradable, you don’t have to worry about removing it after a certain period of time, and best of all is its ability to be cut into various shapes and sizes so that it can fit just about anywhere, be it pots, flower boxes or edging. The Roll N’ Grow Miracle Garden will retail for $19.98.