Now that April showers have set the stage for May flowers, what better way to celebrate than with an assortment of True Temper garden tools and $250 to jump-start your spring planting?
ENTER BOB VILA’S GREAT BIG GARDEN GIVE-AWAY
This week and every week in May (until 11:59 a.m. EST, May 31, 2013), you can enter to win one of four weekly prize packages with assorted True Temper garden tools (valued at approximately $250 MSRP), plus a $250 VISA Gift Card. (Entry period for WEEK ONE is from 12:00 p.m. EST, May 1, 2013 until 11:59 a.m. EST, Friday, May 10, 2013. See Official Rules below.)
Whether you are a seasoned landscaper or consider yourself “florally challenged,” there are a few tools everyone should have on hand. These durable “musts” from True Temper are sure to cultivate your green thumb—maybe even turn your neighbors a little green with envy, too.
Each week’s prize bundle will include a $250 VISA gift card, plus:
- A round point shovel, garden hoe, and 14-tine bow rake from the True Temper True American line, for those who value high-quality tools made in the USA.
- True Temper Pruning Solutions hedge shears, perfect for cutting grasses, bushes, small trees and hedges.
- A True Temper Ergo Gel Grip hand cultivator, hand trowel, and hand transplanter,each of which features ergonomic handle design and gel grip inserts for comfort, as well as stainless steel heads for durability.
- And if you’re worried about how you’ll move loads around while preserving those green thumbs, True Temper has included their Total Control 6-cubic-foot steel wheelbarrow.
- To top it all off, we’ve included a $250 VISA Gift Card, to help you start (or finish) that gardening project.
Enter today and every day in May to increase your chances of winning one of four weekly prize packages valued at approximately $500 during Bob Vila’s “Great Big Garden Give-away” from True Temper!
To learn more about True Temper’s other lines of high quality landscaping and gardening products, click here.
The “Bob Vila’s Great Big Garden Give-Away” sweepstakes is open only to permanent legal U.S. residents of the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia; residents of Alaska and Hawaii are not eligible. Void in all other geographic locations. No purchase necessary. Contest Period runs from 12:00 p.m. (EST) Wednesday, May 1, 2013 through 11:59 a.m. (ET) Friday, May 31, 2013. One entry per household per day on BobVila.com. Alternative means of entry for Drawing is available by faxing your name and address to 508-437-8486 during the applicable Entry Period. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. See Official Rules.
5 Things to Do with… Tin Ceiling Tiles
Many of us know tin ceiling tiles as the reasonably priced domestic cousin of European plasterwork. Ubiquitous in Victorian homes, these lightweight, fire-resistant, subtly decorative tiles are finding a variety of unexpected new uses today—and not just overhead. Here are five creative ways to repurpose this classic American material.
1. UPDATE YOUR CABINETS
Photo: Better Homes and Gardens
Take a page out of Better Homes and Gardens and try re-facing your kitchen cabinets with salvaged or store-bought tin ceiling tiles. So simple enough to be done in a weekend, this upgrade is transformative enough to impress guests for years to come.
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