Gardening Tips, Tricks, and Insights Blog
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July 8, 2024
How Do You Prune Heavy Branches?
Don’t let an out-of-control branch keep you from a beautiful garden. Learn how to prune heavy branches and the best tools to use in this quick read.
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July 8, 2024
What Are Ratchet Pruners Used For?
Don’t stop gardening just because you have small, weak hands. Learn about what ratchet pruners are used for and how they will change your gardening game.
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April 17, 2024
The Gardner's Friend Ratchet Pruners win multiple "Best of" Awards for 2024!
Red Earth Commerce, a family-owned, Oklahoma-based company announced today that its unique The Gardner's Friend brand of Ratchet Pruners -- designed to help those with weak hands or mobility issues to Garden...
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SEPTEMBER 3, 2022
Red Earth Commerce Acquires The Gardener’s Friend
Red Earth Commerce, an Oklahoma Electronic Commerce (E-commerce) company announced today that it has acquired the assets of The Gardener’s Friend (http://www.thegardenersfriends.com) – a best-selling, top-rated Amazon...
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MARCH 24, 2019
How Are Your Hands Today?
When your hands no longer work like they used to....and....you still love to garden, what do you do? Here is what we did!
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FEBRUARY 17, 2019
The Gardener’s Friend – Our Story!
Like many things in life "The Gardener's Friends" brand began with a problem, followed by A solution!
The Gardener's Friend is a Registered Trademark of Red Earth Commerce, LLC.