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Council Sponsors Best of the Must-Haves for 2008

Each year, The joe gardener® Company searches the country looking for The Coolest Garden Gear and Gadgets for the New Year. Those that are selected are awarded the distinction as THE BEST OF THE MUST-HAVES. These products aren’t just “good enough, they’re the best, most unique, highest quality gardening products gardeners should own.

Joe Lamp’l, leads a team of testers that also includes veteran Master Gardeners, intermediate, novice and beginning gardeners. The goal each year is to arrive at the very best products and to bring to light the top 10 must-haves.

To learn more about the Best of the Must-Haves for 2008, attend the Flower Show nearest you to see Joe’s presentation of the Coolest Garden Gear & Gadgets for the New Year or CLICK HERE.

Inspected, Tested & Certified

VIEW our information video by Joe Lamp’l, author of The Green Gardeners Guide and founder of The joe gardener Company.

READ what The Joe Gardener Company has to tell consumers about the importance of certified mulch and soil products.

LEARN How you can tell a good mulch or soil product just by looking at it! For information on the Mulch & Soil Council’s Product Certification Program and how it benefits consumers and retailers, click here.


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Sustainable Forestry

The mulch industry is an environmentally friendly alternative to wasted forest resources by successfully recycling forest by-products and low-grade, unmerchantable timber into useful garden mulch that protects the environment, beautifies and improves our landscapes, promotes water conservation, reduces weeds without herbicides and reduces greenhouse gasses while returning organic materials to the earth. To view our policy on sustainable forestry, click here.

Statement on Use of CCA-Treated Wood in Mulch

The Council supports and encourages wood recycling as an environmentally friendly practice when it is done correctly. However, removal of all CCA-treated wood and other potential contaminants must be a required part of responsible wood recycling. In 2004, the mulch and soil industry adopted standards prohibiting the use of CCA-treated wood in all consumer mulch and soil products. For more information, click here.