Reader Marshall Votta of Greenville wonders if anyone has tried the Noodlehead sprinkler, whose flexible tubes promise pinpoint watering. "I was thinking about using it for some Japanese holly and mountain laurel which seem to need more attention with water than I thought. (browning)"

He also sends along a recommendation of his own: "My mom was having trouble finding inexpensive bird houses, then found this site," where the best seller is the $11.95 Moss Edged Birdhouse below, made of "bits of knotty wood and richly trimmed with bright green faux-moss."