Holy Guano, Batman!

This editorial in the Wall Street Journal talks with wonder about pricey designer gardening aprons, Birckenstocks to “protect your pedicure,” and even imported bat poop (market price: $4 a pound).

I don’t know who buys these items—it isn’t me or my gardening buddies. Now, I am all for looking nice and buying good quality products, but I don’t think my plants suffer because I wear old jeans, tennis shoes, t-shirts, and drugstore sunscreen, or use tools from the local hardware store while caring for them. The best gardeners I know would rather spend their money on good plants than boutique horticultural artifacts.