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A can’t-miss caddy

Joy Chanin, Georgia

Oh, the busy gardener: always trying to find where you left your hand trowel. Joy used to mark her tools with bright-colored tape, but she still had a hard time locating them after she set them down. Looking for something that would be a bit easier to spot,

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