Great Scott!

It was warm out today and the robins were hopping around the yard in searching for worms. All intentions have been to get outside and clean up the flower beds and join in the annual neighborhood yard competition. I've been thinking about this for 3 weeks but the taxes, etc. has diverted my attention. On the way back from getting my car serviced today, I thought about how I needed to get some nutrients on the lawn and shrubbery soon--it is supposed to rain tomorrow. So, I went by Sam's Club to see what lawn products they might have.

Scott's is our brand of choice and I pushed my cart as close as it would get to the stack of bags, wrangled one bag off the top and slid it into the front of the basket. No matter that the yellow bag was draped over the front lip because that way I could flip it into the back of my Sienna van. From the opposite end of the isle, I spied a stack of Scott's lawn products in white and green bags. It was Scott's with the crabgrass killer! Just what I was looking for...maybe. I rolled a bag over to read the features and directions and tried to compare it with the Scott's with weed control I had already put in my basket. As I perused the information, a voice said, "Do you have any questions?" I looked up and standing in front of me was a tall soft-spoken man with a beige hat and green polo shirt bearing, no less, the Scott's logo!!!

"Yes", I replied. This knowledgable man shared exactly the information I needed to make my lawn beautiful this year now that I had just about missed the timing for the crabgrass preventative. His suggestion was something that wasn't on the bag so without his miraculous appearance, I might still be there trying to decypher gardening codes. He also recommended getting a Scott's Deluxe spreader--the one with the side guard feature. He said to make sure to rinse it out after every use. And to keep the receipt in case there was ever a problem, Scott's was stellar at backing their products. Jimmy and I had been discussing this very spreader this morning with different viewpoints! Jimmy said you didn't need the deluxe spredder--to just space the spreader from the driveway, sidewalks, etc. I wanted the guard because HE is the one who gets fertilizer all over the hard surfaces and the cost/waste factor would more than pay for the upgrade. Yeah, I've been vindicated!

Sometimes the unexpected has remarkable timing. Thank you Mr. Scott's representative! It's a good life!