h Book offers advice on starting nursery

h Book offers adviceon starting nursery
If you've ever thought about turning your gardening hobby into a nursery business, learn from Tony Avent's experience.
Avent is the owner of Plant Delights Nursery in Raleigh, N.C., and the author of "So You Want to Start a Nursery." In the book, he recounts his own hurdles and successes in establishing his nursery and helps others decide whether it's the right business for them.
The book touches on the various tasks involved in running a nursery, but it focuses on the planning and business aspects. Nurseries are often started on a lark and sometimes for the wrong reasons, Avent writes. He wants readers to know what's involved and think through the process.
"So You Want to Start a Nursery" is published by Timber Press Inc. and priced at $24.95.
Electric jar openertackles all sizes
Stubborn jar lids may have met their match.
Black & amp; Decker's new LidsOff Automatic Jar Opener is designed to do the twisting for you. The electric appliance adjusts to the height of the jar and turns the lid automatically, opening jars with lids ranging from large pickle-jar lids to the tiny lids on baby-food containers.
The manufacturer, Applica Consumer Products Inc., developed the product in conjunction with the University of Buffalo's Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technology Transfer.
The jar opener retails for $49 to $59 and is available from most mass-merchandising, discount and specialty stores.
It also can be bought online at www.lidsoff.com.