Online - December 01, 2005

Waterworks

Ever-Green Watering System

Aren’t the holidays relaxing?

Leisurely hours spent shopping, a party or two with your best pals, and afternoons lounging with a cup of cocoa by the light-strewn tree.

Ha.

More like mad dashes through hordes of rabid screaming shoppers and a long list of parties you don’t even feel like going to. (Hello, office shindig.) Oh, and did you remember to get a tree? And if you did, are you going to remember to water it?

At least that’s one item you can scratch off your to-do list, thanks to the new and nifty Ever-Green Watering System. Inconspicuously designed to look like an present, the contraption sits under your tree and automatically gives it a drink.

You need only to refill the easy-to-access reservoir every four to eight days (as opposed to climbing under the tree every day to make sure it isn’t dry), so forgetting your chores for a day or two won’t leave your floor covered in endless brittle needles. And just like that: one holiday stressor eliminated.

Which is a good thing, because the throngs of screaming holiday shoppers — not mention your office party — aren’t going anywhere.

Available online at evergreenseason.com.