Sometimes you have to go outside, if only to enjoy a tiny patch of green. Dress it up with your own geek spirit.

Alien Spaceship Crash Figures
($49.95 at whatonearthcatalog.com)
Turn your favorite plot of pretty land into your own private Roswell with this spaceship and pair of aliens cast in weatherproof resin. See, the truth is out there. And it wants you to ditch the yard gnomes and lawn jockeys.

Leatherman Hybrid
(info at leatherman.com)
Wanna call the Hybrid the Swiss Army knife of garden pruners? Go for it. With the Hybrid, you get bypass pruners, wire cutters, a Phillips and flat screwdriver, sprinkler tool, bottle opener, saw, grating knife, bark lifter, weed remover and ruler. Spare fingers not included.

Glow-in-the-Dark Garden Balls
($8 to $19.95 at signals.com)
The magic behind these bewitching balls? Flecks of fluorescent material soak in sunlight and then glow at night. Ooo, pretty. The hand-blown glass orbs turn any outdoors environ into a tiny idyll. But beware of visiting fairy folk. They can be mean drunks.

Ceramic Egg Bird House
($135 at uncommongoods.com)
Nestle little birdies in sophistication with a chic ceramic egg birdhouse, available in aqua or navy. Birds will love how it’s like going back home, so to speak. And it sure beats the crap that passes for avian abodes these days.

René A. Guzman | 210SA contributor