Recommended gardening tools, that we use every day!

We often get asked for tool recommendations so here is the list of the tools we use day in, day out and think you’ll love too. They also make the perfect gift for gardening friend or family member, or just to treat yourself!

To make your life as easy as possible, we have put the links to the products, so all you need to do is scroll down the page to choose your favourite tool then click to order!*

You can also watch our videos where we show you the tools and describe why they are so good!

Garden clearance

To see the garden clearance video, click the link below:

With leaves falling and plant dying back for winter, it’s a messy time of year in the garden, so here are some suggestions of great tools to help you tidy up your garden:

One of our favourite ranges is Wolf Garten – you buy a suitable length handle and then you can interchange different tools on the end – great if you are short of storage space. Also being red, it means that you are less likely to misplace them in the garden. We have used these tools for many years and they are still going strong!

First choose your handle length:

Then add your chosen tool on the end:

Plastic rake – great for raking up lawns and borders where you don’t want to break the soil surface, particularly good for leaves

Small claw – for removing small weeds and breaking up soil surface between plants to avoid compaction and for that final smart finishing touch to your borders

For larger areas of soil that requires clearing out, the larger claw is great to break up the surface and pull out weeds (can sometimes save you a lot of time digging if depth is not needed)

Brooms

Soft bristles for dry sweeping
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Harder bristle broom for wet sweeping

Grabber – save your back when picking up all those leaves you’ve swept up with this great grabber – no more bending down over and over again!
 
Pruning

For recommendations of great tools we love, watch our demonstration videos:
To view our video on pruning tools, click the link below:

Secateurs – Always buy the best secateurs you can afford – we find Felco the best range, as they are best quality and last for years
You can choose from standard size secateurs or compact sized secateurs for smaller hands

Loppers

Telescopic loppers are great for those harder-to-reach jobs or when you need a bit more leverage
 
Pruning saws for those larger branches when the lopper won’t cut it! Go for a large-ish blade to give the maximum flexibility, this one comes with a handy sheath to protect the blade when not in use

A small folding saw is handy for cutting in a tight space
 
Shears – great for hedges, topiary, dead heading lavender etc.
 
Digging and planting

To see our video of recommended tools for digging & planting, click the link below:

Good quality spades and forks are essential for planting

Border forks and spades are better for smaller planting areas and if you prefer a lighter tool

Other excellent tools

To view our video on recommendations for hand tools and other useful gardening items, please click on the link below:

This small trowel is perfect for planting bulbs and removing deeply rooted weeds, such as dandelions

Stainless steel hand trowel
 
Hand Claw – fantastic for close up soil cultivating, when you have just weeded and you can fluff up the soil before you leave the area – it does the job of a hand fork but so much better! would not be without this tool!

Compost scoop
 
Kneeling mat -save your knees while you weed with this memory foam mat (comes in various colours)

Flexible trugs – pack of 5 different colours – you can never have too many trugs and they’re so bright, you won’t lose them!

Gardening gloves – essential to keep your hands in one piece
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Small
 
Thermal gloves for colder weather

Recommended hand tools and other useful items
Happy shopping! We hope you found this post useful, please let us know your favourite tools.

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