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Tools
Gardening like anything else requires its own set of tools. some of these can be very expensive individually such as a mower or hedge shears but collectively even the basic tools required for gardening can cost a lot of money, especially for someone just getting started. It is possible to keep your initial costs down by buying second hand from places like car boot sales, charity shops, allotment shops and looking on websites such as Trash nothing, Ebay and Gumtree. Though it does help to know what you are looking for, it becomes even more expensive when you buy tools that you cannot use, or that break. Some aspects of gardening can be very hard work, choosing the right tool and using it correctly can improve on this but choosing the wrong tool can cause you pain and may even put you off gardening altogether. In this section I will be looking at the tools you should be getting as a new gardener but more importantly I will cover what you should be looking for when choosing them and how to use them. I will at some point in the future do some reviews of tools (though this will be limited to what I have or can borrow). There are so many tools to choose from but as someone who is new to gardening there are some tools that are more essential. To me, the tools which I would class as essential in order are:- Click on the tool name to find out more. (I am currently creating these pages. If clicking the name does not work please try again in a few weeks) That covers the essential tools but then of course there are so many desirable tools but these start to become more job specific for example a springbok rake or a landscape rake, different types of spade and different types of shovel. The list is endless with new tools being brought out all the time. Some of these are just a fad but some can be a great addition to your collection. For now I will just be concentrating on the essential tools here as this is aimed at those of you who are new to gardening.When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more
•
Spade
A
good,
general,
all
round
spade
is
a
must
when
you
start
gardening
even
if
you
plan
to
do
no
dig
gardening.
This
can
be
used
for
moving
soil,
scraping
off
lumps
in
the
soil
when
levelling,
lifting
and
planting
plants,
laying
paving
and
so
much
more.
It
would be very difficult to create a garden without a spade.
Weeds
(unwanted
plants
that
have
self
seeded)
will
soon
start
to
grow
around
your
garden
once
you
begin
to
cultivate
the
ground.
By
far
the
best
way
to
keep
weeds
under
control
is
to
use
a
Dutch
hoe.
There
are
other
types
of
hoe
and
other
ways
to
control weeds but none of them are as quick and effective as the Dutch hoe.
Once
you
begin
to
plant
smaller
plants
such
as
young
veg,
small
shrubs
or
bedding
plants
a
trowel
becomes
another
essential
tool.
A
good
garden
fork
is
not
too
essential
to
start
with
but
is
a
very
useful
tool
and
can
be
essential
if
you
have
weeds
such
as
bindweed or ground elder growing in your garden.
These
can
be
an
essential
item
once
you
start
to
establish
your
garden.
You
will
need
them
for
dead
heading
flowers,
chopping
back
old
growth
and
for
pruning.
If
you
decide
to
have
a
compost
bin
then
using
these
to
chop
up
your
waste
material
will
improve the quality of the compost you make.
If
you
do
have
a
lawn,
then
of
course
a
mower
will
be
an
essential
piece
of
equipment
but
the
choice
of
mower
will
largely
depend on what you want from your lawn.
If
you
do
not
have
a
hedge
then
these
are
much
less
likely
to
be
needed.
Though
they
can
be
very
useful
for
trimming
other
shrubs around the garden.
•
Trowel
•
Fork
•
Secateurs
•
Mower
•
Hedges Shears
Email: graham@gardeningwithgraham.com
Terms and conditions
Follow on Instagram: gardening_with_graham_and_pam
© Graham Clark 2022
Tools
Gardening like anything else requires its own set of tools. some of these can be very expensive individually such as a mower or hedge shears but collectively even the basic tools required for gardening can cost a lot of money, especially for someone just getting started. It is possible to keep your initial costs down by buying second hand from places like car boot sales, charity shops, allotment shops and looking on websites such as Trash nothing, Ebay and Gumtree. Though it does help to know what you are looking for, it becomes even more expensive when you buy tools that you cannot use, or that break. Some aspects of gardening can be very hard work, choosing the right tool and using it correctly can improve on this but choosing the wrong tool can cause you pain and may even put you off gardening altogether. In this section I will be looking at the tools you should be getting as a new gardener but more importantly I will cover what you should be looking for when choosing them and how to use them. I will at some point in the future do some reviews of tools (though this will be limited to what I have or can borrow). There are so many tools to choose from but as someone who is new to gardening there are some tools that are more essential. To me, the tools which I would class as essential in order are:- Click on the tool name to find out more. (I am currently creating these pages. If clicking the name does not work please try again in a few weeks) That covers the essential tools but then of course there are so many desirable tools but these start to become more job specific for example a springbok rake or a landscape rake, different types of spade and different types of shovel. The list is endless with new tools being brought out all the time. Some of these are just a fad but some can be a great addition to your collection. For now I will just be concentrating on the essential tools here as this is aimed at those of you who are new to gardening.
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more
•
Spade
A
good,
general,
all
round
spade
is
a
must
when
you
start
gardening
even
if
you
plan
to
do
no
dig
gardening.
This
can
be
used
for
moving
soil,
scraping
off
lumps
in
the
soil
when
levelling,
lifting
and
planting
plants,
laying
paving
and
so
much
more.
It
would
be
very
difficult
to
create
a
garden without a spade.
Weeds
(unwanted
plants
that
have
self
seeded)
will
soon
start
to
grow
around
your
garden
once
you
begin
to
cultivate
the
ground.
By
far
the
best
way
to
keep
weeds
under
control
is
to
use
a
Dutch
hoe.
There
are
other
types
of
hoe
and
other
ways
to
control
weeds
but
none
of
them
are
as
quick
and
effective
as
the
Dutch
hoe.
Once
you
begin
to
plant
smaller
plants
such
as
young
veg,
small
shrubs
or
bedding
plants
a
trowel
becomes another essential tool.
A
good
garden
fork
is
not
too
essential
to
start
with
but
is
a
very
useful
tool
and
can
be
essential
if
you
have
weeds
such
as
bindweed
or
ground elder growing in your garden.
These
can
be
an
essential
item
once
you
start
to
establish
your
garden.
You
will
need
them
for
dead
heading
flowers,
chopping
back
old
growth
and
for
pruning.
If
you
decide
to
have
a
compost
bin
then
using
these
to
chop
up
your
waste
material
will
improve
the
quality
of
the
compost
you make.
If
you
do
have
a
lawn,
then
of
course
a
mower
will
be
an
essential
piece
of
equipment
but
the
choice
of
mower
will
largely
depend
on
what
you
want
from your lawn.
If
you
do
not
have
a
hedge
then
these
are
much
less
likely
to
be
needed.
Though
they
can
be
very
useful
for
trimming
other
shrubs
around
the
garden.
•
Trowel
•
Fork
•
Secateurs
•
Mower
•
Hedges
Shears
