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While some people can’t stand it, others can think of nothing better than getting stuck into soil, digging holes and starting the long-term project of designing beautiful gardens. This guide is for the gardener who loves spending time toiling in the yard, but is unsure which tools to have. Here you will find the three garden tools you cannot go without.
The spade
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The spade is the equivalent of the Swiss Army knife to the gardener. Digging holes, carrying cement, spreading cement, using the tail end as a hammer and even cleaning up after pets are some of the more common uses of one of the most timeless garden tools. In this regard, a good utility spade is critical for any gardening project. The Draper Stainless Steel Spade Set fits this bill, and comes with handy garden forks for all your digging duties.
The lawnmower
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Grass makes up a large part of a garden, so its influence on your garden’s look is huge. You could have a garden with the most perfect flower arrangements, hedges, trees and garden furniture but unkempt grass makes the whole garden look untidy. Thankfully, lawnmowers have become simpler and more fun to use, so tending to the grass isn’t the chore it once was. The Hayter Spirit 41 Autodrive has a massive 55 litre grass box capacity and a high frequency blade for mowing large and small lawns alike with ease.
The wheelbarrow
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All the disposables in your garden need to be carried somehow, and the wheelbarrow is the tool for this. All transportation needs, whether for tools, dirt, waste, bricks or anything mobile, will be handled by your wheelbarrow, making it the third of our three indispensable garden tools. A tip for the budding gardener is to buy a builder’s barrow, which is generally more expensive than a regular barrow, but built to last and with more stringent manufacturer specifications.
The Gardener’s Foundation
All the plants in your garden depend on sun and water, and without either of the two they won’t survive. Having an irrigation system, even a simple hosepipe, is essential.
Several other garden tools such as shears, rakes, watering cans and the like are important tools for the gardener, but if you can only get three tools to start with, start with these.
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