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Equipment Worth Buying For The Gardener.

By: Kane Ashley

Stroll around a substantialy large garden centre or DIY superstore in spring and you will likely be confronted by a substantial assortment of gardening tools and equipment. You could be excused for thinking that the amount of various kinds of gardening tools must have increased in recent times - but you in fact you are wrong. In a text book written more than 300 years ago there is a list of well over a hundred tools for the enthusiastic gardener, and Victorian catalogues offered a huge selection of different sorts of hoes, forks, spades etc.

The fundamental armoury has declined, but the average cost and complexity have greatly increased. However, there is also a sizable amount of different brands of each item, this means you need to choose with great care. A well-known name on the handle can be a safeguard, but it could also mean a higher price. With tools you usually get what you pay for (but not always), so it is wise avoiding low-priced offers of unknown origin for tools that you intend to use continuously. Stainless steel definitely looks attractive, but ordinary steel is a lot cheaper and is quite satisfactory if looked after properly.

Your first job is to determine which kind of tool or tools you intend to buy. Having the right equipment for gardening will always make the work less difficult. For the elderly as well as the handicapped choosing wisely is even more important, it sometimes means the difference between being able to do a task or not.

Now you know very well what to watch for, you should select a suitable example from your supplier. By all means be guided by the maker's name, the shopkeeper's advice and the manufacturer's advertising campaign, but for many tools it is essential for you to check that the item suits the user. With spades, forks, hoes, secateurs and so forth you have to see that both the weight and balance are appropriate. A spade this is 'right' for a powerful youth would be quite wrong for a medium sized elderly lady or gentleman.

For the keen landscape gardener with money to spare, probably the most difficult task is to decide just how many tools to buy. Below is a general basic list for a small garden, but the precise list that would be right for you is something that only you yourself can determine. However, any item on the basic list below which you fail to buy will undoubtedly increase the chore of gardening.

What people should buy.

Basic List:
Spade, Fork, Hoe, Rake, Trowel, Lawn Mower, Watering can. Plus, Secateurs if roses and/or shrubs are grown. Shears, if hedges are grown. Sprayer, if roses,vegetables and/or fruit is grown. Hose pipe, if the lawn is feature. Lawn edger, also for the lawn. Garden line, if vegetables are grown. Gloves, if prickly plants are grown. Wheelbarrow, if plants or manure have to be moved. Motor mower, if the lawn is over 70 sq. yards.

What people do buy.

Universal:
Spade, Fork, Rake, Trowel, Mower, Secateurs.

Common:
Hoe, Watering can, Shears, Hose pipe, Fork, Mower.

Uncommon:
Wheel barrow, Sprayer, Gardening gloves, Lawn edger, Sprinkler.

Rare:
Power tools, Roller, Cloches, Lawn spreader, Long-handled pruner.

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I have been involved with the Do-It-Yourself and Gardening industry for over 30 years. So I think now is the time to spread the word a bit about Landscape Gardeners operating within in the UK. Most of them are fantastic. I have worked for one for over 20 years.

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