Starting a new garden can feel daunting, with so many tools to choose from. But to get started, you only need a few essential items. As a horticulturalist and botanist, I have seen people spend a lot of money on complicated garden tools, but all they...
A good, easy to use spade that gives a clean cut will allow you to dig out new areas easily.
Bulldog 5DSAMR All Metal Digging Spade
A strong, lightweight fork helps break up clumps of soil and remove roots of perennial weeds.
Spear and Jackson Neverbend Fork
Two good quality rakes - one for the soil an da light, spring tined one for the lawn, will be all you need to keep leaves off the lawn and prepare your soil.
Fiskars Rakes | Rakes, weeding & clearing
A pointed end trowel and a rounded end trowel aer very useful for planting bulbs, removing weeds by hand and tidying edges.
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For that neat, tidy look, a lawn edger does the job.
Amazon.co.uk: Lawn Edgers
Whether it is a hand pushed mower, or a sit-on mower, choose the best for your site.
Push or self-propelled lawnmowers for best performance
Forget expensive aerators and use these instead.
Lawn Aerator Shoes
Excellent for clearing patios, brushing leaves up and making sure top dressing is brushed into the lawn.
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A good pair of gardening gloves will save your hands from injury.
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A good pair of boots mean you can get out in the garden all year round. They also offer some protection for your feet.
Wellingtons | The Official Dunlop Boots UK Site
Essential cleaner for stains and dirt.
Deb Swarfega Heavy Duty Hand Cleaners for Workshops
After a hard day working in the garden, your hands will appreciate this.
Hand Cream
For everything from light pruning to edging.
Spear & Jackson: Shears
Small but mighty and sharpens anything.
Niwaki Sharpening Stone - For Garden Tool Care
A good wheelbarrow can make the work so much easier.
Heavy-Duty Wheelbarrows
Never waste anything - make sure you compost.
Compost Bins & Tumblers for Your Garden ...
this handy tool lifts deep rooted weeds, and not just dandelions. If you would rather not use weedkiller on your lawn, this tool enables you to lift those pesky weeds with ease.
Dandelion Weeder | RHS Endorsed
A must for all those pruning, lopping and sawing jobs that are just too high. Avoids the needs ofr a ladder and will extend more than you think.
Telescopic Tree Loppers
An absolute must-have. Sharpens anything from shears, to knives, secateurs and loppers. Keep it in your pocket or in the shed.
Niwaki Sharpening Stone - For Garden Tool Care
These beautifully designed ladders are safe for pruning hedges, trees and many other jobs around the garden. robust and easy to carry, Niwaki ladders are well worth getting.
Niwaki Are The UK's Original Tripod Ladder Supplier
