Everyday Tools for the Garden
Gardening tools are an important part of maintaining your garden. If you are a new gardener, here are some helpful tools that all gardeners should have in their shed. This list does not include specific vegetable planting tools (that’s another post), but many of the tools can be used for both flower gardening and vegetable gardening. I find for flower gardening I use my bypass pruners and pole pruner most often, along with my set of trowels. I use my watering wand for my hanging baskets and the rest of my watering of plants. To plant bulbs, a dibble and a bulb planter tool (one that has a handle and pulls out a chunk of dirt) are both handy to have. Dibbles with their pointy tips help with planting seeds as well. If you have roses you need a sturdy set of gloves to protect from thorns. Newer stretchy form fitting gloves work great for planting flowers and herbs. If you mow and you have a hand held mower you need a garden rake, also handy for raking leaves and debris. I received a garden knife at Christmas and have yet to try it out. It has a slightly curved in knife shape with sharp point, sturdy handle, and often features a serration edge. This tool is perfect for digging up stubborn weeds at the ground level.
Gardening gloves for planting
Gardening gloves for pruning
Knee cushion
Garden trowels
Hand pruner
Garden knife
Bulb planter tool
Dibble
Divot tool
Long-handled pruner/lopper
Folding pruning saw
Hedge sheers
Pole pruner
Round-nosed shovel
Square-nosed shovel
Garden hoses
Garden rake
Wheelbarrow
String Trimmer
Lawn mower
Chain saw
Watering can
Watering wand
Plant supports
Plant markers
Garden tools basket