Getting out into the garden in the spring is even more delightful when you have the right tool for the job. Here’s a list of garden tools we think should be in every shed:

• Garden Tote – A heavy canvas tote is great for storing hand tools and ensuring you have what you need at hand when you’re out in the garden
• Gloves – Depending on the kind of work you’ll do, you may need several pairs; fitted, synthetic gloves that are washable and allow for maximum dexterity for tasks like deadheading and planting seeds; latex-coated cotton gloves for handling wet or muddy jobs and thorny plants like roses (the latex is puncture-resistant); thick, leather gloves for heavy-duty jobs like clearing brush
• Hand Rake – Lets you easily rake around plants without damaging them
• Shears – Perfect for trimming grass around shrubs and tree trunks
• Garden Scissors – Fine enough to allow for nimble deadheading, cutting herbs and thinning perennials
• Hand Pruner – Use for cutting branches that are less than ¾” thick
• Long handled pruner – Ideal for cutting larger branches (thicker than ¾”)
• Hand Weeder – Its long handle makes it easy to reach far into garden beds and its thin, sharp blades are perfect for removing shallow-rooted weeds
• Round-Headed Shovel – For digging holes for tree and shrub plantings and moving materials such as compost, gravel, sand and topsoil
• Spade – Allows for digging holes in tight spaces
• Bow Rake – Use to level soil for planting, to evenly spread compost, mulch, gravel and sand
• Digging/Pitch Fork – Lets you cultivate/turn over soil, dig in soil amendments like fertilizers and compost, and lift perennials and bulbs for dividing and transplanting
• Leaf Rake – Raking and clearing leaves and garden debris from lawns

No time for yard work? No worries – call us at Farmside and we’ll take care of things for you!