Gardening

Choosing The Right Tools For Your Garden

When you first look into getting into gardening as a hobby, you will likely head to the garden centre and see a wide variety of tools available to purchase. Now, it is very unlikely that you will need all of these tools for your gardening hobby so do not go and buy one of everything.

Today, we are going to share with you our list of tools that every beginner gardener should have in their tool selection.

Lawn Mower
Even if you are not a gardener, this is one tool that you should have in your collection. A lawnmower is a vital tool if you have any grass in your garden that you want to keep looking fresh. Its use is for cutting the grass, it makes it much easier to work with your garden when the grass is cut to a shorter length.

Gardening Gloves
You will also want to invest in a good pair of gardening gloves. When gardening you will be using your hands a lot of the time. This means that you are very likely to gain blisters from the tools that you are using. Gardening gloves help to prevent this from happening by adding an extra layer of protection. They are a good tool for every gardener to have.

Knee Pad
A less common gardening tool that some people may not think of having is a knee pad. You are likely to spend a lot of time down on your knees when working in the garden, this is because everything is low on the ground. A knee pad will help to protect your knees, giving them something soft to lean on. Helping to prevent any unnecessary injuries.

These are just a few of the many tools that we believe every gardener should invest in. You should also consider having a good pair of scissors, hand trowel and rake in your collection.

Author

ben@classicgardener.co.uk

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