by Rosemary Martin
Each month I review a particular aspect of
gardening, including new plants and products and where to buy them. Gardening is a vast
subject and as far as possible the subjects covered will be seasonal.
Please e-mail me
(Rosemary) with your garden problems, comments, or ideas for this section of laterlife
As well as the spotlight topic below, take a look at the Gardener's Diary, if you haven't
already done so. It includes all those jobs in the garden for September. |
| September - 2001 This month I have looked in depth at types of basic
garden tools, a list of which you will see below. As in previous Spotlight
editions, I have taken examples from the B & Q stores, as they offer a medium priced,
good range of equipment. You could if you wish go to an expensive garden centre and pay
much more and get better quality... If you are very new to gardening you will need to
choose some starter tools of medium quality, and just buy them as you need them, don`t go
rushing out to buy one of each on my list......If you are strapped for cash, have a
good old rummage around at your local market, car boot sale or Sunday market. Garden tools
don`t usually wear out and some bargains can be found if you look for them! As I said before it`s a very basic choice of hand tools, and
some of them, for example cultivators, lawn edgers and scarifiers can also be found as
electric tools.
| Type |
Purpose |
£ from |
£ to |
| Claws |
new tools on the market that are rather
like hoes, but supposedly easier on the hands |
one price |
£39.95 |
| cultivators |
break up soil and prevent weeds |
11.98 |
14.98 |
| Lawn edging tools |
Self explanatory really, but there are
several types |
4.44 |
14.98 |
| garden forks |
for digging up shrubs etc., and turning
the soil |
6.48 |
24.00 |
| hoes |
for weeding in between rows of
vegetables and borders |
4.45 |
14.98 |
| loppers |
for pruning large shrubs or small
branches of trees |
12.97 |
29.98 |
| planters |
for planting bulbs. Removes a core of
the earth |
1.98 |
9.93 |
| rakes |
for gathering up leaves, grass, stones
etc |
4.98 |
14.98 |
| saws |
for pruning trees |
4.98 |
26.98 |
| scarifiers |
for pulling dead material out of lawns |
manual |
19.97 |
| secateurs |
for pruning small shrubs, roses etc. |
3.97 |
19.98 |
| shears |
for cutting hedges |
5.98 |
24.98 |
| spades |
for digging |
6.48 |
24.00 |
| trowels |
for hand planting small plants |
0.98 |
14.98 |
Go to the B
& Q website for garden tools of all categories:- http://www.diy.com
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