When it comes to spring flower maintenance, you’ll need the appropriate tools. But, before you do your gardening hands, consider your requirements. The greatest gardening tools are those that concentrate on what you’ll be doing. For example, if you enjoy low-maintenance houseplants, you’ll need a hand toolset that includes a shovel, scoop, and tiny rake to report them. The set is especially useful for up-close tasks, such as planting perennials or bulbs while squatting on the ground. If you’re a novice tending to your first vegetable garden or producing your compost, you’ll want to use equipment with long handles, such as a digging spade and a garden rake, so you don’t have to bend over. Whether you’re looking for a single gardening tool or the best seats for beginners, seniors, or options that the professionals use, we’ve got you (and your ground) covered with our list of must-haves garden tools.
HOW TO CARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS
Maintaining your garden equipment regularly maintains them in good operating order and helps them last longer. Not only do tools need to be sharp, but they also need to be clean and sanitary. Tools that come into contact with infected plants or soil can transmit bacterial, fungal, or insect infestations across the garden. After each gardening session, it just takes a few minutes to clean up your equipment and safeguard your garden for the next time they are used.
Classic Work Glove
This reimagining of the traditional all-around labor glove is exactly what we’ve come to expect from Barebones. They pared down the original to its essential functions before adding their flourishes to make it even better. Put them on to defend yourself from anything that lurks in the garden, backyard, or garage.
Moku Trowel
Niwaki creator Jake Hobson discovered the simplicity, elegance, and most importantly, practicality of Japanese gardening equipment while working in a traditional plant nursery in rural Osaka. Whether you’re sculpting cloud-shaped topiary like Jake or simply freshening up your backyard vegetation, Niwaki’s range will offer the sharpness, precision, and dependability you need season after season.
Pulaski Axe
The Pulaski Axe is a larger tool than we’re used to seeing from Barebones, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t treated with the same care as their smaller outdoor equipment. For improved strength and durability, a strong steel core joins the ax head to the pommel, and the twin blades—both an ax blade and a horizontal blade—make it a multipurpose tool for outdoor labor.
The Hori Hori Ultimate Tool
The Ultimate Tool was created to be the ideal mix of everything you’ll need to take care of your garden, and Barebones’ well-crafted version of this multi-tool should fit right in with any garden setting. Your Ultimate Tool will be kept safe and sound for decades of usage.
Firewood Carrier
This is the type of hidden-gem vintage boutique that makes you feel cool simply knowing it’s there. Pueblo was founded in Japan in 2007 with the belief that everything, including everyday objects, has a life and a narrative. All of their items are handcrafted using recycled materials, making each one a one-of-a-kind person with its flaws. They converted discarded cotton cloth into a robust log carrier that can transport anything you can lift for their Firewood Carrier.
Double Holster
The Double Holster keeps your folding saw and secateurs by your side at all times, saving you treks back to the shed. It’s a gardening companion you’ll grab every time you head to the yard since it’s made to adjust to your tools over time. A tough leather holster that can handle two instruments at once, such as a saw and shears. Made of tough leather that starts pale but takes on a unique patina as you use it.
Moku Cultivator
The Moku Cultivator is a tough, well-made cultivator that’s a must-have for every garden. It comes with three powerful tines for weeding and loosening dirt, as well as a comfortable ash handle and a leather loop for hanging. Season after season, you can rely on the sharpness, precision, and dependability of these instruments.
GR Pro Secateurs
The GR Pro Secateurs’ drop-forged blades maintain a keen edge for accurate pruning. You’ll find it difficult to go back to normal gardening shears after experiencing the action of the “double yellows.” When not in use, the blades are firmly closed by a chunky catch at the bottom. The movement is easy and dependable because of the strong spring.
GR Pro Snips
The GR Pro Snips are incredibly accurate and razor-sharp, making them ideal for delicate herb trimming, deadheading, and harvesting. The blades are made of heavy-duty KA70 carbon steel and have exceptional edge retention. Drop-forged steel is pounded into a dye to create a blade that is both stronger and more dependable. When not in use, the blades are firmly closed by a chunky catch at the bottom.
Kristine Decena is a professional editor with over 10 years of experience in the publishing industry. She specializes in editing food and drink, footwear, clothing, and other lifestyle content. She has worked for such notable companies as The New York Times Company, Food Network Magazine, HarperCollins Publishers Inc., Hearst Corporation and Condé Nast International. Kristine is a graduate of Ohio University where she obtained degrees in English Literature and Journalism before embarking on her career as an editor.
