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  • Tweezers for Delicate Work in the Garden
    How-To

    Tweezers for Delicate Work in the Garden

    Planting and pruning small, fragile items can be difficult. I cannot count the times I’ve cleared all the foliage from a string of pearls (Senecio rowleyanus, Zones 9–12) just by…

  • seed starting tools
    Design

    Seed-Starting Gadgets

    Starting your own seeds is a great way to get a lot of plants for little money. But from sowing tiny seeds to prying seedlings out of flimsy plastic trays,…

  • Tubtrug
    How-To

    This Handy Tool Makes Garden Maintenance a Snap

    By far and away, the 20-gallon recycled tubtrug from Gardener’s Supply is one of my favorite garden tools. I have owned three of these heavy-duty tubtrugs for decades. They have…

  • speedweeder
    How-To

    To Weed Your Garden Faster, Try This Simple Tool

    Born in the UK, the Speedweeder is a surprisingly handy tool. It doesn’t look like much, but it is surprisingly versatile. The simple shape of the heavy-duty wire hook with…

  • medium-duty thinning shears
    How-To

    These Shears Are an Essential for Tidying Your Garden

    My medium-duty bonsai thinning shears from Joshua Roth (model #133) are the best all-around snipping shears I’ve ever used and might be the most-loved and most-used gardening tool that I…

  • Gro Mor MWS-1 Mini Wand Seeder
    Article

    Great Garden Tools for the Season

    Gro Mor MWS-1 Mini Wand Seeder If you’ve ever struggled with sowing the nearly invisibly small seeds of poppy (Papaver spp. and cvs., Zones 2–10), impatiens (Impatiens spp. and cvs.,…

  • How-To

    Favorite Tools in My SoCal Garden

    My father was a master carpenter, probably before that term existed. His single-car garage held every sort of tool imaginable, and he was very fond of telling us that we…

  • Kitchen Gardening

    I Have a Pair of Honey Badger Garden Gloves

    Garden gloves have never been this useful.

  • Article

    Garden Tools for Rose Gardeners

    After plants most gardeners also love garden tools. There is nothing like working with ones of good quality. But what about affordability. In this post we look at some great…

  • How-To

    Garden Tool Maintenance You Shouldn’t Skip

    Following a regular maintenance routine also means fewer blisters and backaches