From the Vault – Pruning
It is getting towards the time of year where you need to start thinking about pruning some of your plants for the winter period. Many plants ’shut down’ over the winter period and so cutting of dead flowers and parts of the plant help the plant to survive even the harshest winter. Pruning helps by [...]
Read more »FISKARS PowerGear Lopper
This is the last of the three FISKAR tools that I have to review. If you missed the others, I reviewed the FISKAR PowerGearTM Hedge Shears and the FISKAR PowerGearTM Medium Pruner. FISKARS PowerGearTM Lopper My first impressions of the Lopper were that I had finally found a pair of loppers I could rely on [...]
Read more »Gardening Product & Review – Stihl Brushcutters
Last month I reviewed lawnmowers, in particular I recommended that when you go to buy a lawnmower that you buy a Victa lawnmower. However when it comes to making your grassed area look good, mowing is only one aspect. When it comes to keeping your grassed area’s and your garden beds separate one of the [...]
Read more »Buying Garden Tools – Garden Rake
When it comes to gardening tools, many decisions have to be made. Often there are various ‘types’ of each garden tool, some of which I have covered throughout this series. However, in my opinion there is no garden tool whereby the different ‘types’ are so different than the humble garden rake. As is often the [...]
Read more »Buying Garden Tools – Garden Fork
One tool that has become less and less common in the gardeners shed in recent years if the garden fork. However I strongly believe that it is an absolutely pivotal tool for any gardener to own. Garden forks are used for many different tasks. They can be used for shifting mulch and leaves, they can [...]
Read more »Buying Gardening Tools – Pruning Saw
Another must have tool for any gardener is a pruning saw. Sometimes plant or tree limbs are even too thick for loppers and you need to break out the saw. Now in theory any old saw would do, they all cut ‘wood’, but gardening pruning saws are designed to work best on living plants. When [...]
Read more »Buying Gardening Tools – Secateurs
On Saturday I outlined what you need to look for when buying hedge shears/clippers. Today I am going to outline what you should look for when buying secateurs. I had said this would be a three part series but it looks to me now like it will be more, so stay tuned. When it comes [...]
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