What is your favorite/most useful garden tool ?

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  1. andrews

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    Favourite has to be my hand fork. It just feels right. We have 3 or 4 but I always pick the same one
     
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      I've at least two of the most used tools, trowels, hand forks, secateurs, pairs of garden gloves, so I can carry on gardening with the second until I find the first.
       
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        Border spade and fork and Felco secateurs are my favourites..
         
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          Selleri, the mind boggles...you weeding on your skateboard. Hi speed gardnin :rasp:
           
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            Nettles may grow fast, but I weed faster! :heehee:

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              My fave is my adjustable lawn rake.
              I'd never garden without it.
               
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                Remind me never to let you borrow my tools Jiffy..:biggrin:
                 
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                  Definitely an ancient hoe bequeathed to me by a lovely former client, sadly deceased. She had wonderful sandy soil, ideal for running a hoe over quickly to do away with weed seedlings. Unfortunately, every garden I've ever had has been on clay soil, but it still comes in handy for about 6 weeks of the year :biggrin: I think of her every time I use it.....
                   
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                    It has to be my border fork although I haven't got any borders. :biggrin: My current garden is on bedrock and full of tree roots so a spade is hopeless. I also use the fork for weeding and turning soil both here and in previous gardens, so never felt the need for a hoe.
                     
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                        Most useful tool , is the thin trowel . I think they are called transplanter trowels. These are ideal for weeding , digging planting holes , general tidying etc . Also where would we be without the plastic trug for transporting the garden waste to the green bin .
                        Lawnmowers are pretty useful as well , it's hard work cutting a lawn on your knees with scissors :biggrin:
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                          I knew I was doing something wrong! :doh:
                           
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                            My favourite garden tool is my next door neighbours lawnmower :lunapic 130165696578242 5:

                            No seriously its got to be my Felco secateurs :smile:
                             
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                              Whilst I like my Felco's, my absolute fave are my Okatsune 103 Bypass Secateurs - sharp as anything & make a lovely satisfying clunk - recommended, even at the rather eye watering price over here.
                               
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                                I couldn't agree more.I love mine with a passion.
                                 
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