Is this a difficult question?

OK you have just acquired a new garden, it has assorted bushes round the borders a few plants here and there and a small lawn in the middle. You have no tools to speak of except a small lawn mower. you don't intend doing very much with it this year except tidying, weeding etc. What are the THREE most useful tools you would buy to start off with. :cnfs:

 

Fork, spade and Hoe.

A fork can be used to help remove perreniel weeds from the flower/shrub beds as well using it to aerate your lawn, spade for any digging you might do...can also be used to trim the lawn edges to tidy. A hoe to keep the weeds in your borders in check by hoeing off at seedling size.

Good luck with the new garden!

Steve...

 

A deckchair, a beer cooler and a neighbour,you can borrow things from.

 

Oh very clever!

I would say a hand trowel or fork, rather than a 'digging' fork. Useful to be able to get down on hand and knees for detailed work.

 

watering can, fork and secateurs for me


why dont you have a look around the boot sales cos you can pick up stuff really cheaply there


loopy

 

A phone, the Yellow Pages and a credit card.

 

Shears, bottle of weedkiller and thick net curtains.

 

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

If it is a small garden hand tools would do to start with to do weeding etc. A wheelbarrow I think to put your weeds etc in. Come autumn you can see how you've managed and decide what you need then. The gardening bug may have bitten and you'll buy up B&Q

 

Something to dig a hole with: by October you'll certainly have bagfuls of bulbs that must go in. Unless you plan to dig something Big over a small hand trowel (Asda set is ok) is perfect.
Something to water with: a hose or a watering can.
Something to cut with: Sturdy kitchen scissors, wire clippers from the Sacred Toolbox and a Stanley knife or secateurs.
A bucket.
My most commonly used tools are an old table knife for weeding etc and a bucket to carry bucketfuls around. :D A bucket can also be used as a drinks cooler, planted up or during the winter to create wonderful decorated ice lanterns, perhaps with frozen rose petals... sorry. I tend to get just a tad obsessed with buckets. Buy one.

 

A border fork, a good pair of secateurs and a pair of anvil loppers.:gnthb:

 

I agree with the border fork and secateurs Dai, but I think I'd go for a pair of bypass loppers with telescopic handles.


Chris

 

If the shrubs are " mature " Chris, they would need anvil ones. Agree with telescopic, though.:gnthb:

 

A goat

 

You are kidding.:hehe: