equipment and...
making a good investment:
consider quality stainless steel spades, forks and trowels from the Joseph Bentley range of traditional and professional gardening tools inspired by the look, feel and quality of the tools offered by Bentley's in the 1900's. www.josephbentley.org.uk and please don't discard old tools
without checking out what current refurbishment schemes are being organised by www.conservationfoundation.co.uk
gardening tools for smaller hands
Sophie Conran says "one of the problems I have always faced with finding the right garden tool is the size of my hands - being women’s hands they are quite small". So she has specifically addressed this issue and added to the joy of gardening with a range of tools that are functional and beautiful and make each job a pleasure for smaller hands.
Sophie Conran for www.burgonandball.com
treating yourself to:
a weed puller -
for weeding without bending or digging - the Fiskars Weed Puller has deep-reaching claws that grab weeds by the roots and a// you have to do is pull the shaft towards you to extract them. www.eng-uk.fiskars.com
a lightweight cordless hedge trimmer - It weights 3.6kg and is powered by an 18v rechargeable battery from www.tooled-up.com
a handheld blower -
to make picking up leaves on steps and every size of patio, lawn and garden so much easier - check out the www.gardenwise.co.uk selection of hand held blowers, blower/vacs, wheeled vacuums and the ultimate Billy Goat lawn vacuum.
a thrifty purchase:
turn woody garden waste into ash with a traditional centre draft chimney galvanised incinerator from www.crocus.co.uk - I'm told by a great gardener friend that the ash makes a good fertiliser for autumn seedlings.
and if you want to be ridiculously, outrageously indulgent:
and want to mow your lawn via the Bluetooth on your mobile - you can with the Robotic Mower from www.friendlyrobotics.co.uk but there might be around 2000 reasons why you'll decide to keep mowing it yourself !
other websites to look at: www.bosch.co.uk, www.thechelseagardener.co.uk, www.internetgardener.co.uk, www.lawnflite.co.uk, www.implementations.co.uk