15 Special Gardening Tools That You Will Find Helpful [Buying Guide]
Tools are a key to having a successful garden. These 15 special gardening tools can help you if you have specialized tasks that you need to do.
While you can do quite well with just the 10 Must Have Gardening Tools That You Need To Start Gardening there will be situations where you will require other special tools, including one bonus tool that will be revealed at the end of the post.
So what specialized tools should you consider adding to your toolshed when it comes time to expand your tool collection?
Here are the well-used tools I pulled out of my garden shed that I have collected over the years for special tasks.
Read on for details and my recommendations from Amazon.
Best Lawn Tools
If you have a lawn still (such as between your raised vegetable beds), there is some maintenance involved in keep the lawn trimmed and looking tidy. You have the option of going manual, electric (corded or battery) and gas-powered. If you care about air and noise pollution, my advice is to consider going manual or electric.
Gas-powered garden equipment creates air and noise pollution and requires more maintenance (filling with gas, winterizing, cleaning sparkplugs, etc.). Not to mention it burns fossil fuels which we’re trying to stop using.
1. Lawnmower
I have a small lawn in my front yard and find that all I need is a manual reel mower. It does have some issues getting through thick, tall grass but we try and keep the lawn trimmed regularly in the spring when it is actively growing.
If you have a bigger lawn, you may need an electric mower or one of the new robot mowers. Either one will be more expensive and require more maintenance.
2. Grass trimmer
Once you have a tidy lawn, you also need to trim the edges of stray grass spears. Again the manual version is adequate for a small backyard with an upgrade to an electric version being an option if you have a larger yard.
There are two versions: one with a horizontal blade that glides over the grass and trims anything above it and one with a vertical blade that trims anything sticking out sideways. I find the horizontal blade one to be the most useful if you can only afford one.
