5 Useful Items To Bring When You Work In The Garden

Do you want to enjoy your time doing garden maintenance and improvements? Bring these 5 useful items and they will help you have a great day in the garden!

You’re ready to go out for a morning, afternoon or even a full day of gardening.

You are excited, have your tools ready and then think: I really want to enjoy my time and have what I need to enjoy the day fully.

Here are five items that you should consider bringing to make your gardening more successful, rewarding and pleasant.

Something To Take Notes With

This can be either your smartphone or the old standby, a notebook and pen.

Here are some of the things you may need to write down (either while in the garden or before you go out into the garden):

Before you go

• to do list
• recipes for making your own fertilizers, amendments
• measurements or plans for building something
• plans of where plants and seeds will be planted

While you are out in the garden:

• to do list for future work sessions
• cross off what you have done on your to do list
• journal what is growing well and what isn’t
• plants you need to replace
• tools, supplies you need to buy
• list of materials you need for a construction project

You could also print out and bring some of the useful checklists in my Homegrown Resources Library.

Something To Take Photos And Video With

This can be either your smartphone or a digital camera, maybe also with a tripod, monopod or selfie stick.

Take photos or videos of:

• your plants and progress you have made to post on social media
• parts of your garden that need changes that you can mark up later
• plants that are diseased or that you need to identify to take to a nursery or garden centre for expert advice
• trees that need trimming to send to an arborist for a quote (usually though they will also want to come out and have a look)
• where spring bulbs are planted so that you don’t dig them up later in the summer when the foliage has died down

Something To Drink And Eat

Having some way to stay hydrated and satiated is crucial to keep you able to work for a longer period of time without having to go inside.

In summertime in the hot sun and when you are sweating you need to replace the water your body is losing otherwise you can become severely dehydrated. In winter it is mainly for your comfort as having a hot beverage will keep you warm on the inside.

What to drink (bring in a reusable water bottle, a thermos or reusable sealed travel mug):

• water