Garden Tools

HAND TOOLS

BROOMS

A good garden broom will do expert work of keeping your surroundings and immediate garden area clean and debris free at all times. You will be able to round up unwanted particles, leaves, twigs, stems, smaller branches and the like for collecting to discard into your garbage, compost or chipper for example. Various models are available:

Exterior Bristles will catch all dust and debris, allowing those tough double-duty center bristles to handle the sticks and rocks. There are reversible heads available to add length of time for wear and tear up to two full years. Sweep to perfection, your entire garden and patio areas. Can be purchased with a 58" long wood handle. Large variation of handle sizes are available from short to tall. You can also purchase an indoor/outdoor broom replacement head.

Alternatively you can take care of all of your corners and hidden places in your garden with a hand broom or brush. Small hemp hand brooms or brushes are very durable and they come in larger sizes too.

Here are some specifics when it comes to selecting the ideal size: Stainless steel handles are 10 3/8" and 8", with the stainless steel brush areas of 3/8" and 1/2".

Select from a good variety of bristle types: Stainless Steel bristles.l. 3 1/4 x 5/16". 10 1/2" length.
Nylon Bristles. 3 1/2 x 1". 10 1/2" length.
Stainless Bristle Brush. 8 1/4"
Nylon bristle brush 8 1/4"
Brass bristle brush 8 1/4"

SHOVELS AND PICKS

Shovels and Picks are a must have in your garden when you need to dig and get under something in particular. Breaking up the earth when harder is necessary at times at which time the pick is very necessary.

Made of exceptional quality for durability and ease of use with handles of all dimensions, 27” and upwards to 48”. Provides maximum strength while remaining light in weight. Formed from hot-rolled blanks of differing gauges. Made of quality Chrome nickel alloy steel and carbon steel. Many provide rolled or turned foot pedal on top of blade.

The square point shovel affords less cutting power and is used for scooping and removing of materials.

“D” handle round point is recommended for ordinary garden digging and not for heavy digging. Good for digging holes or moving soil or gravel. Available in both light and heavy weight.

“D” handle square point is recommended for the removal of loose soil and such other light materials such as asphalt and sand, but not for heavy digging. Good for flattening the sides and bottoms of ditches or for leveling gravel or dirt—they're great for getting up the remnants of a pile. Available in both light and heavy weight.

The smaller shovel or transplanting spade is excellent for not disturbing your surrounding plants when removing or transplanting.

PICK AX

When you must have a good tool to break things, the pick ax is one of your garden tools choices. The T-shaped design features extremely sharp points on each end. It works great when the job calls for breaking apart cement, digging through extremely tough clay or soil, or chipping away unwanted rocks. Forged steel, chisel and point. Excellent for use such as defining edges, dislodging pebbles, stones and soil.

Durable fiberglass handle construction makes the pick ax a welcomed gardening tool as it is virtually unbreakable. Variety of sizes are available, the most common being the 36in in length.

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