Tools and Equipment - Fine Gardening

  • robotic lawn mower in use
    Article

    Are Robotic Lawn Mowers Effective?

    Automation is everywhere, promising to make our lives easier and more productive. When it comes to mowing our lawns, the traditional time-saver has been finding someone else to do the…

  • garden hose carts
    How-To

    Tips for Upcycling Garden Trash into Useful Tools

    Winning tip: Another life for old hose carts I had two rusted-out hose carts. I disassembled them and realized they could be repurposed. After I painted them with Rustoleum, I zip-tied…

  • rebar stakes keeping hose in place
    How-To

    Tips to Help You Squeeze More Out of Your Garden

    Winning tip: Keep your hose from harming your delicate plants I find this works perfectly to prevent any injury or damage to my delicate plants when hauling hoses around the…

  • Men’s Harvester Tall Rubber Boots from Muck Boot Company
    How-To

    Garden Shoes to Keep You Going All Day Long

    With a few thoughtful improvements, these are a step up from traditional rubber boots Tested by Matt Mattus The Men’s Harvester Tall Rubber Boots from Muck Boot Company are, first…

  • Gorilla Tubs from Red Gorilla
    Article

    Cheap Garden Tools With Multiple Uses

    These versatile tubs can haul anything from weeds to water Tested by Mark Dwyer The Gorilla Tubs from Red Gorilla are made of a thick rubberized plastic. They are high…

  • Bessey MultiSnip cutters
    Design

    Time-Saving Garden Gadgets

    Plant dozens of annuals in a snap with this drill and auger combo Tested by Marti Neely When planting en masse, I need more power than my favorite trowel or…

  • new gardening tools
    How-To

    Novel Garden Tools to Get Excited About This Year

    For at least 12,000 years, humans have been clearing brush, digging dirt, planting plants, cultivating, weeding, growing, and harvesting—in a word, gardening! And for almost as long, these same humans…

  • scooping top-dressing from a wheelbarrow with an aluminum scoop
    How-To

    Reader Tips for Simplifying Early Spring Chores

    Here’s the scoop on top-dressing I prefer to top-dress my flower beds while my perennials are napping safely underground, but I often find myself doing this while the plants are…

  • Corona extendable DualLINK bypass loppers
    How-To

    Essential Garden Tools for Spring

    Prune effortlessly with these adjustable loppers A good pair of loppers can make spring pruning a breeze. However, most loppers seem to make even a strong person feel pathetically weak…

  • Article

    Essential Hand Tools for the Desert Gardener

    Some people are particular about the garden tools they use. Others take it less seriously and are content with the cheapest things they can find. I’m somewhere in the middle.…