Your Home and Garden – September 2019

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BIGGER JOBS

• Spade The most useful tool you can have in
  the garden, whether it’s for digging a hole to
  plant a new shrub, cutting edges or turning
  over the soil in the vege patch. Don’t choose a
  cheap spade as the handle won’t last long and
  the blade might bend in hard ground. Make
  sure it’s the right height for you and there’s
  a solid connection between blade and handle.


• Shovel Like a spade but with a round end,
  a shovel is a must for moving stuff such as
  mulch, compost and soil.


• Rake There are many different types of rake
  but you’re bound to need one if you have lots
  of leaves in the garden (lightweight), or want
  to spread gravel, soil, compost and mulches
  (a more heavy-duty metal).


• Fork Essential for turning and moving
  compost, harvesting root vegetables,
  breaking up soil, moving mulch and
  lifting out plants.


• Hoe Hoes are great for cultivating soil
  and removing small weeds from vege
  patches or other large areas without
  having to get down on your knees.
  There are several different types of
  blade according to use.

PRUNING & CUTTING

+ Secateurs These strong, sharp scissors are

great for pruning, deadheading, snipping

off thin, dead branches and cutting back

perennials. There are many different types

including left- and right-hand models, those

with stronger blades for woody stems, and

ergonomic designs with ratchets and gears.

1 Secateurs, $25.99, from Mitre 10. 2 Small topiary

and trimming shears, $89, from Gubba.

1 Stanley Fatmax garden fork, $59.99, from
Mitre 10. 2 Stainless-steel digging spade,
$69.99, from Gubba.

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