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10 articles across 4 sections: Guides, Tools, Gifts, Clothing.

Low raised bed with sunflowers, radishes and lettuce and a child's watering can
GuidesStep-by-step guide7 min read

Gardening With Children

Gardening with children works when the seeds are fast and the tools are real. Here is what to plant, what to buy, and what puts kids off for good.

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Small forged trowel, hand fork, two litre watering can, gloves and a bug pot
ToolsBuying guide5 min read

Gardening Tools for Kids

Which children's garden tools actually work, what to buy at each age, and why most brightly coloured plastic sets put kids off gardening rather than into it.

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Diamond sharpening card, jute twine dispenser, nitrile gloves and a soil thermometer
GiftsBuying guide5 min read

Gardening Gifts Under $25

Eighteen cheap gardening gifts that get used every single session, sorted by price band, with the novelty tat to avoid at exactly the same price.

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Mid handled hoe, stirrup hoe, wide mouth shovel and soil thermometer by a bed
ToolsBuying guide4 min read

Gardening Tools for Raised Beds

Raised beds need a different tool kit from open ground: shorter handles, no spade, and a few things you would never buy otherwise. Here is the list.

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Narrow trowel, snips, a long spout can and a collapsible trug on a wall rail
ToolsBuying guide4 min read

Gardening Tools for Small Spaces

A short, cheap tool kit for container gardening: what you need on a balcony or patio, what to leave out, and how to store it in a metre of space.

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Forged trowel and hand fork, a large planter, seed packets and zinc labels
GiftsBuying guide4 min read

Gardening Gifts for Beginners

Gifts that make a first-year gardener more likely to keep going: the right five tools, the right seeds, and the presents that get in the way.

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Ratchet secateurs, a radius handle trowel, an add-on grip handle and a tap adaptor
ToolsBuying guide6 min read

Gardening Tools for Seniors

Ergonomic garden tools that reduce grip force, wrist strain and bending, plus the design details that matter more than the word “ergonomic” on the packaging.

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Nitrile coated gloves, leather gauntlets and a worn out pair side by side
ClothingBuying guide5 min read

Gardening Gloves Guide

Nitrile, leather or gauntlet: which gardening glove suits which task, how to measure your hand properly, and why one pair for everything never works.

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Workbench with dismantled secateurs, a diamond card, a file, oil and an oily rag
GuidesStep-by-step guide6 min read

Cleaning & Sharpening Garden Tools

A twenty-minute routine for cleaning, sharpening and oiling secateurs, spades, hoes and shears, the single highest-return maintenance job in gardening.

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Twelve used garden hand and long tools laid out in a row on weathered timber boards
ToolsBuying guide6 min read

Gardening Tools for Beginners

The twelve tools a new gardener genuinely needs, what to look for in each, what to spend, and the eight popular tools you can safely skip in your first year.

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