Gardening Tools used and recommended by Ashland Garden Club Members

Japanese Hori Hori Knife: For weeding, digging, cutting roots, dividing perennials, removing plants from pots.  Unbelievably versatile!

Nejiri Gama Garden Hoe (Japanese garden hand tool):  Narrow end pushes deep into the soil helps with weeding, planting seedlings, aerating the soil, making seed trenches, and breaking up clods & soil.

Hand Plow Ho-Mi Digger (short-handled):  A Korean tool that’s an all-around hand-digging tool, useful for planting, weeding, rock-removal and finding irrigation lines.

Kneelon Knee Pads – Flexible, Waterproof, durable, machine washable.

Sheep Shearing Tool: Large long blades are useful for clipping & trimming small shrubs .

Garden Bucket Caddy:  Slips into a plastic bucket and holds garden tools.

Long Handle Spading Fork (48″ Handle):  Dividing perennials, digging out trees, shrubs & perennials – Easier on the back when using long handle as leverage.

Flexible Buckets: Great for  hauling weeds, plants, hand tools around the garden.

Felco Pruners, 2 sizes: Pruning, quality pruner, replaceable blades & parts, easy to sharpen. Right or Left handed offered.  

Felco Pruner 7: Ergonomic heavy duty pruner with spinning handle – great for arthritic thumb joint issues.

Florian Ratchet Pruner: Ratchet-cut mechanism increases hand strength, prunes branches up to ¾ Inches in diameter, has a Lifetime Warranty.  Right or Left handed offered.

CircleHoe  –  For weeding & cultivating close to plants. 

Hoop Hoe, Stirrup Hoe, Action Hoe  – All Similar hoes for weeding around plants.

Winged Weeder, Scuffle Hoe, Triangle Hoe: For weeding, cultivating, edging, aerating and making furrows.  

Balling Spade: Ideal for cutting deep and slicing through roots. 

Potlifter: Lifts 200 lb – Saves your back when lift pots or rocks. 

Pro Potlifter lifts 350 lbs

Leaf Luster Digital Soil Thermometer: to measure Soil temperature for germination and transplanting.

Leaf Luster Soil Tester: Contains tests for ph, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium levels.

Rapitest PH Meter: Easily checks the pH level of your garden soil and potted plants.

Mico-tip Pruners, aka Floral Pruners: For deadheading & pruning smaller plants & flowers. Fiskar Softough Mico-Tip Pruners: Recommended by Arthritis Foundation – Easy-to-use for people with arthritis or limited hand strength.

Roto Digger Auger: For planting bulbs, bedding plants, seedlings, deep water aeration, fertilizing trees & shrubs.

Corona AC 8300 Sharpening Tool: 5-Inch super carbide file for sharpening straight edge tools.

Fiskars Softouch Weeder (7060) – Ergonomic weeder with forked tip cuts deep to remove weeds by the root.

Yard Butler RKT-1000 Rocket Weeder or Grandpa’s Weeder: Pull weeds from the roots, organic weed control, ergonomic handle,  ejector button pops off the weed-keeping your hands clean.

Leaf Rake with longer “York-style” bent tines: Good for scooping leaves, great for cleaning leaves out of ponds.

Tru Temper Narrow Garden Fork D-handle: For digging and mulching.

Tru Temper  Miniature Shovel: [Size 27 x 6 x 8.5 inches] For planting bulbs and weeding.

Leaf Scoops: Multi-purpose hand-held leaf scoops.

Corona Clipper Folding Pruning Saw: Sturdy, easy to use, easy to store. Lifetime warranty.