Gardening Basics

Ten Gardening Tools for Holiday Gifting

By Ellen Wells

Gerber Gator Exchange-A-Blade

For years I’ve used an East German pocketknife with a hand saw blade (it also has a cork screw in case you are thirsty!). The blade does small jobs just fine, but it’s a bit of a bully; i.e. its saw teeth are kind of coarse. My friend, Katie, has a Gator Exchange-A-Blade Saw, and I’m envious. The blade length is a bit longer than 6 inches (longer than my 3.5-in. blade), but the cool thing about it is you can swap out the blade types between a course blade and a fine blade. It has a soft-rubber grip for easy holding. Beefy construction with premium stainless-steel blades lets you saw through things effortlessly.

Razor-Back Landscaper Spade

Another of Katie’s must-have garden tools is a spade that really works, and for her it’s a flat landscaper spade, like the Razor-Back Landscaper Spade, although any sturdy, all-steel blade-plus-handle brand will do. The flat blade of a landscaper spade makes it ideal for removing sod. Katie uses the 6-in. wide blade to edge garden beds because for her, it’s the perfect width. “And it still digs a hole pretty darn quickly,” she adds.

 

There you have ‘em, ten tools that are perfect for holiday gift giving (and receiving). Happy holidays!

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