If you have a gardener in your life (or you are the gardener in your life), there are 5 great gifts that you can give them this holiday season and not break the bank doing it. The least expensive one is under $10.00 and the most expensive one is just over $50.00. All of these gifts will bring years of gardening pleasure, too.
Fiskars 7079 Big Grip Garden Knife
Under $10 and without a doubt the handiest tool I have in my shed. The grip is comfortable – that means the knife takes a beating, not your hands. I use it for digging, planting, weeding, and transplanting. The serrated edge cuts through the ground like butter. The middle of the blade has a slight indention for transplanting. And the knife has a notched tip that helps cut through tap roots of dandelions and burdock. The metal blade is also coated with a rust-resistant material, and the handle features a large hang hole for easy storage. I bought one of these for all of my brothers and sisters.
Fiskars 3 Piece Soft Touch Garden Tool Set
Fiskars wins again with this tool set. Easy on the hands and the wallet (under $15.00), the three tools that come in this set make handwork in the garden so much better. The tools are lightweight and balanced. Made of rust-resistant polished aluminum, each one has an over-sized, soft grip that is ergonomically designed to keep wrists in a neutral position. The set includes a trowel, transplanter, and cultivator and comes with a lifetime warranty.
Flexrake 1000A Hula Hoe
if you have to weed, this is the tool you want in your arsenal. An old standby that has been upgraded, this stirrup hoe has an aluminum handle making it easier on your hands and the blade of the hoe makes it easier on your back. The self-sharpening Hula-Ho blade works beneath the surface of the soil. Back and forth “hula” motion cuts weeds at the roots and leaves them to mulch in the garden. This one is a bargain at just over $23.00.
Mintcraft Folding Garden Stool
For all you gardeners of “a certain age” there is no question that this stool qualifies as a tool! Bending over is fine if you are under forty. It’s pretty uncomfortable if you’re older or have a hinky back. So I love this gardening tool. And I love being able to pack all my other tools into the canvas pockets and take them with me, wherever I go in the garden. Buy the gardening stool for just $27.99. Or take advantage of the great deal Amazon put together. Buy this stool with the Fiskars Soft Touch Garden Tool Set and get them both for only $37.00.
Felco Classic Manual Pruners
I got a pair of these for my anniversary and I was so excited. I had been hacking my fruit trees, blackberry and blueberry bushes and ornamentals with loppers. No finesse there and a lot of hacked up bushes. The Felco pruners make it so easy to reach into a shrub, bush or fruit tree and only remove dead wood or crossed branches. I don’t have a lot of upper arm strength so I love the fact that this pruner literally cuts through smaller branches like a warm knife through butter. This is the most expensive garden gift – $59.00 – but well worth the cost.
Anyone of these tools will make gardeners’ eyes light up, bring a smile to their faces and make them want to run right out and start turning soil.
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