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Invented by a lawyer, forged in Holland, and built for the fiddliest ten minutes of spring.

Sneeboer is an official purveyor to the Dutch royal household. Burgon & Ball has worked Sheffield steel since 1730. The royal history behind the heirloom tools at Bugg.

Three blade styles, three motions, three different ideas about how you remove a weed. A short history of the draw hoe, the Dutch hoe, and the Japanese nejiri gama.

The most underrated tool in the shed, the Japanese steel that does it best, and the hand hoe Martha Stewart has sworn by since 1980.

A pruning saw turns a fifteen minute wrestle into three clean strokes. Folding versus fixed, the magic of the pull cut, blade sizing, and how to keep it sharp.

How to choose the right garden shears for hedges, topiary and borders. What to look for, which types to know, and how to get a clean cut every time. Bugg.

Sore knees ruining your gardening? How to choose a kneeler or knee pads that actually help.

New to ikebana? What a kenzan is, how to use one, and the few tools you need to start arranging.

Pruning, weeding or wrestling roses? How to choose garden gloves for the job and get the fit right.