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WHAT’S IN YOUR TOOL SHED?

“You can tell everything you need to know about a person by looking in their tool shed.” No one said this; we made it up.

But there is an element of truth in it, for those of us who have been around the tool shed awhile. The tools and supplies that we use—or don’t use—to succeed in our gardens does say a lot about how we go about our hobby.

Take the absence of a leaf blower, for instance. In its place you will no doubt find a broom or a leaf rake. These are tools of the trade that we use to clean up the lawn, garden and even the driveway when we don’t want to disturb the whole neighbourhood by blasting a

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