Amateur Gardening

Border fork and spade kits

full-sized garden spade and fork are effective tools, but they can be heavy going and clumsy to use. The border fork and spade are smaller versions of the same tools, and they’re ideal for smaller gardeners and those who are not very strong, or where precision is required such as digging out an old shrub when working in a crowded flower border. I’ve tested fork and spade combinations from six different suppliers. In most cases the tools are

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