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New Garden Tools at Garden Tool Co.
01 year ago
by Blake Schreck
in Garden Tools
New garden tools…gotta love them. And if you’re a “tool geek” like me, then every time a box full of new tools comes in, its Christmas all over again.
We just received five new garden tools and I thought I’d share what they are…so here goes.
If you’re looking for some traditional straight edged hedge shears, these hedge shears from Berger in Germany are just the ticket. You’ll feel the quality the first time you hold them in your hands.
These wavy edge hedge shears by Berger of Germany are quality through and through. The wavy blades help keep branches from sliding when cutting and has a notch at the base of the blade for cutting slightly thicker branches. Berger hedge shears have a nice balanced feel.
This flower and grape gatherer is a handy little garden tool. These gathering scissors allow you to cut and hold your flowers with just one hand. That’s right…one handed. A spring located just above the cutting blade holds on to the stem after its been cut.
This gardeners knife from Victorinox combines two useful blades in on knife…an all purpose straight blade and grafting blade. A good choice for a gardener that wants an all purpose pocket garden knife.
This Istor Duplex Sharpener from Felco is the ideal all purpose garden tool sharpener. Great for sharpening pruners, secateurs, scythes, sickles, scissors, knives, and even heavier blades such as hoes, brush knives, axes, lawn mower blades and much more.
If you’d like to learn more about these tools and so many more, please visit us at: www.gardentoolcompany.com
Garden Tool Giveaway – Spring 2011
21 year ago
by Blake Schreck
in Garden Tools
Win these tools from Garden Tool Co.
On May 1st, 2011, Garden Tool Company will be giving away some really cool garden tools to 5 lucky winners. That’s right, enter once and you’ll have 5 chances to win one of the five giveaway sets. When you enter our Spring 2011 Garden Tool Giveaway, you could win :
- Giveaway Set # 1 – Sneeboer Garden Tools worth $465.90
- Giveaway Set # 2 – Clarington Forge (Bulldog) Garden Tools worth $190.85
- Giveaway Set # 3 – DeWit Garden Tools worth $137.90
- Giveaway Set # 4 – Felco Garden Tools worth $73.90
- Giveaway Set #5 – Japanese Garden Tools worth $49.85
Don’t Delay – Enter Today! (sorry, that was cheesy, but I couldn’t resist)
Garden Tools are a Great Gift Idea for the Avid Gardener in Your Life
01 year ago
by Anne Schreck
in Garden Tools
DeWit Garden Tool Gift Set with TubTrug
If you have a serious gardener on your shopping list, you should consider buying them one or more really nice garden tools for Christmas. Whether it’s a single tool, a garden tool set or a gift certificate if you aren’t sure exactly what they need, all gardeners love to get new tools – especially ones that will last a lifetime.
Japanese Garden Tool Gift Set
At Garden Tool Company, we specialize in hand forged gardening tools made of the finest quality materials, many of which come with a lifetime warranty. Most of the garden tools are made by companies that have been in the business for hundreds of years and feature tools designed for any gardening task.
Rose Lover Gift Set
The website features detailed descriptions of the tools and their use, many of them have been written about here on the blog and there are numerous customer reviews written by gardener’s who have already purchased and used them, if you need a little assistance in choosing a gift. We have also recently added some garden tool sets which combine the basic hand tools from each brand and feature a 10% discount off the price that you would pay if you bought the items separately.
You can have any gift item shipped directly to the recipient and if you include a note with your order, we can send them a personalized card. We have some cool red and green crinkle paper to include when we pack them and we will mark the box Do Not Open Until Christmas. So if you need something for that gardener, we would love to help you select the perfect Christmas gift.
Garden Tool Care and Maintenance
201 year ago
Ok, it’s not quite time to put your tools up for the winter yet, but it’s not too soon to start thinking about taking care of those wonderful garden tools you so love…yes a good garden tool can be loved, but…I’m a tool freak.
When I started out to write this article about garden tool maintenance, I knew just what I wanted to write. We’ve had many questions about tool care so why not write a post for the Garden Tool Co. blog about the subject.
Well someone already did – and a good one! In looking around the web for what had already been written on the subject, I came across a website called Demesne with an article called “Garden Tool Care” and after reading it, I thought, how can this get any easier? I mean, as you can see, I’m not a writer and this article says everything I wanted to say on the subject so all I have to do is link to the article and my job is done…right?
Seriously, it is a good article about garden tool maintenance and the website itself is full of useful gardening articles. Just click on the link below to go to the article.
High Quality British Garden Tools from Burgon & Ball
61 year ago
by Anne Schreck
in Garden Tools
Burgon & Ball has been producing high quality garden tools in Sheffield, the steel heartland of England, since 1730.
Burgon & Ball Leather Wrapped Topiary Shears
The company began with sheep shears which are considered some of the World’s finest and then began making gardening tools.
Burgon & Ball Compost Scoop
The secret of their long term success lies in the quality of the high-carbon steel that is heat treated to the optimum hardness for that tool. The metalworking skills of the workforce have been passed down for generations and are considered to be some of the best in the world.
Burgon & Ball shears and gardening hand tools can be found at Garden Tool Company.
Burgon & Ball Crack & Crevice Weeder
Is Your Compost Fork Up to the Task?
31 year ago
by Blake Schreck
in Garden Tools
When you buy garden tools, do you buy them thinking who will be using this tool after I’m gone? Probably not the way most tools are made today. Sneeboer in Holland make garden tools to last for generations and their compost fork is no exception.
Whether you’re moving compost, mulch or any organic material, you find that this Sneeboer compost fork is up to the job…now an well into the future.
I am the hero of the compost yard for finding such a well-built tool. We go through pitch forks like socks. This fork is really built.
The Sneeboer compost fork is built to last with its all stainless steel, super sharp tines that easily plunge into whatever material you’re turning. Each compost fork is then fitted with a FSC Certified Ash hardwood “T” handle.
Using the finest Stainles Steel, Sneeboer has been making hand forged garden tools since 1913. Each stainless steel garden tool they hand craft is individually shaped, sharpened, polished and then fitted with a Ash handle. Guaranteed a Lifetime.
Learn more about this Sneeboer Compost Fork at Garden Tool Company.
Felco Pruners – What’s the Difference?
21 year ago
by Blake Schreck
in Garden Tools
Felco pruners are easy to buy, right? I mean, they are considered the best pruner you can buy, so what’s so hard?
I don’t know about you, but when I look at a wall or a web-page full of those familiar red handles, it can be a little overwhelming to pick the one that’s right. Do I want the original model # 2…they’ve been making it for 65 years so they have to be good right? Or do I want that one with the rotating handle…wait a minute, they make left-handed models?
Well, hopefully with this handy-dandy sheet below, we will de-mystify the differences in the models. (click on image for a larger view)
Ok, think you’ve got it figured out but want a little more information about a particular model? Visit Garden Tool Company’s Felco page here.
List of Garden Tools You Must Have! (NOT)
01 year ago
Caution – Rant just ahead-
Is it just me, or are there too many articles with a “List of Garden Tools You Must Have”? While I know that the web is a pretty powerful tool – How in the hell do these people know what garden tools I need? How do they know whether I live in an apartment and only need a nice trowel for my container garden or a 300 acre estate and need four different size spades? Do they know that I am 6′ 4″ tall and like a longer handle?
Gardeners are all different and have different needs! We are tall and short, we are right and left handed and we have flower beds and large vegetable gardens. Because of these differences, only WE can decide which garden tools will make our gardening more enjoyable and less tiresome. So, I say – Cut it out with the “Garden Tool Must Have Lists” and start writing articles about how a particular garden tool can help the gardener.
-Rant Over-
