Garden Tool Selection Guides

Four large cutting points form a zigzag edge across a flat blade. The plain shoulders and curved socket lead to a fibre shaft with a padded T grip.

The large points cut a different profile from the small central serrations of a V-notch transplanting spade. Compare the tread-free shoulders and fibre T handle with stepped root-cutting models for work in dense soil.

This planting spade combines a narrow rounded blade with two open loop foot boards. The raised loops provide foot contact on both sides of the wooden handle for controlled planting-hole cuts.

Its 24-by-14-centimetre blade suits smaller planting pockets and soil work around nursery stock. The braced loop steps give a different foot position from a simple folded blade shoulder.

Two dipped metal handles operate a blade head through an exposed side link. A metal locking hook and indexed rotary connection remain visible behind the blades.

The head adjusts through 180 degrees for precise lawn edging in tight spaces. Compare this compact metal body and side-link mechanism with rotary shears that use a molded head casing.

A deep metal scoop has three pressed longitudinal ribs, raised side walls and a curved neck. Its closed upper handle has a perforated horizontal cross-grip held between dark side arms.

The perforated cross-grip and its side-arm construction distinguish this handle from a plain wooden crossbar. The deep ribbed bowl is intended for scooping loose material rather than using a flat cutting edge.

A long narrow blade has raised sides, a central ridge and a V notch at its tip. A straight ribbed handle with a large end loop completes the planting-tool layout.

Compare the V-notched end with the plain point of a conventional transplanter. The long narrow channel provides a different working profile from a broad bowl trowel.

A curved stainless steel blade has a toothed inner edge and a small hook notch on its outer shoulder. The flat PP handle ends in an oval hanging opening.

Choose the toothed inner curve when comparing root-working knives. Its curved cutting path and shoulder notch differ from a straight-edged paving scraper.

A long curved blade meets a wide molded grip above a straight lower guard frame with open reinforcement slots. The folding construction keeps the toothed blade together with its handle for storage.

The straight guard frame and broad palm section differ from arched open-handle saws. Its curved 280 mm blade gives a different working outline from compact straight folding models.

A narrow angled blade has a shallow concave cutting edge and a socket secured around a long wooden handle. Its manual construction is designed for cultivating garden soil around planting areas.

The narrow blade contacts a smaller strip of soil than a broad rectangular hoe. Its wedged socket and long wooden shaft provide a different grip arrangement from short hand hoes.