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Garden Hoes
Have you heard the old gardener’s adage? One year’s seeding = ten years’ weeding! Using a hoe is a great way to quickly get annual weeds under control before they become a...
Garden Hoes
Have you heard the old gardener’s adage? One year’s seeding = ten years’ weeding! Using a hoe is a great way to quickly get annual weeds under control before they become a...
Forks are Under-Appreciated
Using a border fork in the garden seems to be a lost skill in this part of the world, and it took several working trips to England for me to...
Forks are Under-Appreciated
Using a border fork in the garden seems to be a lost skill in this part of the world, and it took several working trips to England for me to...
What’s the Difference?
A-type, B-type, SR-1 - what's the difference? We recently added a new Tobisho model to our secateurs line-up, the Tobisho A-type, and I've had quite a few people asking how it is different from...
What’s the Difference?
A-type, B-type, SR-1 - what's the difference? We recently added a new Tobisho model to our secateurs line-up, the Tobisho A-type, and I've had quite a few people asking how it is different from...
Leaves & Rakes
I enjoyed reading a recent instagram post by Sneeboer about gas-powered blowers being outlawed. We use rakes and brooms as much as we can - no smelly exhaust fumes and oh-so...
Leaves & Rakes
I enjoyed reading a recent instagram post by Sneeboer about gas-powered blowers being outlawed. We use rakes and brooms as much as we can - no smelly exhaust fumes and oh-so...
The Story Behind the Ladders
Discovering some excellent Japanese tripod ladders at Great Dixter while on a work practicum. I thought, "Someone must sell these ladders in Canada. I could sell them!" I wrote to...
The Story Behind the Ladders
Discovering some excellent Japanese tripod ladders at Great Dixter while on a work practicum. I thought, "Someone must sell these ladders in Canada. I could sell them!" I wrote to...
British Garden Tours - September 2013
Six days in London, each day I went to a different garden in or within striking distance of London. The Garden Museum & Dan Pearson installation RHS Wisley & the...
British Garden Tours - September 2013
Six days in London, each day I went to a different garden in or within striking distance of London. The Garden Museum & Dan Pearson installation RHS Wisley & the...