Landscaping is a great way to improve the appearance of your yard, and landscape tools are essential for any landscaping project. There are many tools out there, some made for one specific job. The best thing you can do is to purchase a basic group of tools that you can multi-task with, and add specialized tools one at a time as you need them. The basic group of tools is listed below.
Group 1 is the shovel.
The second tool group is the rake.
Group 3 is the lopper, shear or pruner.
Group 4 is the garden cart or wheel barrel.
The shovel is the first group of tools. It is a piece of metal that has been flattened and attached to a handle. These allow you to carry and move materials around. There are three main types of shovels. The flat shovel has a wide surface area, and is a relatively flat piece of metal. It is good for moving scoops from a rock or gravel pile. The second one is the rounded or pointed tip shovel. This is good for slicing and digging in the soil. It is the classic shovel that most people think of. The last is the narrow shovel. It works well for digging smaller holes and in tight spaces.
Group 2 is the rake. It has a long handle with the rake head attached. Two main types are commonly seen, the leaf rake and bow rake. The leaf rake has thinner prongs. These pick up leaves and lighter material, but do not damage the ground below. The bow rake is heavier and sturdier, meant for moving heavy items like rocks and gravel.
Group 3 is the lopper, shear or pruner. These tools cut, snip and trim. Pruners are single hand devices made to cut through smaller, but still tough, items. These are good for precision work. Loppers are two-handed devices, intended to cut heavier and bigger items like tree limbs. The shear, commonly seen as a grass shear, is a two-handed device made to cut through thinner items, but in longer cuts. It is used mainly for shaping items like hedges and shrubs.
The wheel barrel or garden cart is the fourth group of tools. Both of these items are used to transfer large amounts of heavy and/or bulky material around. Garden carts roll on two wheels, which reduce its maneuverability, but increase its stability. Wheel barrels are the opposite, balancing on one wheel and having better maneuverability and less stability.
Landscape tools provide you the ability to perform many landscaping tasks. From digging holes with a shovel, to carting loads of gravel for a walkway with a wheel barrel, these tools are critical for many landscaping jobs. - 31813
Group 1 is the shovel.
The second tool group is the rake.
Group 3 is the lopper, shear or pruner.
Group 4 is the garden cart or wheel barrel.
The shovel is the first group of tools. It is a piece of metal that has been flattened and attached to a handle. These allow you to carry and move materials around. There are three main types of shovels. The flat shovel has a wide surface area, and is a relatively flat piece of metal. It is good for moving scoops from a rock or gravel pile. The second one is the rounded or pointed tip shovel. This is good for slicing and digging in the soil. It is the classic shovel that most people think of. The last is the narrow shovel. It works well for digging smaller holes and in tight spaces.
Group 2 is the rake. It has a long handle with the rake head attached. Two main types are commonly seen, the leaf rake and bow rake. The leaf rake has thinner prongs. These pick up leaves and lighter material, but do not damage the ground below. The bow rake is heavier and sturdier, meant for moving heavy items like rocks and gravel.
Group 3 is the lopper, shear or pruner. These tools cut, snip and trim. Pruners are single hand devices made to cut through smaller, but still tough, items. These are good for precision work. Loppers are two-handed devices, intended to cut heavier and bigger items like tree limbs. The shear, commonly seen as a grass shear, is a two-handed device made to cut through thinner items, but in longer cuts. It is used mainly for shaping items like hedges and shrubs.
The wheel barrel or garden cart is the fourth group of tools. Both of these items are used to transfer large amounts of heavy and/or bulky material around. Garden carts roll on two wheels, which reduce its maneuverability, but increase its stability. Wheel barrels are the opposite, balancing on one wheel and having better maneuverability and less stability.
Landscape tools provide you the ability to perform many landscaping tasks. From digging holes with a shovel, to carting loads of gravel for a walkway with a wheel barrel, these tools are critical for many landscaping jobs. - 31813
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