I’ll admit it: I am terrible at taking care of my tools. At the end of a long day in the garden, I’m lucky to remember to put them away. When I do, it’s usually with clumps of soil still adhering. This year, though, I have resolved to be different. How will I pull off [...]
When I went out to do some spring cleaning in the garden last week, my first task was to gather up my garden gloves. Here are all the gloves I could find. You will probably notice that there are 5 left-hand gloves, but only one for the right hand. And the right hand one is [...]
One of my winter tasks is to clean and organize my tools. I’ve been using the same pruning shears for many years – my trusty Felco F6 pruners, sized to fit a smaller hand like mine. The smaller size makes them the most comfortable pruners I’ve tried. I also like my Corona loppers. They have [...]