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Updated on February 23, 2024

Planning guide

How to Choose the Right Gardening Tools

For a beautiful yard, you must work with the proper tools. Follow our guide to learn what you need for lawn, flowerbed, tree, and vegetable garden maintenance.

Reduce Manual Labour Thanks to the Right Tools and Accessories

Beginners and pros alike need a range of tools and accessories to maintain their yard. We have everything you need to make your neighbours green with envy over your outdoor spaces! Shop online or in store today.
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Get the Yard Maintenance Must-Haves

These essential tools are must-haves for general landscape maintenance.

Round Point Shovel

Sometimes called a “utility” shovel, the round point shovel is the most practical type of shovels. The V-shaped tip makes it ideal for digging holes, planting, uprooting, and dividing perennials. It’s suitable for all types of working environments or to transport soil.

Square Shovel

The square shovel is a multipurpose tool that’s useful for scooping material like soil, sand, or plants from the garden. The straight “square-nosed” edge can be used to cut peat and small roots.

Wheelbarrow

A wheelbarrow is key for moving soil, plants, and other materials around the yard. The 2 rear legs offer great stability so you can shovel directly in and out of it.

Leaf Rake

The leaf rake is the ideal tool for removing leaves and twigs from rock gardens, flowerbeds, under hedges, and areas with limited access.
Person using a fertilizer spreader

Speed Things Up with a Fertilizer Spreader

When it comes to maintaining a lush and vibrant lawn or garden, a fertilizer spreader can save you tons of time while ensuring a consistent coverage. But with so many options available on the market, how do you choose the perfect one for your gardening needs? A handheld spreader or a broadcast spreader? The key is to consider factors such as the size of your garden, the type of fertilizer you plan to use, and your personal preferences.
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And What About Watering and Irrigation?

A garden hose is essential for lawns, flower beds, and vegetable gardens. A hose nozzle with multiple settings allows you to adjust the flow rate and get the coverage you want. But sometimes, installing an irrigation system is the best solution for the space.
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Have All You Need to Maintain Your Lawn

Most front and back yards include turf. Regardless of its size, a lawn needs special care—which requires a few basic tools:

  • Bow or Level Rake – These tools are used to clear small rocks and plant debris from the surface of the lawn or garden as well as to spread soil after seeding.
  • Hoe – This tool is used for weeding and cultivating the surface of the soil to allow for penetration of water and nutrients and breaking up clumps.
  • Dandelion Weeder – When the grass starts to grow in the spring, the dandelions are not far behind. This herbaceous plant doesn’t have many fans. Happily, this tool is effective for uprooting them and getting rid of them responsibly without using herbicides.
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Craftsman bow rake
Garden hoe
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Prune Trees, Shrubs, and Hedges Like a Pro

Pruning promotes tree health and can prolong the life of older trees. Cut dead and weak tree limbs as well as branches growing too close together. To maintain the shape and size of your shrubs as long as possible, use the correct tools and prune at the right time of year (April-May, and September-October).

Lopper shears
Manual hedge trimmers
Kobalt pruning saw

Select the Right Tools to Care for Your Vegetable Garden and Flower Beds

Since most work is done at ground level, it’s important that you choose ergonomic tools that will promote good posture and reduce repetitive movements that can lead to discomfort or more serious injuries.

Cultivator

The cultivator is a gardening tool that is used to aerate and work surface soil without damaging plant roots.

Trowel

A gardening essential, a trowel is ideal for planting, repotting, or transplanting young plants, mixing fertilizer, and weeding small gardens.

Pruning Shears

Pruning shears are useful to easily cut through stems and small branches. We also recommend having some flower shears on hand to cut garden flowers.

Watering Can

A watering can is an essential tool in any garden. Be sure to choose a model specifically designed for the outdoors, as these are UV protected to resist fading and cracking from the sun.

Knees Pads

Knee pads provide impact protection and comfort, much-appreciated by gardeners working on their knees. They are also useful for jobs around the house!

Give Everything a Thorough Wash

You can prevent diseases from spreading between plants in your garden and prolong the life of your tools by keeping them clean.

Cultivation Tools:
  • Clean thoroughly after every use with water and a brush.
  • Rinsing the tool head is important to remove all excess soil.
Cutting Tools:
  • Don’t let plant sap and resin accumulate on the blades. Wipe off tool heads with an old rag soaked in gasoline.
  • Disinfect tools with alcohol or solvent to prevent diseases from spreading.
  • Use a whetstone or file to sharpen your cutting tools and lawn mower. 
Gardening tools storage

Store Properly All Yard Maintenance and Gardening Tools

Yard maintenance and gardening tools can start to add up and pile up in the shed over time. You can use hooks or supports to free up floor space, or opt for boxes and bins. In any case, store your tools in a dry place, with the handles facing down, to allow the humidity to evacuate well and thus avoid rust and wear.
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Discover the New Homeowner’s Ideal Outdoor Toolkit

In addition to small gardening tools and accessories, it is useful - even essential - to have a few large tools and appliances on hand: lawn mower, edger, hedge trimmer, etc. This will make lawn, landscape, tree and shrub, and vegetable garden maintenance a breeze!
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