These are some of my grounds keeping hand tools. In the foreground is a folding work bench. I think it was marketed as a Stanley work station decades ago. I carry it outside and put my old Craftsman bench grinder on it to sharpen my tools. The hand tools I use most are probably the three-point shovel and the steel rake.
Here are some of my rolling tools. I have already introduced the lawn sweeper and the mower. I have a Scotts drop spreader and a good, stout wheel barrow. I never did care for the weak wheelbarrows that flex side to side when they are loaded. This one doesn't flex. Of course now I have to carry loads in much smaller bites.
I also have a stout hand truck which is very helpful. None of these tools cost very much. A couple were inherited or found. I love to think of ways to creatively employ these basic tools for a dramatic effect.
Urban essay: A landscape, grounds keeping photo journal of transforming a weed lot into a garden. A "How we are doing it from scratch" web log. Topics include: grounds keeping, gardening, planning, landscape construction design, materials, equipment and supplies. Tools for lawn and turf care, tools for gardening, tools for landscape construction, and tool maintenance. Sources for tools and equipment, product evaluations and price comparisons. Garden project cost accounting.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
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