Equipment Every Gardener Needs

The first and most essential item of equipment for a gardener is a sense of humour. How else can they expect to cope with weather, insects, disease and death. If you have had an endorphin bypass then give up gardening and take up nuclear physics or something else equally less challenging.

An assistant gardener is a bonus piece of equipment and hidden in the shrubbery is my no.2 helper. (My wife is no.1 as she cuts the grass, edges and much more).

Some ‘gardeners’ have a professional to do the hard work and this doesn’t disqualify them as gardeners but the armchair variety is not as hardy as the all weather species.

Equipment for Gardeners

Lawn Rake with tines that can collect leaves and hedge trimmings from grass or in this case paths. A long handle on most garden tools makes life easier.

Ear Muffs are not strictly essential garden wear but if you use noisy machinery for a long period they would be worthwhile. Hedge trimmers, wood chippers and some lawn mowers are noisy and so are the sounds of these tines on the path.

Jeans and Boots are part of many gardeners clothing kit. Boots keep you dry and have a protective upper, but according to Billy Connolly were would you be without wellingtons