ZeroZero1 I have trouble bending over and kneeling. I should like a robust walking stick for the garden - one with three prongs that dig in a little and did not fall over when left to stqnd. with such an implement I could get down and up off the ground.
I dig a garden fork into the ground to give me support.
Even with normal sight, I still lose hand tools whenever i put them down for a moment. Reluctant as I am to introduce yet more plastic into the world, i wish they were all made in day-glo colours. Better still, with a "here I am" whistle you could activate by pressing a button pinned to your clothing.
JennyJ, Try Showa gloves, they do a small size which fits me perfectly. About £6.99 but last probably a year or so. Also brilliant are their thermo gloves for cold weather - I swear by them. You can buy them online from Amazon.
Thanks Lizzie27, I'll see if I can find any locally (I like to try on before I buy a brand for the first time).
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
Even with normal sight, I still lose hand tools whenever i put them down for a moment. Reluctant as I am to introduce yet more plastic into the world, i wish they were all made in day-glo colours. Better still, with a "here I am" whistle you could activate by pressing a button pinned to your clothing.
Shears and hand clippers, the sort you use to clip hedges and small areas of grass, anything that involves rapid shearing/clipping movements. I have osteo-arthritis of the upper spine, and this kind of movement causes inflammation and pain, which puts me out of action the following day..
I would like a battery powered [no elec cables] instrument that I can just place over the hedge, switch it on and let it do the clipping work, without me having to make any movements that inflame the spine... something like those lawn strimmers but less cumbersome...
No idea if there's a wonder mechanic out there who could make me one... but he could come and dig the holes for my roses whilst he's at it...
I must admit at 85 I don't have many problems with garden tools, but my wife is now with knee problems not able to do much, in the way of maintaining the garden apart from dead heading etc, I am left handed so use left handed secateurs find the right handed lock when I don't want it, also tend to use border or Ladies forks and spades, to lighten the loading, and have advised people coming up to retirement to do the same, the lawn mower is a lightweight battery machine, I have used a little common sense as I approached old age.
Shears and hand clippers, the sort you use to clip hedges and small areas of grass, anything that involves rapid shearing/clipping movements. I have osteo-arthritis of the upper spine, and this kind of movement causes inflammation and pain, which puts me out of action the following day..
I would like a battery powered [no elec cables] instrument that I can just place over the hedge, switch it on and let it do the clipping work, without me having to make any movements that inflame the spine... something like those lawn strimmers but less cumbersome...
No idea if there's a wonder mechanic out there who could make me one... but he could come and dig the holes for my roses whilst he's at it...
Reading all the above posts , it has never dawned on me that there are so many problems with garden tools ! You all have my sympathy .
Being a gardener by profession and in partnership with my work-colleague , we have to use only top range power tools , ie. Stihl etc. They can stand the work-load .
Hand tools are quite adequately provided for by the Wolf-Garten range .
We are both over 6' tall , and I can understand the frustrations of using ill-designed tools of inferior length (and probably quality) . My wife is only 5' 1" and she sometimes struggles ; she enjoys helping in our own garden
Wilkinson Sword do an excellent pair of lawn-edging shears with sensibly proportioned handles for anyone over 5'10" .
Although a considerable investment , we purchased a Stihl Lawn Edging attachment which is compatible with the engine-units .
The time saved here in a very large garden is impressive .
My own opinion , and by previous experience , is 'power' tools by companies like G-Tech , Bosch etc. are not worth their weight in plastic !
Even with normal sight, I still lose hand tools whenever i put them down for a moment. Reluctant as I am to introduce yet more plastic into the world, i wish they were all made in day-glo colours. Better still, with a "here I am" whistle you could activate by pressing a button pinned to your clothing.
I always put some bright insulating tape (orange) round the handles of my hand tools. Makes spotting them so much easier. Have also in the past painted the wooden handles a bright fluorescent pink.
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I would like a battery powered [no elec cables] instrument that I can just place over the hedge, switch it on and let it do the clipping work, without me having to make any movements that inflame the spine... something like those lawn strimmers but less cumbersome...
No idea if there's a wonder mechanic out there who could make me one... but he could come and dig the holes for my roses whilst he's at it...