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Starting out

tezman1atezman1a Posts: 1
in Tools and techniques
Hi,

Can anyone recommend a cheap but good starting out kit that i can buy online.  Nothing cheap that it bends easily something more heavy duty.  Wanted as a gift for the wife who has just started getting into our new garden.

Thanks

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  • HazybHazyb Posts: 336
    Presumably you mean tools?

    something like this maybe? 

    Spear & Jackson Kew Gardens 3056KEW Stainless Steel Gift Set (3-Piece) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CV8HMWS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_yQNcDbE1PCKK4

    For spades & fork I got ladies versions from Homebase and very nice they are too. Larger tools might be best bought individually. 

    Argos has a beginner set for £20 that has good reviews. 
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I'd visit car boot sales. You often find nice, older, ( better made ?? ) garden tools there for very little money.
    Devon.
  • Hampshire_HogHampshire_Hog Posts: 1,089
    Look on and maybe put a want ad on freecycle.

    "You don't stop gardening because you get old, you get old because you stop gardening." - The Hampshire Hog
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I suggest getting a border fork and spade rather than the conventional larger ones ... much easier to use in flower borders etc and much kinder to her back. 😊 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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