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Gardener: The basic garden tools you need

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The essential garden tools

The Gardener Within: When the weather outside is too soggy or cold for gardening, head indoors to take inventory of your tools, replace damaged items and add new ones.

Basic garden tools you need

They say any task is easier when you use the right tool. And that’s certainly true for gardening. But with thousands of tools on the market, from cheap and flimsy knockoffs to big-ticket vanity items, it’s hard to know which tools are necessary to do the most efficient job. In no particular order, here’s a basic tool set with what I consider gardening essentials.