It's summer, when your garden should be at its best, with borders full of flowers, a luscious lawn and no sign of weeds.
Of course, we don't live in an ideal world, but having the right tools and accessories to help you get the garden you want can take some of the work off your shoulders.
Here are five essentials for the summer gardener, who would rather sit back and admire his plot than spend hours working on it.
1. Weeding Hoe, £18, Niwaki
Your plants may have grown with all the rain we've had, but so will the weeds. To make the job easier, invest in a one-handed weeding hoe from Japanese lifestyle brand Niwaki, which will not only make weeding work easier, but also allow you to reach deeper-rooted weeds. The Niwaki hoe (you can buy left- and right-handed versions) has a carbon steel blade and pine handle and is also useful for preparing seed rows and planters.
2. Lawn Edging Knife, £40.19, Bulldog
If you've mowed your lawn but want the edges to look neat against flower borders, invest in a crescent edging tool to help you shape the edges of your lawn and keep everything tidy. The Bulldog Premier Lawn Edging Knife is stronger than many others, is forged from a single piece of steel for strength, allowing for clean, easy cuts, and has an ash handle and T-handle.
3. Gardena Garden Waste Bag Pop-Up, from £29.99, Amazon
You always need something to put your green waste in, and if you're short on storage space, Gardena has just introduced a new pop-up garden waste bag (in medium and large sizes) that's sturdy, rectangular, and a good size for throwing away clippings. in the brown container. It also has a handle on both the base and the sides, to make this job easier. Once you're done, it folds flat for easy storage. Made from over 70% recycled plastic, it is UV resistant, frost resistant and comes with a five-year warranty after registration.
4. Compact Miracle Block Paving Brush, £12.49, Burgon & Ball
If the weeds on your paver get on your nerves and you're tired of damaging your kitchen knives to remove them, try the Burgon & Ball Short Handle Paver Brush, a heavy-duty wire brush that will help you remove the weeds. herbs. and moss from the grooves of the block paving, but it also comes with a handy metal weeding blade attached to the brush, which will remove the most stubborn weeds.
5. Mobile with 35m Hozelock automatic reel, RRP £219.99, available from good garden centres, DIY stores and online.
It may seem like the rain will never stop this summer, but when it does, you'll need to water the pots, hanging baskets, vegetables, fruits and flowers in your garden, and this new kit from Hozelock makes the job much easier. Not only is the hose reel mobile and very easy to transport, but the hose is retractable, so you won't have to reel it up at the end of your watering session as it will do so automatically.
