Easy Recipes From The Garden

While there are thousands of gardening products on the market, how does a new gardener decide what’s truly necessary? Usually through reading reviews online, talking to friends and family, and by trial and error you can learn which tools you will need, and which ones are nice to have but not essential.

Here’s my list for the gardening tools that I find essential for quick, easy and happy gardening:

A hoe. Digging trenches is made easy work with a garden hoe. What’s more, you can use it to dig up weeds in the garden.

A rake. A large garden rake can help to work soil amendments into the dirt.

A hand trowel. For planting bulbs and plants, and for digging up weeds.

A shovel. For digging larger holes in the dirt.

Gardening gloves. There’s nothing worse than getting dirt under your nails — and nothing harder to get out. Use gloves and eliminate the problem before it can start.

Pruming shears. For cutting flowers and herbs quickly and efficiently, as well as for light pruning.

A watering can.  For watering, of course.