Every South African home needs a beautiful garden. And every beautiful garden needs tools to shape and maintain it. Buildit provides all the tools you need to keep your garden in tip-top shape. If you have moved into your first home, or need to restock your garage or garden shed, this guide will turn you into a garden expert in no time. 

Must-Have Garden Tools for Every Property

Gardening is not as difficult or laborious as some people make it out to be. Like most tasks, it helps if you let the tools do most of the work for you. For that to be possible, however, you need to have the right tools. Here are the top ten tools Buildit recommends you have in your garage or shed.

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Buildit’s Top Garden Tool Recommendations

Once you have these ten tools, you have everything you need to work and maintain your garden:

• Spade: Your spade is the backbone of your gardening equipment. Solid and versatile, you will use it in a variety of ways. Choose one that is well-made and sturdy. It will serve you for many years to come.
• Pruning shears: An important part of keeping your trees and bushes neat and beautiful is pruning. You should trim and prune them on a regular basis, which will mean always having a sharp pair of shears to hand. If you really want to kit yourself out thoroughly, you may want to get three different types of shears: bypass, anvil and ratchet.
• Secateurs: In addition to your shears, you will need these small, single-hand-held cutters for detailed trimming.
• Garden fork: Great for breaking up hard soil or mixing compost.
• Watering can: Keep a watering can handy so you can water your potted plants.
• Garden hose: Aside from a watering can, keep a garden hose handy for heavy-duty watering, or to reach plants on the edges of your property.
• Rakes: You will need a rake or two to gather up dead leaves and other garden refuse.
• Garden gloves: Remember to always keep your hands clean and safe.
• Wheelbarrow: You will need to move a variety of things around your garden from time to time: plants, soil, refuse, stones and bricks, so a wheelbarrow is essential.
• Trowels: Trowels are small, precision tools that will help you to plant seeds, bulbs and small plants.

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Trust Buildit for All Your DIY and Home Improvement Supplies

Buildit is one of South Africa’s leading suppliers of quality home improvement supplies of all kinds, and to suit all budgets. 

Contact us for more information about our stores and product ranges, and for any DIY advice you might need, whether it’s about garden tools, power tools or home improvement tips.

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