If you love your backyard and, instead of spending a fortune on landscaping, you want to invest in tools that will help you become a gardener, this article is for you. 

You can start small, experiment with tools and different aspects of the garden’s outlook, and start enjoying and making progress within no time. But again, to start, you need some essential tools to help you through this journey. So, no matter the job or how long the journey will take, here are critical tools to support you on this journey.

1.Sharp Hand Pruning Shears

They are a cornerstone of your gardening experience and the most accessible tool to become a budding gardener. Instead of going for a complete landscaping DIY, you can buy potted plants from the market and start caring for them.

These shears are handy when you want to prune your potted plants, flowers, vegetables, etc. Cutting a twig here and there, deadheading your flowers, and cutting off a vegetable for dinner will only need this shear.

2.All-Purpose Gloves

There are many different gloves designed for other jobs when it comes to gardening, like all jobs. Every glove will have a specific material for that particular job. You can always start with all-season, multipurpose gloves, allowing you to work efficiently and fearlessly in any condition or with any shrub. 

It is better to wear gloves, whether tilling your soil, cutting a tree, or pruning your thorny rose branches, instead of relying on your reliable hands.

3.Loppers

When you are accustomed to other tools in the list, loppers are just an addition to the set for hard-to-reach places in your garden or plants inside your home. These are just regular pruning shears with a more extended handle, ranging between 16 and 36 inches. The length and size depend on what target you want to reach because they can quickly get heavy.

You should get bypass loppers for more precision and choose between materials like aluminum and others to shave some weight off.

4.A Basic Purpose Shovel

Shovels are convenient tools for basic landscaping, such as transferring a plant from the plant to your backyard if it has grown too big. You can also use it for making partitions, mixing compost into your soil across the garden, and so on. While you can get a regular shovel, it is heavier and more expensive for a budding gardener, whereas a garden shovel will also do the trick.

Furthermore, based on the shape of the spade and the handle of a shovel, they can serve different purposes, but that discussion is for another time. Like a garden shovel, a basic shovel is all you need now.

5.Hand Trowel

The previous gardening tool was for more significant and extensive jobs, even if it was just a garden shovel. For smaller tasks, you must have a hand trowel in your toolbox. Here are some things that you can do with a hand trowel.

· Sowing new seeds in your fresh pot.

· Regular hand weeding across the garden.

· Planting new plants in pots or soil, helping in easing/tilling the soil.

You can get this tool from a reliable brand, and it will last you a few years. Most come with a 10-year guarantee, a small price for something reliable.

6.A Garden Fork

Garden forks are also an essential part of the upkeep of a garden. No wonder these have been part of cartoons for a very long time. These can help you rake fallen leaves, turn your soil for the next season, or even out your seedbed for a better outlook.

You can purchase a slightly curved fork if you want to scoop munch regularly, and it acts like a pitchfork if you also want to turn compost piles in your garden.

7.Garden Sickle

Sickles have been a massive part of farming for our entire history and are a great tool to cut off weeds or prune your garden and keep it in tip-top shape. You can remove weeds and overgrown grass to allow budding grass blades more room to grow. Keeping your tool sharp and maintained can last a long time and ease the tasks it is well known for.

8.Watering Can

Water is the essence of life, and while you can use a power hose or regular hose to water plants and trees, a watering can is a simpler and cheaper solution. Though it will take time to water plants with it, you don’t accidentally give too much water to most plants in pots. Furthermore, it will spread water evenly to the area.

9.A Sizable Cart and Wagon

The more your plants and garden grow, the more soil or compost it will need. An excellent rolling cart can help transport them across your garden and keep excess soil/compost until subsequent use. You can easily transport your pots anywhere if you fancy a garden makeover.

The best approach to buying a wagon or a cart is going to your Home Depot and testing it around the place with soil or fertilizer bags to see how smooth it is.

10.A Standard Hose

For bigger plants and trees that need a lot of water or overhanging plants, you need a hose, which allows for throwing water with some pressure. This helps water to reach higher places, plus you can quickly provide moisture to your whole garden and focus on essential things if you are short on time.

You can also add attachments to the hose opening to make a water shower for watering and cleaning leaves and flowers. They will now have a sufficient amount of water they need.

Final Thoughts

We hope you liked our ten must-have tools for a gardener so that you can maintain your plants and trees and keep them healthy. You might need to learn how to work with them at the start efficiently, but practice will get you there. Happy gardening readers!