Gardening tools change with the times

REMEMBER the way grandma
took care of her garden? She'd
spend hours each day watering,
' weeding and fertilizing, her
flowered garden gloves protecting
“her hands from the heavy tools.
Gardening has changed.
. Grandma would be surprised to sec
how efficient gardening and
garden tools have become.

Gardening has become the

aumber one outdoor leisure activi-
ty in the U.S. According to a re-
cent study done by the National
Gardening Association, 78 per cent
of households were involved in
gardening, last year.

The new generation of gardeners
has changed the look of both

backyard gardens and heavy, .

age-old garden tools.

More and more gardeners are
moving their. gardens from rural
backyards to apartment window

‘ a
boxes and condominiuin decks.
Manufacturers have kept up
with new gardening trends and are
meeting the needs of busy
gardeners by re-designing their
traditional tools,

These new tools are designed as -

one handle with interchangeable
tool heads.

All tools fit on the same handle
and store neatly in a smal! space.
This idea has caught on in the in-
dustry, and several companies have
similar lines.

The new tools are designed to be

easy to use, comfortable and effi-

cient.. Precise engineering “and
specific working angles help to
distribute. force and stress
throughout the tool, rather than
straight to the gardener’s back and
hands.

* The tool head angle allows the
gardener to stand up straight while

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working, rather than bending over.
Other tools are. specialized for

fawn edging, picking fruit, tilling .

soil, pruning branches and sweep-
ing up when finished.

Today's tools have benefitied
from new technologies, making
them fightcr weight, stronger and
more durable. The best tools have
a steel core, keeping them strong
but light and easy to handle.

Grandma's tool shed was always
cluttered, and tool handles would
stick out, right side up and upside
down. New tool heads fit neatly on
a tool rack with handles besides it.

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Although tools have changed,
results are the same. There is per-
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done, whether it’s the first rose off
a new bush or a winter's worth of
home-canned tomatoes.

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