Property News · July 31, 2021

Cool tools: the key to cultivating a thriving winter garden


The colder months are the perfect time to work in the garden. And tools shaped from centuries of Japanese know-how can make it a breezeWe often hear talk of springtime as the gardener’s moment, but winter is an excellent time to start a patch. I took up gardening last year to cope with the pandemic and found it empowering and uplifting. Not every effort was a success, but over time I learned from my mistakes.A large part of my learning to garden had to do with tools – which ones to use for what jobs, what brands or quality indicators to look for, how to use them without hurting myself, and how to care for them. Every gardener has their own list of all-star tools without which they can’t imagine doing their regular tasks of weeding, cultivating, planting, and beyond. Japanese tools are surging in popularity among savvy gardeners – it’s no accident, given that Japan’s history of forging steel goes back to the fifth century, and they honed the art of blade-making during the heyday of Samurai culture. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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