Garden Equipment & Supplies

If you are a new gardener, chances are that the garden tool aisle is a bit overwhelming. How many shovels do you need, which secateurs are best, and do you really need a special tool for edging a garden bed? Garden equipment and supply shops offer so much these days, and they are the experts with the information you need.

First up: you don’t need to buy the most expensive tools around when starting out in gardening – but you will need quality tools, and the experts can help! Also, do you need soil? Turf? compost? If so, how much? Ask someone who knows.

The basic gardening tools are: spade, hand fork, trowel, secateurs, hedge clippers and a rake. If you have a lot of trees, you may also want to add a saw, but in general if you have the above you are home and hosed when it comes to garden care. There are also many types of watering systems – do you need a drip system? Sprinklers? A hose? Or do you have a balcony garden where a watering can is more suitable?

Of course, to get your garden established you may also need potting mix, and you will certainly need a good organic fertiliser: but make sure you don’t over-fertilise our sensitive Aussie plants – they’re not used to too much pampering. Once again, as someone who has the expertise!