 | The Cook's Garden (McArthur & Co, 2003), $19.76 chapters.indigo.ca Get the scoop on delish gardening with The Cook's Garden, your how-to guide to planting your own backyard chef's garden. Growing tips, recipes and colour photos galore make this book from the editors of Canadian Gardening magazine an essential reference. |
 | Hunter Wellies, $89 USD mastergardening.com The classic Hunter Wellington boot is perfect for those times when you're seriously mucking about in the yard and your trusty Crocs just won't cut it. These are the original handmade Wellies, and we love their town-and-country look: as perfect for a latte run as they are for shoveling topsoil on a rainy weekend! |
 | Kids Long Gardening Tools, $40 gardenscape.ca Make gardening family-fun time by getting your kids involved. The Kids Long Gardening Tools four-piece set includes a heavy-duty flat-head rake, shovel, leaf rake and push broom, all scaled to little folks (age 5 ). Unlike gardening tools from the dollar store, however, the metal-and-wood construction mean these babies perform like the real things and are perfect for handing down to the next generation of green thumbs in your family tree! (My five-year-old tried them out and loved them, which means she has fun, while letting me work!) |
 | Advanced hand tool set, $59 rittenhouse.ca The right tools make all the difference and this stainless-steel-and-wood Advanced hand tool set from famed English toolmakers Burgon & Ball is tops. We're betting the versatile scoop, weeding fork, patio knife (for digging up those in-between-pavers weeds) and widget (great for transplanting or weeding in a rock garden) will see a lot of action all season long. Also: check out the Starter Set (same price) with tools suited to newbies. |
 | Tub Trug, from $12.95 each veseys.com A large-capacity Tub Trug is essential for gardening: use it to haul soil and mulch (mix them together inside), compost, cut branches; store pea gravel or other supplies; and bring in your harvest of garden-fresh fruit or veggies. The UV-resistant fadeproof colours will put a smile on your face. Available in 26L and 42L sizes. |
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