With the state-of-the-art greenhouse completed and fully equipped, we turn our attention to the main part of the garden workshop, and review some basic and advanced tools and materials that will help enhance your gardening endeavors.
Horticulturist and landscaping expert Hunter Stubbs discusses some of the tools that are necessary for creating the ultimate garden workshop.
- To conserve space in the workshop, a traditional wheel-barrow is replaced with a collapsible model (figure A). When not in use, this handy accessory can be washed out, folded flat and stored or hung against a wall.
- A professional-grade blower is included in our arsenal of yard tools. This advanced model has a gas-powered motor (figure B) that straps on the back of the user like a backpack.
- Gas-powered hedge-trimmers and a small chain-saw are also included.
- A lightweight tiller (figure C) is extremely useful for establishing flower and vegetable gardens and adding amendments to the soil.
The small gas-powered motor (figure D) is extremely lightweight and easy to operate. It comes with interchangeable implements so that this tool can serve other uses such as aerating or de-thatching a lawn.
- A collapsible garden bag (figure E) is ideal for collecting leaves, yard debris or grass clippings. When not in use, it folds up for easy storage and can be hung on a wall.
- A lawn spreader (figure F) is essential for establishing and maintaining a lawn. The spreader can be used to evenly disperse lawn seed, fertilizer or lime.
- A raised, tripod-mounted lawn sprinkler is ideal for ensuring even dispersal of water when watering lawns and beds. The all-metal construction of the sprinkler head on this high-end sprinkler (figure G) ensures that this lawn -accessory will hold up well and operate for a long time.
- A garden cart (figure H) is a workhorse of a garden accessory. Easier to roll and control than an ordinary wheel-barrow, this cart is ideal for moving large potted plants, bags of soil, garden rocks, etc.
- A pole pruner (figure I) has a pruning device and a saw-blade attached to a long handle. This tool can be used to safely prune high limbs without having to get onto a ladder.
- The space in the garden workshop is organized for efficiency and maximizing of usable space. Specially designed "slat-walls" have slots so that tool-hangers (figure J), shelves and cabinets can easily be hung on the walls and repositioned with ease.
- Safety Alert: Make sure that tools with sharp edges or points -- such as hoes or pitchforks -- hang facing the wall.
- There's plenty of counter space for use as a work surface, and storage both above and below the work surface (figure K).
- A pegboard above the work surface is ideal for hanging and organizing smaller tools (figure L).
- The shop is equipped with a stainless-steel sink to aid with potting and cleanup. A customized potting station is positioned in close proximity to both the sink and the greenhouse entrance (figure M).
RESOURCES :
The Workshop Book
Model: 1561582719
Author: Scott Landis
The Taunton Press Inc.
Website: www.taunton.com
Ortho's All About Greenhouses
ISBN: 0897214633
Author: Ortho Books Editor
Order this title from Amazon.
Meredith Books Corp.
Website: www.meredith.com
Greenhouse
Ready-made greenhouse structure
Charley's Greenhouse and Garden
Email: service@charleysgreenhouse.com
Website: www.charleysgreenhouse.com
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