Anthropologists often say that humankind went “from bow to hoe” when switching from hunting and gathering to growing food. Garden hoes were probably the first gardening tools, made from sticks, ...

Paul's tips on choosing a hoe, that ground-breaking tool for breaking the ground. The hoe is a time-honored tool. Be it of chipped stone, animal bone, iron or hardened steel, some version of this ...

Gardening can be an enriching hobby with delicious rewards, but before you begin, you have to prepare your soil for planting. Earth is packed with essential nutrients that plants need to grow, but the ...

Are you looking for a tool that can help you create mounds of soil or rows in the dirt for planting seeds? Or are you primarily concerned about saving your back from pulling weeds by hand? Perhaps you ...

Starting a garden feels easier with the right tools. These ten beginner friendly essentials make planting, watering, pruning, ...

The Precision Hoe developed by Douglas Black of Lady Lake is a humdinger of a garden tool. If I could only have one garden tool, this would be the one. At first glance, its simplicity is disarming.

ASK any gardener worth their salt if they have their own particular favourites when it comes to garden tools, and the answer will almost always be a resounding yes. For some, the tool in question ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Barbara Damrosch, The Washington Post It’s not often that a simple garden tool becomes a cult favorite, but such is the case for the wheel hoe. It’s ...