An illustrated look inside the garden shed, this resource explains how to pick the best tools for the job, details the most efficient uses for each, and reveals the secrets of keeping them in perfect working order. Tools are organized by usage, so gardeners can easily find what they need to dig, to weed, and water, for lawn work, cutting and trimming, planting and sowing, pruning and picking, clearing and transporting. Discover the origins of many tools, along with the inventions that have revolutionized the gardener's life over time, and protective tools to ensure safety in the garden. Information on the latest gadgets are detailed throughout, and specialist tools are introduced alongside technique advice to protect gardeners' knees and hands.
John Negus trained at the Royal Horticultural Society's college at Wisley and worked as sub-editor on Home Gardener before becoming Horticultural Information Officer at Syon Park. Since 1985 he has concentrated on garden writing and has contributed articles to Your Garden, Garden Calendar and Water Gardener. He lectures regularly for garden colleges and societies. Christopher Day currently manages Gardening 365, a gardening website. Previously he was editor of Garden Ideas, and has written for Amateur Gardening, Gardening World and The Gardener. He is the resident gardening expect on BBC radio.