Weekend and professional gardeners have their favorite tools. Tools that are always close at hand. Here are a few of our top picks.

1. Garden Trowel  Our #1 garden tool is the garden trowel. No other tool offers the variety of use. A garden trowel can be used for digging, weeding, planting, shoveling, splitting tubers and edging. If there is one garden tool you shouldn't live without, it's the garden trowel.
2. Pruners/Shears  When you think of gardening your first thought is probably "growing." Growing healthy plants and growing them the way you have planned requires a lot of cutting. Pruning overgrowth or for plant design, removing dead rhododendron flowers and the like and edging shrubs are just a start.
3. Hand Rake  A hand rake is a small three-pronged claw tool that is great for prepping for planting – loosening dirt, turning soil and clearing debris from your garden beds. It's a "close-up" tool for confined and crowded spaces.
4. Shovel  Gardening isn't always light and delicate work. Sometimes brute force and volume are important. A shovel is a must have for getting the larger jobs done. It's longer handle provides the leverage to cut, separate and lift dirt, sod and rocks that would take much more time and energy with a small hand tool.
5. Kneeler & Seat  Tools for digging and cutting are obvious necessities, but tools that help you garden more comfortably are often over looked. A padded kneeler and seat will save your knees and back and help you garden longer and more comfortably.
6. Gloves  Blisters… need we say more. If you are not a daily gardener, your hands will probably suffer if you don't wear gloves. Not only because of the friction created by using the tools needed to dig, prune and plant but because plants and ground can be sharp, thorny and abrasive. A good pair of garden gloves will save you days of pain and reduce your bandage budget.

Now that you have a tools list, you will need to take an inventory of what you have and make a shopping list of what you need. Quality does matter so don't always purchase the least expensive item. Talk with your garden professional, your friends and neighbors and, of course, Google it! There are a number of ergonomic options today that may work well for you. Here are just a few we think you may want to learn about.

There are, of course, may other tools and accessories that will make your gardening easier and more enjoyable but these five are "must-haves."

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