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Garden Tools advice from the experts at Ideal Home, including tips, tricks and advice and detailed how-tos.
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Don’t throw your secateurs away just yet – these are the products I’ll be using in 2026 to refresh my garden tools
They'll scrub your secateurs up like new!
By Sophie King
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These secateurs gave me the most satisfying pruning session of my life – they cut through stems like butter
I'm obsessed
By Sophie King
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Wrendale's garden kneeler changed the way I garden – it's so comfortable, and beautifully designed
It makes the perfect Christmas gift
By Sophie King
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This £44.99 leaf vacuum sucks up wet leaves and makes brilliant mulch to prep my garden for winter
It's my autumn garden essential
By Jenny McFarlane
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Ever heard of a Leaf Chief? It’s the answer to clearing fallen leaves in your garden
It even sweeps up pine needles!
By Sophie King
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This long-handled bulb planter is my secret to planting up all my spring bulbs easily and in record time
Quick, easy to use and with minimal bending over required, there was no aching back to suffer from afterwards
By Lisa Fazzani
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I’m a gardens editor and these are the 6 best secateurs around
These tools make pruning fun!
By Sophie King
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This compact lawn mower is a dream for small gardens – it's lightweight, easy to use and even includes a mulching function
Here's what I loved about the Gardena Handymower
By Joanne Lewsley
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I removed the trickiest weeds from my path and driveway in under an hour using this clever weeding duo
Get your hands on them and easily rid your outdoor space of weeds
By Jenny McFarlane
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I tried this lightweight cordless mower from VonHaus – it's under £200 and I'm so impressed with the results
A total game-changer for small and medium gardens, it's cordless and it even folds away for easy storing
By Annie Collyer
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My mum swears by this simple weeding tool – it makes light (and satisfying!) work of even the toughest weeds in the garden
It's a favourite now
By Sophie King
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These terracotta watering spikes keep my thirsty plants watered during scorching weather, even when I'm not at home
Here's why I'm loving this easy watering system in the hot weather
By Lisa Fazzani
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I've tested 6 of the best gardening gloves - this is the pair I'd recommend to protect your hands while you prune, dig and weed
Find a pair of gardening gloves to suit your needs with our top picks
By Lisa Fazzani
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I tested this £64.99 grass trimmer – it made light work of my messy lawn edges and weeds
This user-friendly cordless strimmer is convenient to store and super affordable
By Annie Collyer
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Best lawn mowers in 2025 – I'm a gardens editor, and these are the tried-and-tested models that get my stamp of approval
I've put the best models on the market to the test with my team of reviewers
By Jenny McFarlane
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This is the difference between pruning shears and scissors in the garden – they’re both essentials, but they have different strengths
Here's what you'll need each of them for
By Sophie King
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I can’t choose between these 2 pretty water butts at B&Q – It’s the stunning garden feature I never knew I needed
Who knew garden water butts could be so pretty
By Kezia Reynolds
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Don't confuse a leaf blower with a leaf vacuum – this is how to choose the right one for clearing small and large gardens quickly and easily
Can't decide which one to buy? Here's what the experts say...
By Sophie King
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This is the difference between a spade and a shovel – because they're not the same tool!
Here's what you need to know before you buy
By Sophie King
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I tried the Gtech GT50 grass trimmer on my small lawn – it's made tidying my garden feel effortless and my back agrees
Edging and trimming capability set this lightweight grass trimmer apart from the rest, but do allow time for charging
By Joanne Lewsley
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I tested the budget-friendly Greenworks pressure washer – it quickly transformed my patio, fence and car
The Greenworks G40 really had its work cut out as I prepped the garden for summer
By Linda Clayton
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Aldi is selling a £30 portable pressure washer to clean up your patio and garden this summer
Run, don't walk to your local Aldi
By Kezia Reynolds
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QVC's electric Weed Sweeper cleared my entire patio of weeds in less than 15 minutes – it's now my favourite garden tool
No need for harsh chemicals, plus no more aching back or sore knees
By Lisa Fazzani
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I tested the LawnMaster hover lawn mower on my dog-ravaged lawn and found it makes light work of awkward and uneven spaces
No battery, no faff – this hover mower glides through grass in seconds
By Joanne Lewsley
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Gtech's Cordless Lawnmower CLM50 made cutting my grass a breeze – it's incredibly easy to use and set up
It's the smoothest I've ever mowed
By Sophie King
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Aldi is selling a robot lawn mower for under £200 - it's one of the cheapest on the market
I never thought I'd see 'Aldi' and 'robot mower' in the same sentence...
By Kezia Reynolds
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Best pressure washers – the 6 machines we rate highest on the market
The best fit for every cleaning requirement
By Molly Cleary


