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Sunday, December 2, 2007

What not to buy me for Christmas

That makes me sound like Trinny and Susannah, doesn't it? Mind you, there's no other grounds for comparison, as I explain below ...

Please, no more trowels. There is a limit to how many trowels one woman can use, even if they do have daisies on them, or a paisley print. And anyway, most of them snap or bend after a month or so. And no more kneelers, I beg you! They’re very pretty and probably useful to the right person, but if you’ve ever seen what I wear when gardening, you’ll know that getting my knees dirty is the least of my worries. I never remember to use a kneeling mat, and if I do, I forget where I’ve been kneeling, so it gets left in the garden for the slugs to crawl over and the rain to get into.

I would like a new trug. A couple of years ago we had an open garden day, for charity, and some lovely soul walked off with my trug. The thing is, a good well-made trug is an expensive item, and I never feel quite justified in buying one for myself, but they are also wonderful garden tools – as anybody who’s ever owned one will confirm – and I would really like somebody to take the hint and buy me one!

I’d also really enjoy having a proper Dutch hoe. I have a draw hoe with a good blade that can be sharpened, but my Dutch hoe is not quite so ready to take an edge. The secret of comfortable gardening is excellent quality, well-sharpened hoes, as they mean you can do 80% of your weeding without bending. So if Father Christmas reads my blog, how about? ho ho hoe

Thank you.

Wrapping images by decor8, used under a creative commons attribution licence

Labels: christmas gifts, hoes, kneelers, trowels, trugs

The All Seasons Gardener at 2:51 AM

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