View full sizeThe Hori Hori knife is one of Kym Pokorny's favorite weeding tools; she especially likes using it for plants with tap roots.These days when I head out the door to tackle my garden chores, weeding is at the top of my to-do list. I let it go earlier when I should have been out there and now I am working on a carpet of purple-blue: Spanish bluebells (
Hyacinthoides hispanica
) are taking over my shady garden spot, jostling the heuchera, columbine and peonies I WANT to see in there. They're one of
's top
. No. 2 is
, which I have in several other beds. So far I'm averting my eyes from the dandelions in my lawn because I never seem to get ahead of them.
So I grab the little bag of tools when I head out, but mostly I'm using my my hand weeder, garden gloves and a bucket. It got me thinking about favorite garden tools and how different folks define it.
We've had stories on that topic before, including
, which includes chainsaw on a stick and a Hori Hori knife.
Another great list came from reader Joy Peery last year, with a
. She came up with some great options.
I noticed that the Eugene Register-Guard came up with a list a few weeks back of the
in their area. Weeders and pruners led that list, too.
Do you have a favorite not listed here? Add a comment to share what you've come up with for your yard.
I'm hoping my go-to tool can soon be a trowel for adding some more plants, to my beds or containers. Or maybe, if I ever get ahead of the weeds, I'll get lucky and it can just be a chair to sit in and admire my husband's and my handiwork.
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