Gardening tools refer to a series of manual or mechanical equipment used for soil tillage, plant pruning, shaping and maintenance, irrigation and fertilization, pest control and other operations in gardening activities such as landscaping, flower care, and vegetable and fruit planting. They are not only the basic working tools of gardeners and garden maintenance personnel, but also provide convenient and efficient operating methods for home gardening enthusiasts.
1. Gardening hand tools
Gardening hand tools are mainly small tools operated by humans. They are rich in variety and widely used. They are suitable for delicate gardening work. They can be divided into the following two categories:
(1) Gardening scissors
Gardening scissors are indispensable tools in gardening operations. They are mainly used for pruning, trimming, shaping and fruit picking of plants. According to different functions and users, they mainly include:
High branch shears: used for pruning high branches, equipped with a long pole design, which is convenient for the operator to perform high-altitude operations on the ground.
Hedge shears (hedge shears): specially used for shaping and pruning hedges, shrub walls, etc., with a long blade, suitable for large-area pruning.
Pruning shears (pruning shears, pruning shears): used for daily pruning of trees and shrubs, divided into one-handed and two-handed types.
Multi-purpose shears: multi-functional scissors, suitable for handling harder branches or various gardening operations.
Fruit picking shears: small blade, suitable for picking fruits without damaging branches.
Flower cutting shears: specially designed for picking flowers or tender branches, with sharp blades and light movements.
Grass cutting shears: used for detailed lawn trimming, especially trimming irregular parts such as edges and corners.
(2) Garden flower tool sets (garden flower tools, small flower tool sets)
This type of tool is mainly used for potted flowers, home gardening or small flower bed operations. It is small in size and flexible in operation. Common tools include:
Flower shovels and flower spades: used for operations such as turning over the soil, planting, and transplanting. According to the size and shape of the blade, they are divided into large flower spades, small flower spades, and three-character flower spades.
Flower rake, flower hoe, flower fork: used for loosening soil, weeding, land preparation, etc., subdivided into:
Two-head hoe (dual-purpose hoe, one hoe and one pointed end)
Flat hoe, flat rake (suitable for leveling soil)
Three-tooth flower hoe, three-tooth flower rake (compact structure, suitable for delicate work)
Hoe rake, hoe pick (combined hoe and pick function)
Straight flower fork, six-tooth flower rake (suitable for loosening hard soil)
This type of tool is widely used in home gardening, balcony planting and teaching gardening due to its simple structure, easy to carry and safe use.
2. Garden machinery
Garden machinery is a medium and large tool driven by mechanical power (usually gasoline, electricity, battery), mainly used in large-scale greening scenes, which can significantly improve work efficiency and reduce labor intensity. Mainly includes:
Lawn mower: used for leveling and trimming large areas of lawn, divided into push type, self-propelled type and riding type.
Brush cutter/lawn mower: suitable for trimming slopes, bushes, around tree roots and other areas that are difficult to reach manually.
Hedge trimmer: specially used for quick trimming and shaping of hedges, with much higher efficiency than manual hedge trimmers.
Chainsaw: used for felling trees or thick branches, with strong power, suitable for professional forestry operations.
Water pump: used for garden irrigation and water circulation, commonly used in garden waterscape and sprinkler systems.
Drilling machine (hole digger): used for quick digging holes when planting seedlings to improve tree planting efficiency.
Turf cutter: used to cut lawns into strips or blocks for easy transplanting or replacement of turf.
Sprayer: used for pest control, widely used in garden plant spraying operations.