Best Stainless Steel Garden Tool Set - 4 Piece Kit with FSC Certified Wooden Handles

A set of hand tools for those who would rather get on with the job than fuss over their kit. This four-piece set covers the basics: a trowel, a hand transplanter marked for depth, a weeder and a garden fork. If you are starting out or looking to replace tools that have seen better days, you will find these do the work without complaint.

Each tool is made with a steel head and a wooden handle, which in our experience is the only combination worth having if you mean to keep your tools for more than a season or two. The steel stands up to digging, prising and scraping, and the handles do not crack or fade in the sun as plastic ones so often do. There is no great trick to using them: keep them clean, dry them off before putting them away, and they will see you through years of planting and weeding.

The transplanter is marked with measurements, which saves guesswork when setting bulbs or seedlings at the right depth. The fork and weeder are both narrow enough to work between plants without disturbing roots, and the trowel is broad enough for potting on or digging out clumps. Most people make the mistake of buying tools that look the part but do not last; these are made to be kept, not replaced.

You will find this set suits most small garden tasks, from dividing perennials to lifting weeds or planting out in spring. There is no need for a drawer full of single-purpose tools when these four will do the lot. Over time, the handles will take on the shape of your grip, and the steel will dull to a soft grey, but the work they do will not change.

• Four-piece hand tool set: trowel, hand transplanter with depth markings, weeder, garden fork
• Steel heads for digging, planting and weeding
• Wooden handles resist cracking and fading in sunlight
• Transplanter marked for depth to aid accurate planting
• Suitable for most small garden tasks: potting, dividing, weeding, planting out
• Store dry to prolong life; wipe clean after use

If you are tired of tools that give out before the season is done, this set is worth doing properly the first time. Use them as you would any good tool: not gently, but with care, and they will last. There is satisfaction in having the right thing to hand, and in knowing you will not need to replace it next spring.