Top 10 Gardening Accessories For Gardeners

Nutscene Natural Jute Fillis twine

The Nutscene factory in Scotland has been manufacturing high-quality twine from sustainable sources since 1922. A garden essential, it can be safely composted after use. Standard thickness is 3 ply but Nutscene's website offers many varieties and colours, including some fun bright neon twines to brighten up a dreary winter bed.

Haws watering can

Haws has long been the brand of choice for watering can coveters. Their attractive, classic-looking metal and plastic cans all come with a minimum life expectancy; the bestselling seven-litre Plastic Deluxe Can, pictured here, promises at least 10 years of use. The long spout ensures a constant watering pressure and the can comes with a brass 'rose' spout for light watering and a downspout for pots. It also comes in a five-litre version.

Showa Floreo 370 gardening gloves

“I am a committed Showa glove user and wouldn’t use anything else”, says the Telegraph's gardening correspondent Val Bourne. The Floreo 370 is Showa's bestselling glove. It is designed to be as lightweight as possible (a 'second-skin' fit) while offering maximum protection with a sensitive, nitrile-coated palm. Gardeners swear by them.

Gardman No Mess Bird Seed Mix

Brilliant for gardeners who love to feed visiting birds, but would rather avoid strange weeds germinating under the bird seed holder. This nutritious No Mess seed mix of sunflower hearts, peanut bites, crushed wheat, oats and red dari won't leave any husks or waste so nothing odd will sprout or spilt, and birds adore it.

Bradleys leather knee pads

Bradleys is a small, Shropshire-based tannery set up by Bradley Burn 29 years ago. It was one of few tanneries to survive the 2001 foot-and-mouth crisis and Princess Alexandra, a cousin of the Queen, is known to be a fan of their trademark anti-bramble gauntlets. All products are handmade, and Telegraph gardening writer Helen Yemm considers these useful knee pads the best in the market.

Felco secateurs

No garden arsenal would be complete without a brilliant pair of secateurs. Felco's Model No. 2's are extremely popular with professional pruners, who recommend their strength, shock-absorbing handle and highly precise micrometric adjustment cutting system.

Jakoti hand shears

Telegraph gardening reporters have been praising Jakoti's "sharp, smooth and easy to use" handshears for years. Helen Yemm was sent a pair to try for a magazine feature and says she has been almost literally attached to them ever since. They are particularly suited to pruning perennials, dead heading, topiary, lawn edging and clipping shrubs.

The Original Wormery

Wormeries convert organic kitchen food waste into a rich liquid compost which can be diluted and used as a fertiliser for plants and lawns. This 100-litre bin was the very first wormery available commercially and comes complete with everything you need to get started, including a plentiful supply of young (and hungry) Tiger Worms, which will eat twice as much as the cheaper Dendrobaena worms.

HOT Bin Composter

The Hotbin's selling point is the speed at which it converts leaves, prunings and other garden waste into compost – typically in under three months, half the time a normal compost heap would take. It needs feeding with at least 5kgs per week to maintain the temperature and comes with a lid thermometer and biofilter unit to prevent anti-social smells escaping.

Spear & Jackson Select Stainless Steel 3145EL Soil Rake

The Telegraph's gardening Editor Joanna Fortnam has rated this 66 inch tool the best soil rake on the market for ease of use and lightness. Its head is made of mirror polished stainless steel to prevent soil adhesion and rusting.

source by: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/10351225/Top-10-gardening-accessories.html

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