Must-Have Equipment for Summer Landscaping

Depending on where you live, the effective window in the weather for landscaping on your property can be relatively brief. Summer is often the only time the weather is dry, warm, planting-friendly, and pleasant enough to work outside productively. Now that the summer is here, there’s no time to waste—you’ll want to have all the equipment you’ll need ready to go. Chances are you’ve already got (hopefully) the shovel and spade, lawnmower, tape measure, a yard and leaf rake, a wheelbarrow, and a decent collapsible hand truck. Here are some other landscaping tools that you may not have considered—but could prove incredibly helpful. 

Safety Equipment for Landscaping

Personal protective equipment (PPE) is a must for any landscaping work, particularly if it involves sharp, heavy, or powered tools. A good pair of thick leather or canvas gloves is an obvious inclusion. Those can be clunky for delicate work, tempting people to take them off when they shouldn’t. For that more precise work, don’t forget a thinner pair with nitrile or rubber palm and finger coating. Other vital safety gear includes:

• Safety glasses

• Closed-toed, slip-resistant boots or shoes (steel toes if you’re dealing with particularly heavy work)

• Long pants for mowing or trimming

• Knee pads: either wearable pads for each knee, or a kneeling pad for planting, weeding, and other kneeling work

Equipment for Moving and Carrying Heavy Loads

Collapsible, aka convertible, hand trucks are terrific for diverse carrying needs. Hand trucks can carry a good bit of weight, so for residential landscaping, something like a heavy duty hand truck shouldn’t be necessary. A wheelbarrow has remained in constant use for centuries because it works as well as it does, but a decent pull-cart can also prove a real labor-saver and is much more stable.

Tools to Cut and Trim

Many homeowners, especially those not naturally inclined to DIY landscaping projects, might consider a chainsaw overpowered and unnecessary for their needs. If your landscaping requires tree or lumber sawing, however, a small chainsaw works wonders. You likely already have a lawnmower, but if you don’t have a lawn trimmer too, pick one up. For lighter work, have a hand saw, hand pruners, long-handled pruner-loppers, and a larger pair of shears.

Tools to Dig, Plant, and Weed

For basic garden work, you’ve probably got the shovel, spade, trowel, fork, hand rake, and hoe. That’s a pretty standard set, so make sure it’s complete. Have you heard of the increasingly popular Japanese hori-hori knife? It is an incredibly versatile gardening device comprised of a thick, almost trowel-like blade, one sharp beveled edge, and one serrated edge. It can do a little bit of everything you need to do in the garden. 

For heavier digging tasks, you shouldn’t be without a garden fork. Like a half-sized pitchfork, they’re great for lawn aeration as well as working with straw and manure. Get a mattock and a pick for the tougher ground. 

To keep all of your tools—including lawnmower blades—sharp and ready, get a shovel sharpener and tool sharpener.

About Magline

Magline is easily one of the best-known and most trusted names in the material handling industry. The name is such a byword for trusted and valued material handling equipment that any hand truck, no matter its original brand, is often referred to as a “Magliner.” Unfortunately for those brands, being called a Magliner is no substitute for the real thing. Magline has been engineering and producing the sturdiest, the most reliable, and the easiest-to-use material handling equipment in the industry for over 70 years. Along with their renowned classic hand trucks, they offer a wide selection of more specialized options, including a heavy duty hand truck line, a stair climbing cart selection, a convertible/collapsible hand truck series, and a whole lot more.

Elevate your home improvement game with a Magliner, available at Magliner.com

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