"Ben Short" wrote
Just bought some Felco secateurs and they are brilliant.

Now I need some really good quality spades, hoes etc. I bought some B&Q
ones and in my hard soil the spade broke first time.

What are the BEST spades, forks, hoes money can buy, money no object so to
speak. thanks
My best Spade and Digging Fork (I'm on heavy soil) are stainless steel hand
forged in the UK, Bulldog brand. They don't make them any more here but
their stuff is still pretty good. You may be able to pick up a second-hand
one of the originals (they eventually cost £100 each new) but you will know
you are using it, they are a lot heavier than the modern stuff.
My day to day digging fork is a Spear and Jackson with a rubber
shockabsorber in the shaft, not stainless but has stood up to lots of use.
For a hoe I would always go for the smaller of the two Wolf Push Pull
Weeders in their Multi-star range, excellent tool, stands up to lots of work
on our allotment where there are a lot of stones and you can buy the handle
length that suits you as they come in different sizes. Also good if two
people of different size want to use the same tool, just buy two handles.
The other stuff in their Multi-star range is of good quality too.
http://www.wolf-garten.co.uk/index.php?id=850

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Regards
Bob Hobden
just W. of London