On Nov 28, 8:47*am, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
"Kate" wrote in messagenews:1164707506.193381..180760@j44g2000cwa. googlegroups.com...

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

"Kate" wrote in message
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Can anybody suggest a good gardening gift? Or a company I could have a
look into?

How far do you live from the recipient? Same town?

No I quite quite some distance.Eh? *Anyway, get your friend one of these. It's the single most useful
garden tool in the universe.http://www.seedsofchange.com/garden_...ils.asp?item_n...

What makes it work is its shape and its thickness. Nothing to do with
sharpness. If I caught someone stealing my lawnmower, I'd let them take it.
If I caught someone stealing this tool, I'd hack their head off with the
tool and send it home to their mommy in a lawn and leaf bag. It's that good
a tool.

I bought one of those Hori-Hori Diggers from Smith & Hawken 14 years
ago.
The scabbard lasted only 2 months but the tool is excellent and I still
use it.
I wrote to S&H to complain about the scabbard falling apart. They sent
me
another knife and scabbard, no questions asked. I gave the new set to
my
son-in-law. His scabbard fell apart after a few months but he is still
using
the digging knife to this day and he uses it much more than I do.