Tools on Test

Jon Brocklebank using Burgon and Ball Lawn Edging Shears - RHS Endorsed - at Barnsdale Gardens

Burgon and Ball Lawn Edging Shears - RHS Endorsed

Initial experience is that they’re a well-made quality tool which should last for a long time if looked after and maintained; a wipe over with an oily cloth after each...

Burgon and Ball Lawn Edging Shears - RHS Endorsed

Initial experience is that they’re a well-made quality tool which should last for a long time if looked after and maintained; a wipe over with an oily cloth after each...

Stiga Transplanter Trowel being used at Barnsdale Gardens

Stiga Transplanter Trowel

There are many different trowels on the market... but I’d happily have this one in my collection.

Stiga Transplanter Trowel

There are many different trowels on the market... but I’d happily have this one in my collection.

Stiga folding pruning saw being used at Barnsdale Gardens by Jon Brocklebank

Stiga Folding Pruning Saw

I found the saw performed very well. I tested its cutting performance on both living and dead wood; it sailed through the branches of a mulberry tree which needed some...

Stiga Folding Pruning Saw

I found the saw performed very well. I tested its cutting performance on both living and dead wood; it sailed through the branches of a mulberry tree which needed some...

Jon Brocklebank using Stiga telescopic bypass loppers at Barnsdale Gardens

Stiga Loppers

I tested both Stiga loppers on the same materials to give a fair comparison. On living and dead wood they both cut extremely well...

Stiga Loppers

I tested both Stiga loppers on the same materials to give a fair comparison. On living and dead wood they both cut extremely well...

Stiga Battery Garden Tractor Swift 372e

Stiga Swift 372e Battery Garden Tractor

Stiga Swift 372e... the combination of its size and tight turning circle means it can get around most areas of lawn. The battery life is good and it’s very quiet....

Stiga Swift 372e Battery Garden Tractor

Stiga Swift 372e... the combination of its size and tight turning circle means it can get around most areas of lawn. The battery life is good and it’s very quiet....

Jakoti Hand Shears

Jakoti Hand Shears

These are small shears (overall length 30cm) designed to be used with one hand, they’re more like scissors than the traditional sheep shear design. Their construction is all metal apart...

Jakoti Hand Shears

These are small shears (overall length 30cm) designed to be used with one hand, they’re more like scissors than the traditional sheep shear design. Their construction is all metal apart...