Must Have Tools for Gardeners - Mickman Brothers Garden Center

Hand Trowel & Cultivator

Hand Trowel - Great for planting annuals, perennials, and digging out tough weeds.  I always look for one with a sturdy handle-to-scoop connection.  I am a little rough on them and they tend to bend or break at that point.  I also like trowels with a ruled side on the scoop.  This comes in handy when planting fall bulbs at specific depths.  

Bypass Pruner

Watering Nozzle

Bypass Pruner - This type of pruner works like a pair of scissors where the blades pass each other to make a nice clean cut.  A bypass pruner can cut branches and stems up to ¾” in diameter.  They can vary in price a lot, but the most important aspect of a good hand pruner is keeping the blade sharp.  A dull blade may shred a stem and it will have a harder time healing.

Adjustable Watering Nozzle – These can come as Spray Guns or Watering Wands.  Watering Wands are great for reaching those hanging baskets without getting out the ladder or taking them down.  Spray Guns have an adjustable nozzle.  Some of the settings include:  Stream, Shower, Fan, Mist, Soaker, etc.  The one I use the most is Shower.  This setting gives a nice soft watering without “blasting” the tender plants.

You could certainly fill a whole potting shed with the amount of Garden Related Gadgets available. But if you have just these three, it will make your gardening experience much easier.

Plant what makes you smile!

Randy Brott

Mickman Brothers Garden Center Manager

14630 Hwy 65, Ham Lake, MN  55304  

763.413.3000

randall.brott@mickman.com

www.mickman.com

 

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www.homeandgardenideas.com

www.gardeningknowhow.com

www.todaysgardencenter.com

Mickman Brothers at the Minneapolis Home & Garden Show!

Mickman Brothers Landscape Design team will be at the Minneapolis Home & Garden Show this weekend, March 2nd through March 6th.  We have once again joined forces with the Minnesota State Horticultural Society to design a fantastic garden display!  We also have a booth right across the aisle from our partnered MSHS garden with more information about our Landscape Design and Underground Sprinklers, and even some hard to resist Garden Center coupons.  The Home & Garden Show has ideas and displays for both the inside and outside of your home: kid spaces, kitchens, man caves, gardens, energy efficiency, snack sampling, celebrity seminars, the garden market and the garden theater just to name a few.  Visit the Home & Garden Show website to save $3 on your tickets when you purchase them online.  MSHS Northern Gardener level members and above: Pick up your two free tickets at the MSHS Will Call Booth near the main entrance of both shows.