Nearly 20 years ago, Smith and Hawken began business as an importer of fine English spades and forks. In "The Tool Box", Smith and Hawken and author William Bryant Logan celebrate garden tools in all their pleasure, practicality, variety, ingenuity, and purity. The "bible of garden tools" has full color photos throughout, featuring more than 440 tools. This is the perfect gift for gardeners and for readers who appreciate and collect tools.

Preface
Introduction: The Love of Tools
The Well-Tempered Tool
Anatomy of a Tool Weight and Measure Construction
Digging
Getting to the Dirt From Dirt to Soil Turning the Soil History of Digging
The Shovel Round-Point Shovels Square Point Shovels Scoops Trenching Shovels
The Spade Spades Long-Handled Spades
Specialty Spades Digging Spades Heavy-Duty Specialty Spades
The Fork Garden Forks Broadfork Specialty Forks Bedding and Manure Forks
Scooping Forks The Mattock and the Pick Picks, Mattocks, and Land-Clearing Tools
Cultivating
Persistence of Weeds Tools for Cultivation History of Cultivating
The Hoe Hoes Eye Hoes and Wheel Hoe
The Weeder Weeders The Cultivator Cultivators
Propagating
History of Propagation Propagation Tools Propagation Tools Knives
The Potting Bench Potting Bench Propagation Supplies
Seed-Planting Supplies Soil Blockers Modular Soil-Blocking
System Cold Frames Cold Frames Cloches and Other Season Extenders Plant Protectors
Planting
History of Planting The Dibber Dibbers
The Trowel Trowels Bulb Planters Bulb Planters Seeders
Seeders Container Gardening Plant Containers
Cutting
History of Cutting Flower Shears Flower Shears Hand Pruners
Hand Pruners Hedge Shears Hedge Shears Loppers Loppers Pole
Pruners Pole Pruners Pruning Saws Pruning Saws
Woodlot Tools Chopping and Splitting Tools Clearing Tools Scythes Brush Cutters
Watering
Knowing Your Garden History of Watering
The Principles of Watering
The Watering Can Watering Cans Roses
The Hose Hoses Hose Accessories Hose Accessories Sprinklers
Composting
History of Composting Compost Bins Composters Composting Tools Composting Tools
Lawn Care
The Lawn Mower Lawn Mowers Grass Shears and Edgers
Lawn Shears Rakes and Edgers Starting the Lawn Spreaders
Lawn Rollers Aerating the Lawn Aerators
Holding and Hauling
History of the Holders and Haulers Choosing the Right Containers and Carriers Fruit and Vegetable
Baskets Harvest Containers Leaf, Weed, and Seed Carriers Buckets and Bins Carriers The Haulers Haulers
Raking and Sweeping
The Garden Rake Lawn and Leaf Rakes Garden Rakes Lawn and Leaf Rakes The Broom Brooms
Clothing and Protection
Boots and Shoes Footwear Gloves Gloves Hats Hats Pants and Shirts Clothing Vests and Jackets Jackets
Care and Storage
Finishing Touches Looking Sharp Hang
Them High Keep Them Together Hose Storage
A Time to Renew Care and Storage Hose Reels
Index
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