My Favorite Gardening Supplies…

I’m sorry I meant to post about my favorite gardening supplies (not all are necessities, some are frivolities) a lot sooner than this. Well here we go…

Sphagnum moss cone-shaped hanging planters
Lined metal scrollwork window boxes
Trowel
Spade
Weeding fork & dandelion weeder
Bulb planter
Mister
Gardening shears/clippers
Flower/Rose cutters
MiracleGro
Plantone (fertilizer for all other plants other than evergreens)
Hollytone (fertilizer for evergreens)
Organic lime (I use this for my hydrangea)
Miracid (food for acid-loving plants)
Potting soil appropriate for the type of plant you are caring for
Mud Gloves
Suede leather gloves, preferably long gloves to handle thorny plants and to protect your forearms
Jute
Pretty porcelain pots of assorted sizes with matching drip trays
Plastic drip trays/dishes of assorted sizes
Collapsible leaf bins for e.g. Fall cleanup
Gardener’s tote by Smith & Hawken
Gardening supportive knee pad
Soil sifter
Scissors
White oil for gardening tool maintenance
Gardener’s Pamper Kits by Crabtree & Evelyn (cleansers, lotions, and other lovely things)
Inspiration:

Words from the Garden: A Collection of Beautiful Poetry, Prose, and Quotations by Isobel Carlson
Trugs, Dibbers, Trowels and Twine: and Everything Good about Gardening with Little Tips and Words of Wisdom and Inspiration on the Simplest of Pleasures by Isobel Carlson

What are your favorites?…..

P.S. Besides your local nurseries & garden centers, Home Depot, Target, and Terrain are also other great places to shop for gardening supplies.

*Photocredit: Various Sources: Amazon.com, Crabtree & Evelyn, Smith & Hawken