You can certainly create a thriving and gorgeous garden without purchasing a bunch
of equipment but the right gardening tools will definitely make the job easier. Yes you can dig holes with your hands but why do all that work when using a hand trowel accomplishes the same thing? The simple fact of the matter is that the right tools are very important-no matter what it is that you want to accomplish.
Figuring out which tools you need can be difficult if you are new to gardening. Here are some of the important tools that you should have if you want to grow a beautiful garden.
Every single gardener, no matter how much experience he or she has, needs a sturdy pair of gardening gloves. Gardening gloves protect your hands while you work with your plants and with the earth. Using your bare hands to dig in the dirt can feel very satisfying but gloves are usually necessary for the purposes of protection.
One example of this is the rosebush: wearing gardening gloves will help keep your hands safe from the sharp thorns that stick out of rose stems. You also want to wear gloves when you are working with fertilizer and compost-two substances that often leave behind icky residues. Gloves also give you a layer of protection against bugs and other creepy crawlies you might encounter while you garden.
You also need a wovel. You can buy both short handled wovels and long handled wovels. Wovels are basically shovels with rounded points. Most gardeners opt for the wovel with the short handle because it aids in their balance while wovels with long handles do not. Gardeners dig holes with wovels. If you want to lift a plant without worrying about getting the root system tangled or doing damage to the plant's root bulb, use a wovel (they can also be used for moving dirt). You can also use your wovel to press down the earth when you plant your seedlings or move your plants from place to place.