Many new gardeners only use their hands when they start building their first gardens.
Before too long you will probably start to realize just how much more work you can get done using gardening tools. It is easy to be tempted into buying a whole bunch of tools after you've been working with your hands for a long time. Don't let yourself give in to this temptation! You could end up spending a bunch of money on tools that you do not actually need.
Start simply with what you need right now and then, over time, add more tools as they become useful to you. Some gardeners find that they only need the tools they start out with because the gardens they are growing are small. Start your tool collection with these gardening tools.
Gardening pruners and shears are something that every gardener, regardless of skill level, should have handy. There are lots of different sizes of shears and pruners. If your plants are showing signs of death or damage you can use the shears and pruners to get rid of the parts showing the worst of these conditions. Keeping up with these types of cutting will help keep the plants in your garden healthy. Pruners and shears can also be useful in creating clippings of the flowers and plants you grow-which is very useful to gardeners who want to expand their flower gardens. Cuttings are fantastic for starting new plants. Once the flowers have bloomed you can use the clippings and cuttings to decorate your home.
One garden tool no ground gardener should be without is a shovel. For gardeners who garden over large plots of land, a shovel with a long handle is something that they must purchase. A shovel is perfect for scooping up and moving dirt short distances. These results will be much nicer than they would be if you did this by hand. Trying to transport dirt, earth and other items without a shovel just makes your job as a gardener that much harder. Working in the garden is a lot easier if you have a long handled shovel.