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Moving mulch, compost or soil to your garden beds?A wheelbarrow is an essential to save your back. One-wheeled, two-handled options are great formanoeuvrability, but if you're limited in strength you may want to opt for a dual-wheeled one.

A fantastic spade that's RHS-approved, this stainless steel choice is rust-resistant and won't need regular sharpening, making it easy to maintain. Long-handle spades like this are great for digging large plots and transferring soil (not to mention being easier on your back). This is also a sustainable choice with the handle made from FSC-certified ash.

Add a splash of bold and beautiful colour to your garden activities with these stylish William Morris-print gloves. Not just for good looks, of course, they'll also protect you from thorns and brambles while you're working.

Keep your garden looking spic and span and free from leaves and debris with this top-notch DeWit rake, which makes clearing up much more pleasurable.

Protect your knees while getting in amongst the borders with this pretty kneeler. Or you might prefer strap-on knee pads so you don't have to keep moving it – BUY NOW, £14.99

Protect your clothes and get organised with a stylish gardening apron.Whether you're planting new flowerbeds, picking vegetables or potting around in the shed or greenhouse, this trusty apron will ensure clothes stay clean. What's more, all important tools, seeds and more can be stored close to hand in the front pocket.

Opt for a more eco-friendly electric lawnmower as opposed to a petrol one.

Ensyure your hedges and borders looks super-smart with an easy-lift, lightweight, cable-freetrimmer for quick and easy grooming.

An efficient tool for turning soil, garden forks can dig into dense soil better than a spade. This onemade from rust-proof stainless steel with forged tines for extra strength, is ahigh-quality digging fork that's endorsed by the RHS. Need we say more?

The ultimates hand tool, trowels are wonderful for transplanting bedding plants and herbs, and planting containers. Hand forks, meanwhile, are perfect fortaking out weeds. Not only are these a lovely on-trend copper, the material naturally doesn't rust and repels slugs and snails.

Plants taking over? Pruning shears, or secateurs as they're also known,help reign in plants that are getting out of control. They're also perfect for trimming flowers, like roses.Why not match yours to your hand trowel and fork for stylish trio?

This well-crafted garden hoewill make light work of clearing weeds from your flower beds, borders and veg plots. The extra-long handle will also protect you from back strain.

All gardens need a trusty watering can to keep flowers and plants thriving. This durable one is available in three sizes, so you can choose the one to suit your outdoor space. The 1.5L is perfect for herb pots on plant stands. The 5L for small gardens with plant pots and flowers. And the biggest, the 10L for vast rural flowerbeds and herb gardens.

Tackle a variety of different tasks around your garden with ease with the simple press of a button. This handy trimmer can be used to edge the borders of your lawn, and awheel is fitted to the trimmer, making it easier to follow the edges around walls and fences. There's also a shrubbing mode, making it simple to tackle difficult-to-reach areas, like under benches and bushes.

Keep track of what you've planted with these stylish slate plant labels. The set comes complete with a square soapstone pencil, which allows you to interchange the labels with what's in season or current family favourites

Keep everything together in a clever storage box that also doubles up as a foldable seat. You'll enjoy gardening so much more if you're comfortable and everything is to hand.The removable bag fastens with press studs and includes spacious side compartments for hand tools, dibbers, pens, string, and other necessities,and a central section perfect for larger items or a spot of lunch.

Another handy cutting tool, loppers are basically long-handled pruning shearsused to trim hard-to-reach areas and cut thicker branches.

Don't miss the incredible action going on in your own garden. A good wildlife camera will capture all the exciting activity. This one from RSPB can be used to view anything from birds on a feeder, bird tables and nest box entrances, to hedgehogs and other nocturnal wildlife. It can also even be used to keep an eye on the garden or house as a security camera.

Maintain an ideal growing environment with an easy-to-use soil tester kit. You can test the pH and nutrient profile of your soil, thinksoil acidity and levels of nitrogen, phosphorus and potash, to see if it needs extra help.

Water is the foundation of your garden’s life and it’s important that your garden hose can reach and spray every area. If you buy one with an adjustable nozzle, itputs you in control of the water pressure and spray radius. You can also buy nozzles separately.