Gardening Tools

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Things and tools related to gardening

  • Flowers: The part of a plant that is often brightly colored and has a pleasant smell, or the type if plant that produces it.
  • Plants: a living thing that grows in earth, in water or on other plants, usually has a stem, leaves, roots and flowers and produces seeds.
  • Seed: A small, round or oval object produced by a plant and from which, when it is planted, a new plat can grow.
  • Grass: A low, green plat that grows naturally over a lot of the earth’s surface, having groups of very thin leaves that grow close together in large numbers.
  • Fertilizer: a natural chemical substance that is spread on the land or given to plants, to make plants grow well.
  • Gloves: A piece of clothing that is worn on the hand and wrist for warmth or protection, with separate parts for each finger.
  • Boots: A type of shoe that covers the whole foot and the lower part of the leg.
  • Flowerpot: A container, usually made of clay or plastic, in which a plant is grown.
  • Watering can: A container for water with a handle and a long tube used for pouring water onto garden plants.
  • Wheelbarrow: A large, open container for moving things in with a wheel at the front and two handles at the back, used especially in the garden.
  • Bucket: A container with an open top and a handle, often used for carrying liquids.
  • Rake: A garden tool with a long handle and long, pointed metal parts sticking out in a row at the bottom, used for making the earth level or for collecting leaves, etc.
  • Shears: A very large scissors used in gardening, dressmaking, etc.
  • Pruners: A cutting tool for pruning plants
  • Trowel: A small tool with a curved pointed metal blade, used in the garden for digging small holes and removing small plants from the ground.
  • Gardening fork: A tool with a long handle and three or four points, used for digging and breaking soil into pieces.
  • Hoe: A garden tool with a long handle and a short blade used to remove weeds and break up the surface of the ground.
  • Pitchfork: A tool with a long handle and two or three large curved metal points, used for moving hay or straw.
  • Shovel: A tool consisting of a wide, square metal or plastic blade, usually with slightly raised sides, attached to a handle, for moving loose materials such as sand, coal or snow.
  • Garden hose: A long plastic or rubber pipe, used to direct water onto fires, gardens, etc.

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Hand Tools

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What are some common hand tools?

  • Tool box: a container in which you keep and carry small tools, especially those used in the house or for repairing a car.
  • Axe: a tool that has a heavy iron or steel blade at the end of a long wooden handle, used for cutting wood.
  • Hammer: a tool consisting of a piece of metal with a flat end that is fixed onto the end of a long, thin, usually wooden handle, used for hitting things.
  • Mallet: a tool like a hammer with a large, flat end made of wood or rubber.
  • Handsaw: a saw that is operated by hand rather than using electricity or a motor.
  • Chainsaw: a large saw with a motor and teeth-like parts fitted onto a continuous chain, used especially for cutting trees.
  • Nail: a small, thin piece of metal with one pointed end and one flat end that you hit into something with a hammer, especially in order to fasten or join it to something else.
  • Nut: a small piece of metal with a hole in it through which you put a bolt.
  • Bolt: A screw-like metal object without a point, used with a nut to fasten things together.
  • Screw: A thin, pointed piece of metal with a raised edge twisting round along its length and a flat top with a cut in it, used to join things together, especially pieces of wood.
  • Screwdriver: A tool for turning screws, consisting of a handle joined to a metal rod shaped at one end to fit in the cut in the top of the screw.
  • Tape measure: A strip of plastic or metal used for measuring that can be rolled up when not being used.
  • Pipe Wrench: A tool with parts that can be moved to tighten or unfasten any size of nut and bolt.
  • Pliers: A small tool with two handles for holding or pulling small things like nails, or for cutting wire.
  • Spanner: A metal tool with a shaped end, used to turn nuts and bolts.
  • Corkscrew: A device for removing corks from bottles, that consists of a handle with a twisted metal rod to push into the cork and pull it out.
  • Stepladder: A piece of equipment with steps for climbing up and down that can stand on its own or be folded for carrying.
  • Drill: A tool or machine that cuts or digs into something to make holes.

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