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Here’s another post in my series of new products and plants unveiled at the Garden Press Event – this time, tools and sheds. Read more about battery-powered tools. There’s more about gardening tools at the Garden Press Event.
Tools and sheds – Forest Garden
The UK company unveiled three Oakley Summer Houses, the Whitby Arbour and Whitby Arches, the outdoor Boot Store with racking, four different Linear Planters and the Forest Playhouse Range. For more details, visit www.forestgarden.co.uk.
The Posh Shed Company
The Posh Bird Box is hand-made from redwood timber with a removable cedar shingle roof. Timber planters are available in small (42cm x 42cm x 46cm), medium (52cm x 52cm x 50cm), and large (55cm x 55cm x 53cm). For further information, visit www.theposhshedcompany.co.uk.
Tools and sheds – Wilkinson Sword
The Ultralight range has strong, expertly crafted and stylish garden tools in a comfortable, light package. The Ultralight Hedge Shears have an 8” non-stick coated blade, for a clean and defined cut. Aluminium handles provide strength and low weight, with soft grip handles that weigh just 670g. The Ultralight Bypass Loppers have bypass, non-stick coated blades. They’re perfect for young, green wood, with the 25mm cutting capacity providing a precise, defined cut. Weighing just 450g, the extruded aluminium handles deliver strength and lightness.
The carbon steel range is now available in black and green, with a 10-year guarantee. The 10 long-handled and five hand tools feature a carbon steel head and green epoxy resin coating. They have soft-grip, natural wooden handles. There are two spades, a fork, a draw hoe, a Dutch hoe, a three-prong cultivator, a lawn-edging knife, two rakes, a weeding fork, a hand trowel, a transplanting trowel, a patio scraper and a weed grubber. For more information, visit www.wilkinsonsword-tools.co.uk.
WOLF-Garten
The multi-change® Tree Care Without a Ladder includes several pruning saws so that you can carry out tree maintenance from the ground by attaching the tool head to a handle. The PC370MS Pruning Saw has a curved, Swedish Steel blade, which can be used as a standalone hand saw, or integrated with a multi-change® handle, for safe sawing up to 5.5m.
The Professional Pruning Saw PC370MSPRO also has a hook to prevent the blade from pulling out of the cut, and a bark knife to prevent tree damage, while the Folding Pruning Saw is ideal for thicker branches. Also in the WOLF-Garten range are the 72 Volt Li-Ion power battery tools with an interchangeable battery system. New are three handheld tools: a grass trimmer, a hedge cutter and a leaf blower. The 72 Volt Li-Ion power battery and charger system has 180Watt hours and is fully charged in just 60 minutes, with a super quick change option, which provides an 80 per cent charge after just 45 minutes.
All carry a three-year guarantee. For further information, visit www.wolfgarten-tools.co.uk.
Tools and sheds – Cobra
The range has four new 40-volt products in its lithium-ion range – a lawnmower with a dedicated 16” rear roller. The RM4140V creates a traditional striped lawn but without the need for petrol or electric cables, rrp £359.99
There are a new grass trimmer, chainsaw and hedge trimmer – all powered by the same 40 volt battery as the lawnmowers, for more information, visit www.cobragarden.co.uk.
Cub Cadet
The firm has launched 13 models of lawn tractors in its Enduro Series™, in three powerful ranges: XT1, XT2 and XT3. The four XT1 lawn tractors, with 547cm3 engines, have a smooth, hydrostatic drive system and a safe and efficient button blade start. They can be expanded with accessories.
For bigger areas, the five XT2 models provide higher levels of power, control functions and durability. They feature the Cub Cadet TIGHT TURN xTREME. It delivers the tightest turning circle on the market, making it ideal for tough terrain. The four XT3 models are built for the hardest tasks – mowing even tall, dense grass, and transporting larger loads. For more information, visit www.cubcadet.co.uk.
For current prices, availability and stockists, visit the relevant websites.
