Burgon & Ball’s National Trust-endorsed range for kids
One way of encouraging young ones to explore our outdoor spaces is by using these Get Me Gardening children’s tools from Burgon & Ball. The high-quality, colourful gardening tools and accessories for children will really help them embrace a love of gardening. The range has been given the seal of approval by the National Trust.
Founded in Sheffield’s industrial heartland in 1730, Burgon & Ball is the UK’s longest-established manufacturer of garden tools and accessories. The company’s UK-based design team constantly explores new ideas, developing novel solutions to gardening problems. It still manufactures high-quality steel products at its factory in Sheffield.
Get Me Gardening
Nurturing young people’s interest in gardening has been a growing theme for several years, and children’s gardening has gained huge momentum in 2020. Aimed at ages six-10, this new collection of children’s tools and accessories offers a high-quality, long-lasting alternative to ‘throwaway’ toy tools. Created in high-quality materials including steel, wood, and heavyweight 100 per cent cotton, this robust range is made to last.
In bold shades of red, yellow, green and blue, the tools and accessories feature frog, hedgehog, mole and snail characters. The range has the feel-good factor too, with a minimum of £15,000 from sales, which will help to support the conservation activities of the charity.
Sized to be comfortable for smaller hands, the set consists of a digging spade and digging fork; rake; a trowel and fork set; two garden kneeler designs; two glove designs; a gardening apron; bucket; and watering can.
Spade, digging fork and rake
These long tools are made of painted FSC® hardwood with T-shaped handles for two-handed use. They carry an embossed plaque carrying National Trust and Burgon & Ball branding and come with a five-year guarantee. The spade and fork’s head (RRP both £17.99) width measures 14cm, with an overall length of 85cm. The rake’s head (RRP £11.99) is 18cm wide and 88cm long.
Trowel and fork
These hand tools have painted FSC® hardwood handles with robust painted steel tool heads, making them long-lasting and durable, with a five-year guarantee. The fork head’s width and length measure 6cm x 23cm, and the trowel head width and length are 6cm x 24cm. Sold as a set, RRP £9.99.
Frog Kneelo® and Frog/Hedgehog/Snail gloves
These gloves (RRP £7.99) measure 19cm x 8cm in soft and durable polyester/elastane material and are machine washable at 30°C. The kneeler fits children perfectly with memory foam technology, measuring 40cm x 26cm. The two Kneelo® garden kneeler designs (RRP £14.49 each) have twin layers of memory foam around a lightweight foam core.
Apron
This cotton gardening apron (RRP £14.99) has a handy bib pocket, plus hook-and-loop neck and waist fastening. It is machine washable at 30°C, length 59cm (excluding neck loop), width 50cm.
Bucket
Made of durable painted galvanised steel, the bucket (RRP £11.99) has an embossed plaque carrying National Trust and Burgon & Ball branding. It measures 15.5cm x 17cm x 17cm.
Watering can
Also made of painted galvanised steel, the watering can (RRP £14.99) has a 1-litre capacity and carries National Trust and Burgon & Ball branding. Both the bucket and the watering can feature mole and frog characters.
For more information on Get Me Gardening children’s tools, visit www.burgonandball.com.
