Starting a garden means walking into a hardware store and facing walls of tools engineered to separate you from your cash. The hedging shears with ergonomic grips. The battery-powered weed pullers.

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Everyone knows basic landscaping tools like shovels, rakes, and lawnmowers, but there are some more obscure ones you might actually find useful.

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From fresh floral motifs to tools that will last a lifetime, these picks inspire the blossoming gardener in all of us.