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Watch serious gardeners and

you’ll notice an almost

ritualistic approach to their tools.

Whether they use a few selected tools for everything or have an impressive collection, carefully arranged according to size and function, they believe that the right tools certainly contribute to growing prize-winning roses or the fattest tomatoes in the county.

“Most gardeners have a close relationship with their tools, even though that relationship can take different forms,” says Barbara Damrosch in “Garden Primer” (Workman Pubishing).

The first thing to keep in mind when shopping for tools is that you get what you pay for.

“If you buy a cheap tool, chances are the handle will break or the working end will bend or fall off, ” says Damrosch. “Paying a lot of money for

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