Every gardener needs a set of tools to handle the different gardening tasks. You need equipment to mow your lawn, tools to prune trees, and various other bits and bobs to handle stuff around your garden. Start making a list of these tools, and it ends up being much longer than anticipated. You turn towards your garden shed or garage and wonder how on earth you’ll fit these tools in there.
The solution seems obvious – surely you sacrifice some gardening tools to save space, right?
Wrong! Why sacrifice vital tools that help you create the perfect garden when you can get everything you need without taking up too much space? The secret lies in these must-have space-saving gardening tools that get the job done and can be stored anywhere.
A Multi-Purpose Wheelbarrow
Wheelbarrows tend to be the biggest tools you need in the garden. They’re useful for picking up and transporting anything from a bundle of loose leaves to a pile of bricks. Unfortunately, they take up lots of storage space and aren’t overly useful beyond their main purpose.
You can get around this problem with a multi-purpose wheelbarrow that folds in different directions and does numerous jobs! The Aerocart by Worx is one of the best around right now; it gives you eight functionalities in a product the same size as normal wheelbarrows. As well as picking up your garden waste, this tool can pick up plant pots, boxes, or even a refrigerator.
Other multi-purpose wheelbarrows exist – just make sure you get one that can be stored upright. This takes up way less space and you basically have something to use all over your garden and home whenever you need to move heavy items.
A Collapsible Lawn Mower
You need to cut your grass so it stays lovely and green throughout the year. This requires a high-quality lawn mower that can cut it to the ideal length every time. Again, lawnmowers tend to be some of the bulkiest garden tools out there. Some come with power cords that take up even more space, while ride-on mowers are almost the size of small cars!
Here are two golden rules to help you buy a lawn mower that saves space and remains functional:
- It should be battery or gas-powered
- It needs to fold down for storage
The first element ensures there aren’t any annoying wires that need to be wrapped up and take up more space. However, the second aspect is the most important. Collapsible lawnmowers will fold down into a much more space-friendly shape. Rather than forcing a bulky device into your garage or shed, you can rest it flat on the floor – or up against a wall.
It’s one of the easiest solutions to save space without compromising the quality of your garden tools. You still get an amazing mower to make cutting the grass easier than ever – you just don’t take up half of your garden shed with it!
A Gardening Multi-Tool
You’ve reached the first of two “multi-tools” for gardening bliss. This one is the smaller of the two options and is more dedicated to the classic everyday gardening tasks, such as:
- Pruning
- Snipping away rogue leaves
- Cutting through small pieces of wood
- Digging up bits of soil
Normally, you’d need a tool to do all of these things. In fairness, these are usually handheld tools that don’t take up the most amount of space – but they can still clutter your garden tool storage area.
What if there was a way to combine all of these tools into one item? Well, there is! Search for a garden multi-tool online, and you’ll find loads of options giving you a Swiss army knife for the garden. You can flip out different tools depending on what you need to do, yet they all fold down into the same handle.
The result is something that fits in a large pocket and takes up almost no space – and you don’t miss out on all the vital everyday gardening tools.
Multi-Functional Trimming Tools
The second of your “multi-tools” should be something dedicated to cutting or trimming your garden. You need different tools to cut hedges, trim away weeds, saw through dying tree branches, etc. Once again, if you buy individual tools for these jobs, you’ll end up with a shed packed full of large gardening equipment.
In fact, this is normally where people sacrifice a tool or two. You don’t bother buying a hedge trimmer or strimmer because there’s not enough room in your garden shed. A multi-functional trimming tool removes this obstacle by giving you one main device and many different attachments.
All you need to do is swap out the head of the attachment, depending on the task at hand. The heads themselves can fit in a simple storage bag and won’t take up much space. Like your mower, these tools are battery-powered, meaning you never have to worry about space-sapping power cords.
Telescopic Gardening Tools
Finally, you can save even more space with telescopic gardening tools. What on earth does this mean? Well, instead of a rake or hoe with a massive handle, you get one that alters its size. The handle can shrink down to six inches in size, making it perfectly compact to store in the smallest sheds.
Then, when you need to use your rake, hoe, or shovel, you open up the telescopic handle, and it’s longer again. This is such a simple idea that makes it easier than ever to pack away and store your gardening equipment.
If possible, you can take this to the next level with a telescopic two-in-one tool. They’re hard to find, but you might be able to buy a rake/hoe combi tool with a telescopic handle for the ultimate space-saving solution.
The key thing to take from this blog is that you don’t need a massive storage area for your gardening tools. You also don’t need to sacrifice key tools to save space; it’s all about finding space-saving options so you can take care of your garden!
