Buying Guides
Hands-on best-of roundups from the Garden Care team — every pick links to Amazon and helps support our work.
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Best Wheelbarrows for Backyard Use
A backyard wheelbarrow does not need to be the contractor-grade beast you see on building sites. For most home gardens,…
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Best Garden Carts for Heavy Mulch
A wheelbarrow is fine for one or two trips. For shifting a cubic metre of mulch from the driveway to…
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Best Leather Garden Gloves for Thorny Roses
Pruning roses without proper gauntlets is a guaranteed afternoon of bandaids. Modern goatskin and pig-grain rose gloves run from the…
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Best Garden Kneelers for Bad Knees
Anyone past 50 who still gardens hard knows that knees do not last forever. A good garden kneeler is the…
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Best Cold Frames for Winter Lettuce
A cold frame is a small bottomless box with a clear top that protects salad crops, brassica seedlings and cool-season…
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Best Mini Greenhouses for Seedlings
A mini (or "portable") greenhouse is a 4-5 shelf framework with a clear cover that fits on a balcony, deck,…
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Best Walk-In Greenhouses for Small Yards
A walk-in greenhouse extends your growing season by 2-3 months at each end and gives you a frost-free spot for…
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Best Worm Composters for Beginners
Vermicomposting (worm composting) takes household kitchen waste and turns it into worm castings — the closest thing to perfect plant…
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Best Tumbler Composters for Fast Compost
A tumbler composter takes the worst part of composting (turning the heap by hand with a fork) and turns it…
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Best Compost Bins for Backyard Gardens
A backyard compost bin is the single best investment a vegetable gardener can make. It diverts a third of household…
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