I have finally rounded the once sharp edges of my lightweight, tough and ergonomically designed Fiskars spade. This has taken ten years of border creation and soil turning to achieve; and as a gardener I feel a true sense of pride and accomplishment.
Last week my spade and I dug out a new border, which now wraps around the Wilde’s home here in Shropshire, it was here that I observed this beautiful new curved edge.
In my constant quest for superlative planting inspiration for this particular new border, and all the gardens in my care, I am off to Trentham Gardens in Staffordshire with my great gardening friend Judy. We will immerse ourselves within the stunning planting by Nigel Dunnett, Piet Oudulf and Tom Stuart Smith. There will be a blog about our visit.
On my last visit to Trentham, these were my favourite images. I wonder what Judy and I will see next weekend ?
Sally Wicks 
Goodness, I still use my 1985 Corona shears. I have used others when I want to spare the classic, but they have literally cut through many cords of wood, one twig at a time!
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Tony, 1985 that is impressive ! My fiskars spade is a mere 13 years old, I hope it becomes a classic.
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Goodness! My mother still hauls firewood with my Radio Flyer wagon from about 1970, and still cleans ash from the stove with my first shovel from when I was just a little tyke. I still have a spading fork that belonged to my Great Grandfather, but it is so worn that I just use it as a pitch fork.
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