var addthis_product = 'wpp-262'; var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true,"data_track_addressbar":false};if (typeof(addthis_share) == "undefined"){ addthis_share = [];}The garden technology tools available now mean that someone as small and relatively feeble as me can tackle even big jobs in the garden effectively and quickly. Here are my top three  choices. 1)    A Hedge Trimmer Not only good for trimming the hedge (which I do leave to the other half) but brilliant for [...]" /> My Top 3 garden technology tools

My Top 3 garden technology tools

The garden technology tools available now mean that someone as small and relatively feeble as me can tackle even big jobs in the garden effectively and quickly. Here are my top three  choices.
1)    A Hedge Trimmer
Not only good for trimming the hedge (which I do leave to the other half) but brilliant for cutting down those woody autumn perennials that are so resistant to hand secateurs  as well as those big clumps of flowers that take ages to demolish. A quick zip and my autumn garden is clear. Purists might want to wait until spring.
2)    A telescopic hedge lopper
No need to call in the tree surgeon who may cost an amount rivalling the national debt to trim off those offending poky branches that my fruit trees throw out to use the energy up instead of producing fruit. I save my money to use him for demolition of ailing trees and use my tree lopper to do smaller stuff.
3)    Lawn scarifier
My ancient lawns (planted in the 1950s) have impacted matted turf which means that water doesn’t get down to the roots. In summer they look like the Sahara with bare patches . I would dig them up and plant more useful stuff but the other half resists and grandchildren like playing stuff on the lawn. A lawn scarifier is just the ticket. I use it in autumn and spring and it digs up the matted stuff and makes the lawn look more like a lawn all season.