We have a few raised beds in our garden and I love nothing more than a good potter around, weeding and pruning. I bought the Spear & Jackson fork and spade, I had not heard of the brand before so was unaware of how good or bad they were. The handle of the fork is made from wood with a leather hoop attached, handy for hanging up in the shed. The three prongs are quite sturdy, and set in well in the wood. Around June time we had been growing vegetables in the ground and I was weeding amongst them, after turning over the top soil, weeding as I went, I heard a bit of a crack, and after examining the fork, noticed the wood had split right down the middle, from ...  Read the complete review

A couple of days ago we had a brief respite from the rain so I decided to do a bit of tidying up in the garden. As we live on the slopes of the Great Orme in Llandudno which, of course, is solid rock the only garden that we have is some raised beds where I manage to grow a few bits and pieces. As with most people I find that the rain makes the weeds grow so much more than the plants that should be there! At least the rain makes the ground soft enough to pull some of them out. For the ones that need a bit of help I use my trusty Spear and Jackson Weed Fork. I have no idea how much I paid for mine as I have had it for years but they ...  Read the complete review