The Ultimate Buyer's Guide for Purchasing garden tools wholesale

Some tools are available with more than one handle style. Make your choice based on your personal preference and the level of use:

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• Long handles offer longer reach and more leverage but require more arm strength.
• Short handles are best for restricted work areas, but they require more leg strength. Depending on your height, you may be doing a lot of bending. Short handles are often thicker and may have a grip on the handle, making them heavier than a longer tool. D-handles or D-grips are available on short-handled shovels, spades and forks for good grip and control.

Handles are made of several materials:

• Wooden handles (usually ash) offer flexibility and last a long time with proper care.
• Fiberglass handles are stronger and weather-resistant, making them good for commercial use. Tools with fiberglass handles are usually more expensive than those with wooden handles.
• Steel handles are long lasting but may vibrate or transfer cold to the user.
• Cushioned or padded handles are available on some tools, making the work a little easier on the hands.

Handles are attached to the head by:

• Socket: This is a metal sleeve that extends from the head and wraps around the handle. This type of connection is usually found on less expensive tools.
• Sockets With a Rivet: For this type of attachment, a metal sleeve is wrapped around the handle and reinforced with a rivet or screw for additional strength.

• Tang and Ferrule: This is a metal shaft (tang) that extends from the tool head and is inserted into a metal sleeve (ferrule) on the handle.

When choosing the right tools for your garden projects, keep in mind that forged tools are heat tempered and stronger than tools that are stamped from metal sheets.

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Gardening is rewarding in many ways, but having a good collection of tools makes all the difference when it comes to tending to your garden. 

As a team that enjoys spending time outside and cultivating our backyards and patios, we've researched, tested, and reviewed piles of gardening gear over the years and written dozens of buying guides on everything from the best gardening gloves to the string trimmers. Here, we've compiled all of our favorite tools and accessories for gardening into one place. The best gardening tools combine durability and value, and we've found the essential list.

If you want to read more about any of our top picks,  we've linked to corresponding guides for further recommendations below wherever relevant. 

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