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March 13th, 2011 | 
Author: A hobby is a relaxing pastime that everyone should have to unwind after a hard day at work. While some prefer more sedentary hobbies like reading or listening to music, other may enjoy a more active hobby like painting, gardening, carpentry etc. These types of active hobbies require you to have some tools to enjoy the hobby. For example, a painter will need brushes, paint, palette, drawing board, paper and such. A carpenter will need wood, saw, hammer, nails etc.
Similarly, a person who enjoys gardening will also need to get some tools. Gardening is a rewarding and relaxing hobby for while you have to work hard to plant and maintain a garden, the result – lush foliage, abundance of flowers or a vegetable garden overflowing with produce will be a fulfilling experience. Besides gardening also helps to protect the ecology and you are contributing to saving the ozone layer by taking to gardening.
To make sure you enjoy your gardening experience, you need to know the basic tools you need for gardening. Some of these tools are expensive and you can try and find discounts at home improvement stores or buy them at flea markets or garage sales too. Your basic set of tools will cost you less that $100 and you can add more tools if you feel that you will want to continue gardening as a long term activity. Here are the 6 basic tools to start gardening:
• Spading fork
• Hoe
• Watering can
• Shovel
• Bow rake
• Garden shears
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