A gardener who was bed-ridden for three weeks after an injury excavating a vegetable patch has invented a double-handed spade which he claims takes the back-breaking work out of digging. Ivan Williams ...

If you are somebody who prefers to call a spade a spade, then you are probably not going to like this much. A Phoenix-based entrepreneur has invented what he describes as the 'Ergonomic Shovel' with a ...

LAST week this column looked at how gardening can help improve both your physical and mental health. For the purposes of balance, this week is dedicated to looking at how one particular aspect of ...

TRADITIONALISTS might get into digging mode straight after Christmas lunch, but the rest of us tend to wait for fairer weather to bless our energetic outdoor activities. So, if the vegetable patch ...

Spade vs. shovel—what’s the difference? Although these two tools have a similar look and we often use them interchangeably in the garden, a gardening shovel and garden spade are actually totally ...

In the Republic of Ireland, by tradition, Protestants were said to dig with “the left foot”. In Northern Ireland, by contrast, it was Catholics who did that. The point is, there was no exclusively ...

Of course, having the time to dig it at all is a minor miracle for many of us and there are those who argue that digging does more harm than good. It is true that digging can disturb the soil ...

Cultivating the soil by digging is fundamental to good gardening. Learn the difference between single and double digging and when the no dig method works. Digging the soil is essential for good plant ...