Garden Guides

Practical digging, planting, and tool advice from the Spear Head Spade family. Real techniques, honest comparisons, no fluff.

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Fall Yard Cleanup Tools: The Complete Checklist by Job (2026)The fall yard cleanup hub Three Spear Head Spades of different lengths standing upright in a bed of red and yellow autumn mums under a variegated miscanthus. Spade vs Shovel: The Difference and Which One You NeedSpade vs shovel A gardener stepping a long handled spade into the dense root mass at the base of a big ornamental grass. How to Cut Through Roots When Digging: Tools + StepsCutting through roots Gardener dividing perennials with a Spear Head long-handle spade beside black-eyed susansDividing perennials garden fork driven into heavy grey clay soil with a wheelbarrow of dark compost beside itImproving clay soil

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