Our story
A family business, 15 years in the making
Spear Head Spade is made by one family, and every order is hand-packed in New Jersey. Here is how worn-out knees and hips, a stubborn garden, and two patents turned into the shovel gardeners reach for when a regular shovel gives up.
- Over 600,000 sold
- 15 years, one family
- Double patented
- Best Shovel/Spade, Better Homes & Gardens 2025
From a painful hobby to a better shovel
The Spear Head Spade began with inventor Daniel Mathieu of Windsor, Connecticut. When two artificial knees and two artificial hips made digging painful enough to end his favorite hobby, he designed a blade that slips into tough New England soil instead of fighting it. He and his son Julien, an engineer, secured two patents on the design.
Gardeners reach for it to:
- Transplant deeply rooted perennials like ornamental grass, irises, and hostas
- Dig in rocky, clay, dense, or compacted soil
- Plant near trees and bushes without a pickaxe
- Do fine, detailed digging that leaves the rest of the bed alone
Today Spear Head Spade is Glorious Outdoors LLC, a family business, and every order is hand-packed in New Jersey. In 2025, Better Homes and Gardens named the Spear Head Spade its best shovel and spade.
Our guarantee
Satisfaction guaranteed
“If you are not satisfied, contact us and we will do whatever we can to make you happy.”
Hugh and Harry, the family behind Glorious Outdoors LLC and the Spear Head Spade
