Garden Fork - A perfectly proportioned Sneeboer stainless steel border fork, hand-forged in the finest stainless-steel and individually shaped, polished and sharpened by hand before being fitted with a fine quality ash handle. Sneeboer have always produced gardening forks with flat face tines and a 'V' shaped back in contrast to most forks which tend to be square or round.
• Overall garden fork length 113cm • Head width 15cm, • Each flat tine 1.5cm wide and tines are 20cm long
"If you're serious about your garden, then it really is worth investing in hand-forged stainless-steel tools with wooden handles!" Garden Life, January 2005
Harrod Horticultural is proud to be the sole mail order supplier of Sneeboer garden tools in the UK
The Sneeboer Pointed Spade is extremely effective at boring into difficult ground and also very useful as a precision instrument in crowded borders as with all the Sneeboer full size tools it is manufactured with a longer handle to help reduce back pain
• With Solid ash handle. • Overall length 110cm • Stainless Steel Blade width 18cm (at widest) "This Sneeboer pointed spade is great for lifting pockets of turf to naturalise spring-flowering bulbs. The sharp point makes light work of heavy clay soils, plus it's built to last with a solid ash handle. Available by mail order from Harrod Horticultural..." Editor's Choice, Gloucestershire Preview, Autumn 2008
"...It was thought this would be a good spade for edging or separating clumps - Tester's comments:
• "Tread held the soil. • "Very lightweight and good for small areas". • "A good point on the spade and very effective through turf and around plants." • "This is a specialised, dedicated tool which I would buy and recommend to others especially smaller, weaker gardeners." • "Most Popular Spades... Sneeboer's pointed spade was felt to be an ideal specialist spade rather than a general digging tool, being particularly good for creating holes, planting and edging".
'Dig Out the Best Tool'. What Tool? Kitchen Garden magazine, March 2008
"A versatile tool that's rapidly becoming a firm favourite in our garden" Garden Life, October 2006
Large Spade - This large sneeboer spade comes with a solid Ash Handle and Stainless steel blade complete with boot protectors - "I can't do without my long-handled spade" says Matthew Wilson, Curator and head of site RHS Harlow Carr, Harrogate, Garden Answers May 2005.
Sneeboer Large and Ladies Spade: Build Quality ****½, Value for Money ***, Aesthetic Appeal ***** "If you went into a blacksmith's forge and asked for a spade to measure, I have a feeling you would leave with something similar to this. All the individual welds that have gone into its construction can be seen, as well as all the polishing and filing marks that give the spade a smooth finish. Add to this the fact it has the longest handle of all those tested and I am in seventh heaven! I wonder, however, how well the T-shaped handle end would stay on, given that I use a lot of strength when digging. But when comparing this to my 50-year old fork handle which has a similar joint and has easily stood the test of time, I'm sure these Dutch versions will prove equally as durable. The ladies version is nearly as long as the large version and both spades are quite heavy. The spades also have small blades, which means less soil shifted with each spadeful. 'Ace of Spades', Spades on Trial, Grow It! magazine, September 2008
• Hand forged in the finest stainless steel • Individually shaped, polished and sharpened by hand • Fitted with a fine quality ash handle • Sharpness, balance and comfort makes this an exceptional tool. • Anyone who has used a Sneeboer tool will never want to use anything else • Large Garden Spade Overall length 116cm • Blade length 28cm and Blade width 17cm
"I have always enjoyed working with Sneeboer so a fork and spade from their range would be a good start..." Chris Beardshaw for 'Ask the Experts, Grow Your Own magazine, September 2008
""A good effective tool, maybe not ideal for a smaller lady gardener but I would recommend this. The metal edges where the shaft joins were a bit sharp. The smooth shaft, handle and treader made this quite comfortable to use. Very effective and good for digging deep. Worth having, well balanced." Tester's Comment, 'Dig Out the Best Tool' by Angela Youngman, Kitchen Garden magazine
"The handle on my spade is about 20cm longer than average so I can do a lot more work without putting pressure on my spine" Matthew Wilson, Head of Site RHS Harlow Carr, Harrogate.