GARDENING TOOLS

The fluorescent handles of this RHS-endorsed bypass action Pruner show up in any foliage.

Weighing less than 150g and just 17cm long, this pint-sized Pruner offers full-sized performance. 10 year guarantee. Fully hardened & tempered, high carbon steel blade for lasting sharpness. 

Robust alloy handles, covered in a comfortable cushion grip. Sap groove in the cutting block prevents blade sticking. Cuts up to 1.5cm diameter. Suits small to medium hands.

Overall length: 17cm

Blade: high-carbon steel

Weight: 140g

A stainless steel bypass secateur from our National Trust made by Burgon & Ball collection. These beautiful-crafted tools have been created to echo the style and quality of the garden tools of yesteryear, celebrating traditional manufacturing techniques. Their attention to design details results in gardening tools of strength and durability, to make gardening easier for everyone.

The stainless steel of this bypass secateur has been drop forged, a manufacturing process which removes any voids and aligns the grain of the metal for a tool of outstanding strength and enduring sharpness. The all-steel construction also adds strength, as the single-piece steel of the blades extends the whole length of the handles.

The stainless steel is rust resistant, making the blades easy to keep clean and minimising corrosion. The bypass action is ideal for making the precise, clean cuts which are better for plant health.

Solid brass rivets fasten the stylish FSC® hardwood handles, for a touch of classic style.

Supplied in a stylish box, this secateur makes a beautiful and thoughtful gardening gift.

Like all the garden tools in our National Trust made by Burgon & Ball collection, this bypass secateur carries a ten year guarantee. By purchasing these tools, you are helping the National Trust look after special places for ever, for everyone. 

Overall length 22cm, maximum width 5cm.

Handles: FSC certified hardwood

Blade and tool head: stainless steel

Rivets: brass

Burgon & Ball's Cell Tray Tamper is perfectly sized for use in cell trays. Firm and level compost before seed sowing for improved germination.

3.5cm square base, FSC certified beech wood.

A pocket-sized must-have for any rose grower.

Simply pull along the cut stems to strip off thorns and/or leaves. A sharpened inner edge helps remove thorns cleanly and quickly.

A handy sized pair of trowels - perfect for filling cell trays without messy over spill and transplanting seedlings into pots or the garden.

Stainless steel heads, with FSC certified wooden handles.

Overall trowel length 18cm.

Ideal for planting seeds and small seedlings with great accuracy.

Made of FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified beech wood, with 1cm graduations. 

Forget LV, Chanel, YSL and the like, darling. Spend your handbag money on plants and garden accessories. You'll have plenty leftover for spending on garden parties with friends.

You'll need Sophie's choice in gardening tool bags to make any garden task more enjoyable. How often do you start working on a patch of earth only to remember you've left your dibber over near the hose?

This Burgon and Ball creation is great quality and will hold most of your hardware including secateurs, twine, labels, hat, sunglasses, dibbers iPAD etc. Your matching ticking stripe garden gloves will fit in just nicely too. Don't forget a nice cool drink. There's plenty of pockets so nothing gets lost.

Nothing Short of a miracle

This handy 250 ml tube is a perfect introduction to the magic that is La Corvette Marseille’s range of olive oil-based black soap. It’s an excellent multipurpose cleaner, degreaser and stain remover with applications around the house.

Use it straight from the tube as a stain remover for laundry. Dilute it to wash dishes or clean greasy surfaces like ovens and range hoods. In fact, it can clean just about anything from pots to shampooing your dog, so it easily replaces a dozen specific cleaning products and eliminate the packaging that comes with them.

La Corvette’s black soap is made the old-fashioned way, cooked in a cauldron in the company’s French workshop. A combination of olive oil, linseed oil and pomace oil (sourced from the remains of crushed grapes) give it superior stain-busting properties while making it environmentally sensitive.

FAQs

Here are a few frequently asked questions about black soap:

How do you use black soap paste in the garden?

Black soap is used in France as a natural insecticide. To protect plants and roses against aphids, whiteflies and mealybugs, thoroughly mix about 1 tablespoon of black soap paste with 1 litre of water and spray the mixture on the plants, not forgetting under leaves, Repeat after two days.

Doing this at cooler times of the day avoids any risk of leaves getting burnt by the hot midday sun.

Can I use Miracle Black Soap for household cleaning?

Of course! It’s a very fuss-free, versatile cleanser, so therefore economical. No more nasty chemicals and no fainting spells from strong chemicals.

For flooring, surfaces, wood, ovens, copper, silver: Dilute about 1 tablespoon in 3 litres of hot water. No rinsing required.

For extra-deep cleaning: Dilute about 3 tablespoons in 3 litres of hot water. No rinsing required,

For maintaining silverware or DIY and garden tools: In your laundry, kitchen, garden sink or bucket, dilute about 3-4 tablespoons in 3 litres of hot water. Soak items for 5 minutes. Dry with a soft cloth.

For fabric stain removal:  Place a hazelnut-sized portion of paste on your fabric, rub lightly and leave for a few minutes. Launder the item in your washing machine as usual.

As black soap is very concentrated, for light coloured fabrics (such as white linens and cotton) we recommend testing it on a small, inconspicuous area prior to use.

For standard machine washing: Add 3 tablespoons of black soap paste for every 5 kilos of laundry. Add 100ml of white vinegar as a natural softener. Add natural essential oils for fragrance, if you like.

Can I use black soap paste as a shampoo on my dog or pet?

Many people ask if you can use dishwashing soap on dogs. But standard dishwashing soap can be quite harsh on your dogs skin. Dishwashing soaps will quickly strip your pet’s skin of the natural oils that help to nourish and protect it. This leaves the skin less well-hydrated, which decreases its ability to keep bacterial yeast, and allergic irritants away.

Miracle Black Soap with hydrating olive oil is great option. Start by rinsing your pet’s coat and massage in 1 tablespoon of black soap paste. Rinse and wipe dry.

Is black soap paste safe?

La Corvette Marseille Black Soap Paste is certified as an Ecodetergent by Ecocert Greenlife according to the Ecocert standard, with 100% of the ingredients being of natural origin.

Find out more about Ecocert here.

NO COLOURING 
NO FRAGRANCE
NO PRESERVATIVES
NO CHEMICAL ADDITIVES

Ingredients: 70% Soap. Also contains water, carbonate salts, glycine, potassium hydroxide, linseed oil.

Made in France

Volume: 250 ml

Brush up

Sure, doing the dishes is not most people’s idea of a good time, but it’s a lot more enjoyable if you have the help of a faithful companion dish brush that will share the job for years.

Made in France, the elegant simplicity of this original dish brush proves that form followed function long before Modernism.

The Tradition line is still crafted as it was more than 70 years ago, in varnished beechwood with natural fibres. Even the simple act of washing dishes can be a chance to admire the beauty of the materials and the simplicity of the form, a small moment of grace and beauty in an ordinary day.

Material: Beech, mixed vegetable fibres

Made in France

About Andree Jardin:

In 1947, from a workshop on the banks of the Erdre River in France, George Julio and his family transformed local timbers and fibres into what was known as ‘Parisian wares’, hardworking brushes that would become staples of French households for decades.

These days this family-owned company consciously use timbers sourced from sustainably managed forests that are then thermally treated for resistance to moisture. Meaning you won't have to replace it for a long time. 

Normally open to visitors, peek inside the Andrée Jardin workshop via our brand showcase and see the time-honoured the craft in action.

This genuine Sheffield steel sharpening steel is magnetised to give superior performance as the filings remain on the steel where they can be simply wiped off with a cloth - rather than remaining on the blade where they may rust.

This is a chunkier weight 19cm steel with a handy hanging ring.

Ideal for sharpening medium-sized blades e.g. Topiary Hedge Shears & Lawn Shears.

Weight: 0.14kg

Dimensions: 29cm x 2cm x 8cm

Don't ditch it, restore it

This handy blade edge restorer is ideal for sharpening most kinds of blades, including secateurs, loppers, hedge shears and more. At just 12.5cm long it’s perfect to pop in a pocket, for tool maintenance on the go.

The 2cm file on the tip of this sharpener is formed in super carbide, a super-tough alloy, for long life and superior performance. A cap prevents wear and tear on pockets, and the soft non-slip grip makes it easy to keep a firm hold on the blade edge restorer while it’s in use.

There are easy-to-follow instructions for use on the reverse of the packaging.

Please note: this blade edge restorer is not suitable for saw blades.

Dimensions: 12.5cm long x 1.5cm wide x 0.5cm depth

Cultivation nation

Burgon and Ball's stainless steel mid handled garden claw cultivator is endorsed by the Royal Horticultural Society, perhaps the ultimate accolade in the gardening world.

This beautiful stainless steel mid handled claw cultivator offers extra reach, making it easy to garden at the back of borders. Much-loved by professional gardeners, Burgon and Ball's mid handled tools are also extremely handy for raised beds.

The ergonomically angled sharp points of this mid handled claw cultivator are perfect for breaking up soil, even in hard ground, and cultivating with ease and efficiency. This is an invaluable implement for getting your soil fluffy and friable.

The stainless steel used to make the head is highly resistant to rust and will stay looking good for years to come. A strong leather cord allows the cultivator to be hung up tidily when not in use.

Our stainless steel mid handled claw cultivator is endorsed by the Royal Horticultural Society, perhaps the ultimate accolade in the world of gardening.

Dimensions: Width 7cm, overall length 47cm.

stainless steel head; 

Forestry Stewardship Council FSC® certified hardwood handle;

leather hanging cord

Pass me a trowel

Burgon and Ball's stainless steel mid handled garden trowel is endorsed by the Royal Horticultural Society, perhaps the ultimate accolade in the gardening world.

This mid-handled perennial spade is simply perfect for the task of splitting perennial plants. The pointed tip slices easily through roots to divide into new plants, with minimal disturbance to the rest of the roots and plant. It’s also really handy for digging while kneeling, offering great grip and enhanced digging power if you like to get up close to your plants. And it’s perfect to use with raised beds, extending your reach to avoid working at an awkward height.

The stainless steel head is highly resistant to rust and will stay looking good for years to come. For extra strength, the strapped socket is double riveted to the FSC hardwood shaft.

Our stainless steel perennial spade is endorsed by the Royal Horticultural Society, perhaps the highest accolade in the gardening world

Dimensions: width 14 x 14 x 53 cm

Weight: 614 g

stainless steel head; 

Forestry Stewardship Council FSC® certified hardwood handle;

leather hanging cord

Burgon and Ball's stainless steel mid handled garden trowel is endorsed by the Royal Horticultural Society, perhaps the ultimate accolade in the gardening world.

The trowel features a wide, deep dish to carry the maximum load with every scoop. Burgon & Ball's RHS endorsed mid handled tools range offer extra reach, making it easy to garden at the back of borders, and are also extremely handy for raised garden vegetable beds.

The polished stainless steel finish is highly resistant to rust, leaving it looking bright and beautiful for years to come. The tang (or neck) is precision forged to the perfect angle for ergonomic working and uses a different composition of steel for optimal strength in this important area of the tool.

A sturdy leather cord is provided for hanging, to keep things tidy in garden sheds and garages

Dimensions: width 7 cm, overall length 48 cm

Composition:

stainless steel head

FSC® certified hardwood handle;

leather hanging cord

 Burgon and Ball's stainless steel mid handled fork is endorsed by the Royal Horticultural Society, perhaps the ultimate accolade in the gardening world.

The perfect partner to the mid handled trowel, this beautiful fork makes gardening much more pleasurable.  The mid handled RHS tools offer extra reach, making it easy to garden at the back of borders, and are also extremely handy for raised veggie garden beds.

The pointed tines (prongs) of this fork are specially hardened and tempered to withstand tough cultivating,  while the tang (or neck) is precision forged to the perfect angle for ergonomic working, and uses a different composition of steel with an increased carbon content for optimal strength in this important area of the tool.

The stainless steel used is extremely resistant to rust, so you'll own a bright and beautiful gardening fork for years to come. A strong leather cord allows the rake to be hung up when not in use, to keep things tidy in the garden or garage.

Dimensions: width 8cm, overall length 47cm

stainless steel head; 

Forestry Stewardship Council FSC® certified hardwood handle;

leather hanging cord

Raking it in

Burgon and Ball's stainless steel mid handled shrub rake is endorsed by the Royal Horticultural Society, perhaps the ultimate gardening accolade.

This mid handled shrub rake gets into places where a full-size rake can’t reach and is a pleasure to use, since the flat tines gather the leaves and debris, rather than stabbing them.  

It’s especially ideal for removing leaves and debris from under shrubs, so slugs and snails don’t have a place to hide.

Like all of the RHS mid handled tools, the extra reach makes it easy to garden at the back of borders and is also extremely handy for raised vegetable garden beds.

The stainless steel of this shrub rake is extremely resistant to rust, so will stay bright and beautiful for years to come. A strong leather cord allows the rake to be hung up when not in use, to keep things tidy and avoid trip hazards in the garden or garage.

Dimensions: Head width13cm, overall length 58cm.

Composition: stainless steel head; FSC® certified hardwood handle; leather hanging cord

The simplest way to secure plants to supports. Open the flexible metal ring and squeeze back loosely around the plant and support. Can be reused time and again. Galvanized for durability. 

Great for securing climbers or tomato plants

Pack contains 24 x 4.5cm rings.

Pocket-sized snips perfect for deadheading, collecting herbs, and pinching out annuals.

11cm in length with short razor-sharp blades

Keep a pair handy in your bag for when an opportunity to take a cutting beckon,