The Use, Care and Repair of Garden Hand Tools

The use, care, and repair of Hand tools in your garden: Running, maintaining, and repairing a petrol-guzzling lawnmower? –no thanks! Do you reckon
leaf-blowers suck? Tired of wasting money on cheap powered implements that barely last the season?

Learn how to use and maintain the metal and wooden parts of shovels, secateurs, and other common garden tools. Get Grandad’s old rake up and running again and don’t end up with hands full of splinters every time you use a spade. Know what to look for when buying new (or second-hand) garden tools.

BIO: Scott Hitchins has been working with sustainable, food-producing gardens for most of his life. With qualifications in Biological Science, Permaculture Design, Education, and a founding member of Werribee Park Heritage Orchard, he has been providing popular workshops and garden-design advice to Local Councils, Schools, and other community groups for many years: Presenting useful facts and skills in a fun and engaging manner. To quote Scott in a recent interview “Get me talking about Sustainable Gardening and you’ll never shut me up.”

This project is supported by the Circular Economy Communities Fund delivered by Sustainability Victoria under the Victorian Government’s circular economy plan, Recycling Victoria: a new economy. This project is also supported by Brimbank City Council.