Garden experts have revealed the items they'll be keeping an eye out for in the Black Friday sales this year.
Black Friday can be a great time to snap up some great deals. To help navigate the world of Black Friday garden deals, Gardeningetc caught up with the figures at the top of the industry to discover what they're really picking up this week.
From a winter pruner to Niwaki garden tools, this is what the insiders are bookmarking for the big day. Will you follow suit? If there's ever a time to invest, it is now.
1. A battery chainsaw
The RHS'sChief Horticulturist Guy Barter is investing in a battery chainsaw, following the success of his 'invaluable' battery-powered long-handled pruner.
'I have much heavy pruning to do this winter. I did some last winter with my bow saw, and a pruning saw, which was very hard work,' Guy shares. 'Happily, I already have eye protection, sturdy industrial trousers, and thick gloves.'
According to the horticulturist, investing in a battery chainsaw is a sustainable gardens solution that is better for the environment than the petrol alternative. 'I already have a petrol chainsaw, but I am frightened of it, and it is not very green,' he adds.
2. A Niwaki Hori Hori Japanese trowel
The Balcony Gardener, Isabelle Palmer, is reinvesting in the tool that she labels as a garden must-have – a Niwaki Hori Hori Japanese Trowel available from Wood & Meadow, however, you can also find a similar version at Primrose. This multi-functional carbon steel blade is amongst Isabelle's favorite garden tools, and all for a good reason.
'[It's] so easy to use for a multitude of purposes in the garden, digging, cutting dividing, pruning,' Isabelle explains. 'I won't be without one.' And neither will we.
3. Biodegradable leaf mold bags
Ellie Edkins, the designer behind the Hot Tin Roof Garden at this year's Chelsea Flower Show, says that she's picking up some biodegradable leaf mould bags that are 'made from 100% biodegradable jute [to] create leaf mould for next year.' The designer adds that, alongside their sustainable assets, they are also good for 'saving some pennies on mulch from the garden center.'
'I've just bought a leaf grab actually because my graveled garden is consistently covered in leaves this time of year, and picking them up myself is stressful due to my holly bush,' Ellie adds.
If you're learning how to make leaf mould this year, then get these on your shopping list.
4. Camassia Blue Melody bulbs
Similarly, RHS Chelsea Flower Show alumni Alan Williams (who designed The Parsley Box Sanctuary Garden) shares that he too is looking for any deals on his favorite Niwaki garden tools (find them at Amazon).
However, he isn't stopping with these Japanese pieces. Instead, he is 'on the hunt for any offers on Camassia Blue Melody bulbs' that he plans to plant in his garden.
5. Pruning secateurs
What will the owner of an olive tree institution order this Black Friday? A set of the best secateurs for pruning, naturally.
The figure behind Villaggio Verde, Jason Hales, revealed that he will renew ten pruning secateurs in preparation for pruning their olive trees in April 2022. Because, while Black Friday is this week, 2022's garden design ideas are never too far out of mind.
Let the shopping commence.
