Tools we use

Planning

From understanding your yard’s specific light, soil, and moisture conditions to mapping out your garden and plant plans, these are the garden planning tools you’ll need to get started transforming your yard.

Measuring Wheel
(200 Feet)

3-in-1 Sunlight / Soil Moisture / pH Meter

White Marking Flags
(100 Pack)

Graph Paper
(17"x11", 22 Sheet)

Tracing Paper
(12 Inches x 50 Yards)

Landscape Design Stencil Set

Compass with Extra Lead

Mechanical Pencil Set (0.3, 0.5, 0.7 & 0.9mm) with Erasers


Equipment

This eco-friendly lawn and garden equipment is electric and powerful. Whether you use them yourself or give them to a yard maintenance crew, the environment will thank you for reducing carbon emissions from gasoline-powered garden tools.

EGO 56-Volt Cordless Lawn Mower (with 5.0Ah Battery and Quick Charger)

EGO 56-Volt Cordless Weed Whacker and Edger (with 2.5Ah Battery and Charger)

EGO 56-Volt Cordless Leaf Blower (with 5.0Ah Battery and Quick Charger)

RYOBI 18-Volt Cordless Grass Shearer and Shrub Trimmer (with 1.3Ah Battery/Charger)

SUN JOE 48-Volt Cordless Chain Saw 16-inch Kit, (with 2 x 2.0Ah Batteries and Quick Charger)


Tools

Plant, prune, weed. Our favorite garden tools for modern yard care.

Root Slayer Shovel

Hori Garden Knife Set
with Gloves

Weeding Snippers

Small Pruners

Large Pruners

CobraHead Weeder and Digger


Personal protection

Keep yourself safe and healthy from ticks, poison ivy, and sun exposure while you’re working to transform your yard into a biodiverse wildlife habitat.

Scala Packable Raffia Hat

Tecnu Poison Ivy Cleanser

Nantucket Spider Natural
Tick and Bug Repellent Set


Wildlife appreciation

You’ll quickly see more birds, bees, and butterflies cavorting in your transformed yard. We recommend these tools for getting a closer look at your newest neighbors.

Pentax 6.5x21 Binoculars

Solar-Powered WiFi Trail Cam


Pest deterrents

Even as we create biodiverse habitats, there is some wildlife we prefer to keep at a distance. These are our go-to tools for keeping deer, ticks, and wasps at bay.

Solar-Powered Motion-Activated Animal Repeller

Wasp Nest Decoys
(6 Pack)

Tick Control Tubes
(22 Pack)


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