A homemade trowel from the 1950s helped win gold at Chelsea, and Sneeboer turned it into a hand-forged tool that cuts a planting hole without wrecking the soil around it.
The Royal Horticultural Society named Sneeboer one of three finalists for its 2025 sustainability award. Here is what the smithy changed to get there.
Clean, sharpen, oil and store: a simple fall routine that keeps hand-forged garden tools rust-free and sharp for many seasons.
At the artisan plant market of De Wiersse in the Netherlands, visitors tried two prototypes of a new compost shovel, and a well-known Dutch nurseryman cast the deciding vote.
A thick, wet layer of leaves smothers your lawn and shelters slugs. Rake little and often, then turn the leaves into compost or mulch.
Puddles, thin grass and creeping moss usually point to compacted soil. Aerating opens it up again, and a manual aerator turns the job into a good walk.
Tulips, daffodils and crocuses need a cold winter in the ground to bloom. Here is when to plant, how to pick good bulbs and which tools save your back.
The Great Dixter, located in East Sussex, England, was the home of the late Christopher Lloyd, a renowned gardening writer. The Great Dixter tools made by Sneeboer are based on the ideas…
“So then, what is your favourite flower?” or “You’ve visited gardens all over the world, which is your favourite?” Two questions I am often asked and which are almost impossible to answer…