While gardening is one of the most relaxing and enjoyable hobbies a person could have, working your garden can sometimes become awkward and dangerous if you are left- handed. A right handed person takes the ease of using tools for granted, while if you are left -handed, trying to garden with a tool that was intended for a right handed person is not easy, especially if they are power tools. Specialty garden tools made for specific jobs in a garden are not always known about and can be hard to find. Since most things are geared for the right hand, this can sometimes make some things more difficult for a lefty and they will not be so good at performing a simply garden task because of the tool.

Many manufacturers have been for some time, making garden tools geared for a left or right handed person and some strictly for a left-handed person. To help make gardening a breeze, some left hand tools also come ergonomically designed with the cushion grips. Listed below are some of the basic gardening tools that are available for persons who are left handed.

Pruners

Angle Weeder

Cape Cod Weeder

Left hand Dutch Hoe

Other left hand garden tools that will be of great use are the:

Twisted Trowel- designed for a left or right hand and works well for container gardening

Short handled Nejiri Hoe - Good tool for scraping the soil while getting rid of shallow weeds, also available with a longer handle

The left - hand garden tools listed above are only a few of the many that are available for more information and check out:

Clean Air

Yard Care

Anything Left- Handed

Bizrate

Pictures are courtesy of Clean Air

Eudora DeWynter offers tips on Left Hand Gardening Tools on her blog at http://www.gardentoolguru.com

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