There are so many different types of handy tools to aid in garden renovation and maintenance, that it’s difficult to list them all in one article. As such, we thought we’d follow on from our previous Garden Renovation Equipment blog by looking at some more of our favourite garden tools and how they can make your gardening project easier.
Tillers for Revitalising Your Garden Soil
Garden tillers are used in soil preparation to break the ground before planting a lawn. They work by striking the earth with powerful blades which help reduce soil compaction by breaking it up and mixing it (particularly handy if you’re adding fertilizer or compost to the soil). Garden tillers come in various power ratings and are ideal for use in cultivating vegetable allotments and borders. They can also be used to remove weeds and other unwanted growth from your lawn. Power Plant Hire supplies garden tillers with adjustable handlebars for user comfort. Apart from their use in preparing new lawns and beds, you can also use a tiller to help revitalise an existing garden, for instance, to improve drainage, remove old sods, or break up soil that has been compacted.
Rotavator for a Healthy Happy Lawn
Manually preparing a lawn for seeing can be a tiresome and labour-intensive process, not to mention an inefficient one. However, hiring a rotavator machine will make light work of all this. Larger than tillers, rotavators are highly effective at aerating and cultivating soil, with their powerful blades also serving to cast out hidden debris. They can also help to reduce soil compaction and enable the soil to access nutrients and water for continued health more freely. Power Plant Hire can supply rotavators of various power ratings, find out more about our rotavators here.
Stump Grinder for Dealing with Pesky Tree Stumps
Nothing is quite as irritating when it comes to a garden makeover than a protruding tree stump. Imagine, you’ve spent all this effort and time smoothing your grass and hedges to perfection, and there’s a pesky tree stump spoiling your otherwise perfect lawn surface. Enter, the Stump Grinder. Stump Grinders allow you to cut away stumps with ease and efficiency, and are designed for handy movement meaning even tree stumps in tight corners can be accessed without hassle.
Wood Chippers, an Environmentally Friendly Piece of Garden Machinery
If your garden renovation project involves removing a mass of bushes, shrubs, and trees, hiring a Wood Chipper can make your life a lot easier. Available in different sizes, wood chippers are highly effective ways to reduce discarded trees and bushes to manageable, easy-to-transport, sizes. It’s also a far more environmentally friendly wood disposal method than burning; the wood can even be reused for other purposes after shredding. There’s no need to purchase one outright, Power Plant Hire can hire you a Wood Cheaper at a competitive rate, so you need not worry about ongoing storage and maintenance, and you only pay for the time you need it.
Knap Sack Sprayers for Effective Pesticide Application
If you need to spray fungicides, pesticides, and/or insecticides in your garden, then a Knap Sack Sprayer is well worth consideration. Our range includes a Knap Sack Sprayer capable of generating a flow rate of over 15-20 litres per minute. Some Knap Sack Sprayers can also be used to spray fertilizer in your garden, a more efficient method than manual spraying. The handheld nozzle can be adjusted for precise spraying, meaning that if you only need to treat a specific plant you need not worry about accidentally spraying adjacent ones.
Back Pack Garden Blowers make Swift Work of Garden Clean Ups
Still on the theme of back-mounted equipment, Back Pack Garden Blowers have a range of uses well beyond their most obvious application (leaf blowing). They can actually be used to great effect to aid the drying of wet surfaces. And if you’re tired of having to manually sweep stray grass cuttings left in the wake of your lawnmower, then a Back Pack Garden Blower will have your paths and patios swept clean in no time at all.
These are of course just some of the vast selection of garden equipment and tools we can supply for hire or purchase. If you’re looking for another solution or would like to find out more about any of the above items, then feel free to give the Power Plant Hire team a call on 053 923 5003 or email sales@powerplanthire.ie.
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