When we down-sized to our townhouse, I told Mr. Right I was in, but I had to have some dirt to play in. There was no way he was going to get me into a high-rise with nothing but a balcony. Even though we have a teeny little courtyard, I like to have flowers, herbs, shrubs, trees, and tomato plants growing out there in the summer. So, I get to spend a few minutes each day getting my hands dirty and giving my tools a good work-out. Even though we have a very small space, it is important that I take care of our garden tools.
Since we do have a limited amount of space, it’s important that I keep all of the plants tamed and growing the way I want them to and not the way they want to. So, I just pull out my trusty clippers and cut away. It’s kind of like a little beauty parlor for plants.
But after several years of using my clippers, they were getting dull and looking ugly. Then I learned from one of my fellow garden club members that the local hardware store (we only have one locally-owned hardware store left in all of Lexington) sharpens, hones, and shines up used tools. I took my tools to them, waited a few days, picked them up, and they look like new. The total price for sharpening three tools was $7.50, and I’ll now get many more years of use out of them. Score!!!
Great advice…my hubby never had to “winterized” his lawn tools as we lived in Florida…now he has learned to do that…I love your courtyard!!!