Serious gardeners choose Dramm hoses because they're crushproof and kink-resistant. But we love them because they come in way more colors than just green.
Dramm hose, $70; westelm.com#### Curl Up
The midcentury- esque design. The powder-coated finish. Who knew a hose rack could look so cool?
Hose Jockey, $125; OK The Store, Tel: 323-653-3501
A vibrant enamel layer makes these trowels easy to spot, even from across the yard.
$28 for set of two; shop.floragrubb.com
Ask a master gardener what her favorite tool is, and she'll likely mention this digging, planting, weeding, and harvesting wonder gadget--a.k.a. the CobraHead Weeder and Cultivator.
$25; cobrahead.com
Wrangle your vines with rainbow-colored jute from a nearly century-old Scottish company.
Nutscene jute twine, $15 forset of eight; williams-sonoma.com
This weighty three- tine tool is a fool- proof way to loosen soil and lift weeds right out from below their roots.
Weeding fork, $54; sneeboerusa.com
We all have to make cutbacks this year. They're a lot less painful with Felco's Swiss-precision pruners.
F2 pruners, $51; felco.com
Have trouble keeping track of what's planted where? Stay organized with these fancy (and reusable) labels.
$18 for set of ten; shopterrain.com
This hand-forged shovel deposits bits of copper each time it digs into the soil, helping to repel slugs and promote water absorption in one fell swoop.
Copper long- handled spade, $200; williams-sonoma.com
Supersoft deerskin gloves mold to the shape of your hands-- and look cooler the more beat-up they get.
Golden buckskin gloves, $27; bearwallowgloves.com
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