Landscaping Supplies & Equipment

Pruning and Trimming Equipment

• Landscaping often requires keeping plants under control through the process of pruning or trimming. A number of different pieces of equipment are available for helping make this job easier. Hedge shears are used for cutting branches that are up to 1/2 inch thick. Flower shears are used for trimming small plants and cutting flowers. A lopper is used to make pruning thick branches easier. Pruning shears are the tool utilized for cutting small branches, especially on less woody plants and green wood.

Rotary Edger

• A rotary edger keeps your landscape in shape by trimming grass and weeds at their edge or around items. This landscaping equipment is handy when your design involves pathways and plant beds as it makes trimming in those areas much easier.

Sprinkler Supplies

• Sprinkler supplies and equipment varies substantially, but the vital components include valves, hoses and sprayers. You have a significant number of options available. Your choice depends on aspects such as the total area of landscaped property, how much maintenance you wish to do or avoid and the expense involved in choosing one sprinkler system over another.

Aerator

• An aerator is a metal tool with a long handle and steel spikes. The spikes are driven into the soil by stepping on the aerator. This piece of landscaping equipment is useful when your soil suffers from lack of nutrients. The purpose of an aerator is to open up sections of your lawn affected by compaction of soil or damage due to traffic. You can also use the aerator to cultivate heavier soil conditions without running the risk of upsetting the structure of the soil.

Spreader

• A spreader is needed for landscaping designs that require regular use of fertilizer. Spreaders are available in a number of different designs, including drop spreaders, broadcast spreaders and organic spreaders. The use of this landscaping supply can be utilized for more than just spreading fertilizer. Other options include spreading seed, lime, pesticides and pellet material.

Lighting Equipment

• Lighting covers a broad range of landscaping supplies that can be used for purposes ranging from safety to pure aesthetics. Landscaping lighting supplies include low-voltage lamps placed along the length of a pathway to increase safety, spotlights placed to create lighting effects on vegetation and structures such as down-lighting, silhouetting and up-lighting, interior pool lights and lanterns to bathe outdoor living areas like patios and decks with illumination.