HaHa! I stopped to visit my mom she greeted with a pair of antique shrub clippers complete with antler handles! She wanted me to trim her Big Bad Bougie before the trash man came.We wrestled it and got the worst of it to the side of the road in time.

I use hand clippers, and a pole clipper on our boug. What a 'pain' those dang thorns are, worse than roses. It sounds like you got a couple of good garden tools. Enjoy.

FlowerLady

Sheep shears - indispensible for shearing back heathers, lavender, candytuft, sunroses etc. after bloom and the best lawn edgers ever invented. Those and my rotating handle Felcos are two tools I'd never be without!

40+ years ago we moved to the house we are still in today, I found an old nursery trowel in the yard, it is still my favorite tool today, gone through a couple of handles though. I also have a little wire hand rake that I find indispensable.

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I like to use something I call a small hand-held maddox for digging up weeds, especially the tough ones with a heavy root system like clover, black medic, garlic mustard. You can usually find them at home depot for about 14.99 or so.

My perennial spade - the perfect size for me. D-ring handle, long narrow slightly curved blade. Not a terribly well-made one (I got it at Target, of all places!) but it has served me well...

My favorite is my adjustable rake. I love it!

Then there's my pruners, can't live without them.

I bought an electric hedge trimmer at a garage sale last year. I love it too.

Heck...I love tools...any kind.