Grass – a very common plant with thin leaves that
covers the ground in fields and gardens and is often
eaten by animals
Fence – a structure made of wood, metal… that
surrounds a piece of land
Flower bed – an area of ground, for example in a
garden, in which flowers are grown
Flowerpot – a plastic or clay pot in which you grow
plants
Axe – a tool with a heavy metal blade on the end of
a long handle, used to cut down trees or split pieces
of wood
Gardening fork – a garden tool used for digging,
with a handle and three or four points
Rake – a gardening tool with a row of metal teeth at
the end of a long handle, used for making soil level,
gathering up dead leaves
Wheelie bin (U.K)/ Recycling bin (U.S) – a large
container with wheels, that you keep outside your
house for putting waste into
Boots – a type of shoe that covers your whole foot
and the lower part of your leg
Watering can – a container used for pouring water
on garden plants
Shovel – a tool with a rounded blade and a long
handle used for moving earth, stones, …
Plant pot – a plant that is grown indoors in a pot
Seed – a small hard object produced by plants, from
which a new plant of the same kind grows
Garden trowel – a garden tool like a very small
spade
Tap – a piece of equipment for controlling the flow of
water from a pipe or container
Lawn mower – a machine that you use to cut grass
Wheelbarrow – a small cart with one wheel and two
handles that you use outdoors to carry things,
especially in the garden
Fertilizer – a substance that is put on the soil to
make plants grow
Gardening Tools Examples
He turned and waded back into the wheat and chopped at it with a
shovel.
He’d poked at the soil with a hoe to give it a fresh look.
He spread fertilizer on the field with a rake.
Sam was trimming the hedge with a pair of garden shears.
I dilute the fertilizer in my watering can and sprinkle it
over plants and soil.
They must be kept evenly moist in drought with the garden
hose.
After flowering, place the pot in a shady spot in the garden.
We could hear the sound of a lawnmower purring in the
back garden.
He fell the tree with a dozen blows of his axe.
I put on my gardening gloves and dig in the soil.
Brennan pulls a pitchfork from the tool shed.
He swished the tops off weeds with a sickle.
Dad uses a spade to dig the garden.
When I got to the top of the ladder, please pass up the tools.
There are a lot of straws in the shed.
We drew water in a bucket from the well outside the door.
Don’t use these scissors to cut paper or card.
I went into the garden and I found the wheelbarrow was full of
rubbish.
Scythe
I use a scythe for cutting grass.
Garden trowel
Use a trowel to collect about 1 kg of sediment from
the bottom of the stream.
Pruning saw
He had a chain saw and loppers. I brought along
gloves and a curved pruning saw.
Boots
There were big clumps of soil on his boots.
Recycling bin
I dumped the newspapers in the recycling bin.
