In these more modern days of tool production, most tools, both long and short handles, are preferably constructed of wood. Ash is the most popular for this use. It is hard and easily shaped. There may be found tools made of other materials but they may not hold up as well in the long run as the ones made of ash wood. No matter which one is used, the important thing in keeping them in shape is to keep them clean and sharp.
Hand tools are most likely the ones a person would begin with. Such things as trowels, medium-handled loppers, and a small pruning saw will be the basics of your garden bag. The trowel can loosen a small patch of soil in which to drop a few seeds of your choice. If there are larger bushes or even small trees that need trimming, a lopping shear would fill the bill. For slightly larger branches and limbs, a very sharp hand pruning saw could prove to be the thing to use.
The long handled implements can save your back to some degree, eliminating bending quite as much, perhaps. If you do not have a tiller to break up the ground for you, a shovel will do it, but with much more effort on your part. Raking the soil smooth will still be a use for the garden rake, whether tilled by hand or machine. The ultimate result needed is a good harvest.
When making your purchases, head out to the hardware store or nursery. They will most likely carry the types of tools you will need and they will be of a hardier nature than grocery or department stores offerings. Even specialty sites online can provide you with the implements you may require. Buy the best quality you can afford and you will not be replacing them quite so often.
While a novice will probably only use hand tools of different sizes in the beginning, as you gain more experience, you may find that you need to bump up the equipment to include such things as chain saws, electric or gas trimmers, edgers, and blowers. When the watering seems to be getting out of hand, consider using soaker hoses, which have tiny holes poked in them throughout the length and drip small amounts of water at a constant rate. With the addition of more and better stuff, your gardening experiences will probably improve.
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