This could be the best hand weeder ever made. It is a unique tool that really means business. Great for popping out deeply rooted weeds!
* Perfect tool for removing dandelions and other tough-to-get weed roots.
* Sharp serrated blade easily slides through compacted earth.
* Curved fulcrum pops out deep, tough weeds.
* Back blade wings pull or cut roots and weed stems.
* Seed reservoir and planting channel guides herb and other small seeds exactly where you need them.
Garden More, Hurt Less.
Radius Garden Cultivator
This precision tool is ideal for working in tight spaces and scraping away weed seedlings before they are out of control.
* Unique shape angles tines into soil for deep cultivation.
* Tines ridged along the pulling edge for easy cultivation.
* Precision tool for working in small spaces.
* Made strong to pull out stubborn roots.
* Extends your reach to those hard-to-get-to places in the garden.
Garden More, Hurt Less.
Radius Ergonomic Hand Transplanter
The perfect tool for planting bulbs and bedding plants or transplanting rooted perennials.
* Extra-long blade includes markings to measure bulb hole depths.
* Great tool for transplanting deeply rooted perennials and bedding plants.
* Beveled blade easily cuts through compacted soil.
* Square end scoops soil from the bottoms of narrow holes.
* Use back-blade wings to pull roots and weed stems.
Garden More, Hurt Less.
The best all-purpose hand garden trowel ever made! Ultra light, strong, and beautiful.
* Beveled blade easily cuts through compacted soil.
* Square end scoops soil from the bottoms of narrow holes.
* Straight blade edges are great for scraping and scooping.
* Use back-blade wings to pull roots and weed stems.
Garden More, Hurt Less.
We like to support worthy non-profit organizations that reach out to the community through gardening. Our favorite local organization is Growing Hope. Growing Hope is dedicated to helping people improve their lives and communities through gardening and healthy food access. Based in Washtenaw County, Michigan, they work with neighborhoods, schools, community groups, and families to develop and sustain gardens.
We can’t think of any other organization that does a better job of sharing the joy and intrinsic value of gardening with people who might not otherwise be exposed to it.
Here are a few photos from the Garden Build Day at the Genesis Christian Academy, supported by Growing Hope and Radius Garden:
Why Curved Handles?
I’ve been an active gardener and amateur landscaper all of my life. When I was younger I never really thought much about the aches and pains that seemed to come along with vigorous work in the yard. As I approached my 50’s I noticed these aches and pains lingered for days after my weekend war with the garden. It was only on a trip to China, though, with a much younger colleague that I had a sudden inspiration. While we were on our way to Hong Kong I noticed that Colleen had a couple of pretty nasty looking blisters on her right hand. I asked what had happened and her answer led to the formation of Radius Garden, LLC. She had been gardening that weekend; using a popular brand of garden trowel to dig in a couple of flats of spring annuals. What struck me like a bolt of lightning when she said that was that the trowel itself was responsible for her injuries. More to the point, it was the design of the trowel that caused her injuries. She was using the product exactly the way it was supposed to be used and it hurt her!
For thousands of years tool handles have been made from pieces of wood. That’s why they’re straight! If you look at the palm of your hand, assuming you are a human being you will notice it is curved. Now if you relax your hand then lightly close it around a pencil while keeping your hand and wrist in the most natural position you will notice that the pencil is neither parallel to nor perpendicular to your forearm. It’s that “angle of attack” that defines the safest and most comfortable position in which to hold your hand when delivering any impact, such as punching someone or plunging a garden tool into the ground. Of course, it took me some research to discover some of this, but the basic insight hit me fast and hard: garden tools had always been designed for the convenience of the manufacturer rather than the comfort and safety of the user.
Everyone benefits from well-designed, ergonomic garden tools, but perhaps those who benefit the most are people who have less gripping strength. Because of the curvature and radius of the Natural Radius Grip these are the perfect garden tools for people with arthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome. You will naturally use these tools in a way that protects your wrist from injury and does not require gripping strain. That means these are great gardening tools for older people.
Now it’s often said that a picture is worth a thousand words, which is why I’ve inserted one at the top of this post. The truth is that using Radius Hand Tools is worth a million words. We have some of the most loyal and satisfied customers I could ever hope for, and it is entirely due to the fact that our tools are made differently than conventional tools. Radius tools are made so you can garden more and hurt less!
–Bruce
About.com Reviews Radius Tools
We found a very comprehensive review of our products at About.com: Ergonomics
There is also a nice series of photos showing our tools in use at Illustrations of How to Use Radius Garden Hand Tools
EMMAUS, PA, APRIL 10, 2008 – Radius Garden’s NRG PRO Mid-Length Tools have been awarded the 2007 Organic Gardening magazine Editors’ Choice Award, the most prestigious award in the gardening industry, given annually to products in recognition of their outstanding innovation in design, materials and/or performance.
Organic Gardening Executive Editor Scott Meyer and his staff of editors and test gardeners revealed the award winners in the November 2007 issue of Organic Gardening.
The Organic Gardening Editors’ Choice Awards, bestowed annually since 2005, honors the products that Organic Gardening editors have chosen as the best of the year based on months of trial testing by teams of highly experienced test gardeners. With no set categories for the awards and no set number of recipients, the products and the testing process drive the award categories.
Radius Garden’s NRG PRO Mid-Length Tools are among twelve innovative products that have been honored with a 2007 Organic Gardening Editors’ Choice Award.
Radius Garden, LLC manufactures advanced, ergonomic tools that make gardening easier and more satisfying for hobbyists and professionals. NRG PRO Mid-Length Tools feature stainless steel blades, an unbreakable steel-reinforced shaft, a comfortable, large “O”-shaped handle (with room for both hands!) and an extra-wide, forward kick.
“Organic gardeners are very conscious about their consumption—they want to buy only high-quality tools and other gear that are genuinely useful, versatile, and durable so they aren’t replacing them every season,” Meyer says. “We used these items hard in a variety of conditions so our readers can trust that they will work in their gardens for years to come. This is a vital service Organic Gardening provides for its readers because they rely on our more than 65 years of experience in gardening and product evaluation to help them make smart choices.”
The Organic Gardening Editors’ Choice Awards are the gold standard against which all gardening products are measured, and provide a seal of approval that can help put an gardening company or product on the proverbial map.
All winners must excel under extensive field-testing conducted by Organic Gardening’s team of editors and test gardeners, who take new products into their gardens to put them to the test. This process ensures that the performance of the winners is truly worthy of distinction and meets the guiding principle behind the program: gear that is of real value to the readers of Organic Gardening magazine.
The complete list of Organic Gardening 2007 Editors’ Choice Award winners was officially announced to the general public in the magazine’s November issues.
About Radius Garden, LLC:
Radius Garden, LLC, offers 4 lines of ergonomic garden tools, available throughout the United States and Canada, as well as internationally. Please visit www.radiusgarden.com for more information on Radius Garden products and retail outlets.
About Rodale Inc.:
Rodale Inc., which was recognized by the trade publication Advertising Age as Publishing Company of the Year for 2006, is the authoritative source for trusted content in health, fitness, and wellness around the world, reaching more than 70 million people globally. The company publishes some of the best-known health and wellness lifestyle magazines, including Men’s Health, Prevention, Women’s Health, Runner’s World, Best Life, Bicycling, Running Times, Mountain Bike, and Organic Gardening, and is also the largest independent book publisher in America with a collection of international titles, including The South Beach Diet and The Abs Diet franchises, and Al Gore’s New York Times bestseller An Inconvenient Truth. Rodale’s broad range of media platforms includes magazines, books, video, and extensive web sites. For more information on how to grow a beautiful, productive garden the natural way, go to www.organicgardening.com.
The Brightest Tools in the Shed
“Not only is this gardening equipment surprisingly lightweight, but the handles are a little thicker than conventional ones and the grip is designed to follow the curve of your palm, which means less stress on hands and wrists.” — Oprah
