Ann Arbor, MI, August 21, 2006 — It started with a drawing that Bruce Baker made on a napkin in November 2003, an attempt to design a garden tool that might prevent injuries to the hand and wrist. Bruce took his idea and ran with it, introducing Radius Garden NRG Ergonomic Hand Garden Tools, with their bright green, curved handles, in 2005. The tools are now widely available across the United States, and have increasing presence in Canada, Japan, and Europe. Building on the success of its hand tools, Radius Garden, LLC, will introduce its new NRGPRO line of eight “stand-up” garden tools at the Garden Writers’ Association Annual Symposium in Valley Forge, PA, later this month.
Wanting to know whether his NRG Ergonomic Hand Garden Tools helped people as much as he hoped they would, Baker provided 100 sets of the tools to the National Home Gardening Club for testing. Club members returned a 98% approval rating, accompanied by comments such as, “the handle design relieved the pain in my wrist and elbow,” (Kristina Thompson, McDonough, GA) and “Yes! Yes! Finally a product that doesn’t aggravate my carpal tunnel syndrome,” (Valerie Hoynacki, Corvallis, MT).
Radius Garden’s NRG Ergonomic Hand Garden Tools have received positive media attention since their introduction. “The Wall Street Journal” (November 11, 2005) recommended them as a new ergonomic product in a sidebar in “A Kitchen for Your Aching Back.” Jim Miller of the Savvy Senior syndicated newspaper column demonstrated the tools on NBC’s “Today Show” (April 25, 2006) during a segment about helpful gardening gadgets for boomers. The “Rocky Mountain News” (May 12, 2006) featured three of the tools on the cover of its special gardening insert. And most recently, “Better Homes and Gardens” (September 2006) touts Radius Garden’s ergonomic trowel and weeder as “enabling and good-looking.”
The new NRGPRO line features four times the gripping surface of conventional “stand-up” garden tools, with room for both hands on its “O”-shaped handle. As with the NRG hand tools, the comfortable gripping surface provides a secure grip whether the handle is wet or dry. Blades are made of tempered stainless steel and feature an innovative “kick” area. Like the NRG hand tools, the NRGPRO “stand-up” tools combine beauty and functionality.
Radius Garden tools will be shown at over twenty lawn and garden distributor and hardware shows throughout the United States and Canada this fall. The new NRGPRO line will join NRG hand tools at garden centers and hardware stores next spring.
Contact: Bruce Baker, Radius Garden, 734-222-8044 or bruce@radiusgarden.com
