Gift tool sets on test

BEST TWO-TOOL SET Burgon & Ball Passiflora Trowel and Fork, £22.50

Part of the RHS-endorsed tool collection, this set is presented in an a ractive gift box. The trowel and broad-tined hand fork feature stainless steel heads and purple-painted ash handles, and measure 30cm long by 8cm wide (12x3¼in). The trowel is engraved with ‘The love of gardening is a seed once sown, that never dies’, a quote by Gertrude Jekyll. Also available with blue or red handles, the tools have a lifetime guarantee.

Supplier: Burgon & Ball, 0114 233 8262, www.burgonandball.com.

BEST THREE-TOOL SET Spear & Jackson Kew Stainless 3 Piece Gift Set, £31.99

This a set of three tools in the Kew Gardens Collection – created in association with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – comprises a trowel (31x8.5cm/12¼x3¼in), transplanting trowel (31x6.5cm/12¼x2½in) and broad-tined hand fork (29x7.5cm/11½x3in). All three have stainless steel heads and comfortable ash handles, and come with a 10-year guarantee.

Supplier: Spear & Jackson, 0114 281 4242, www.spear-and-jackson.com.

BEST SMALL TOOL SET Darlac Vintage Bamboo Mini Essentials, £9.99

This set of three mini tools is great for houseplants, bonsai, transplanting seedlings and for children interested in gardening. The hand-welded stainless steel heads are treated to resemble antique steel and the bamboo handles have the same strength as steel and look and feel like ash wood. The trowel measures 19x4.5cm (7½x1¾in), the transplanting trowel 21x3cm (8¼x1¼in) and the four-tine rake 20.5x4cm (8x1½in). All three tools have a lifetime guarantee.

Supplier: Darlac, 01753 547790, www.darlac.com.