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"After spending an hour this past weekend weeding one of my perennial beds, I realized just how important it is to have the right gardening tools. For each type of nuisance weeds that crops up in your flowerbeds, you need a specialized device. 1) The Claw: Quickly grabs shallow rooted spreading weeds  2) The Long Thin Weeder: Gets in deep to pull out those tenacious deep-rooted dandelions.  3) Handheld Spade (Trowel): Yanks up grass that&amp;#039;s growing in the wrong place plus any weeds with semi-deep roots  4) Large spade:  Helps you removes clumps at a time without getting down on your hands and knees.  And don&amp;#039;t forget the gloves! My faves: Long gauntlets from Bionic . They don&amp;#039;t interfere with the dexterity I need to pull out small weeds yet protect me from thorny bushes and my greatest nemesis, poison ivy! Remember: Gardening (especially weeding) counts as exercise! For more gardening tips, check out the latest story on goodhousekeeping.com "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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