Trowel with Plastic Sleeve

A trowel with a plastic handle is a gardening tool used for digging, scooping, and transplanting plants. It’s similar to a small shovel, but designed to be held in one hand. 

Garden trowels are used for digging small holes, such for planting bulbs, annuals, or perennials. It would take a lot of time and effort to dig a hole for a tree or shrub with a garden trowel. Garden trowels are also used to dig up weeds. In small, tight areas, a narrow-width blade will work better to dig out weeds or to install small plants or bulbs. Flat trowel blades work better on weeds with long taproots. Wider trowel blades and scoop-shaped blades work best for digging up small plants, digging holes for perennials, or scooping up soil when potting plants.

The best way to store garden trowels, when not in use, is by hanging them up. Most garden trowels have a hole at the end of the handle for hanging.