Gardening Tools For People With Mobility Issues

Following radiation treatment for cancer in 2023 I’ve been left with an autoimmune disease resulting in arthritis in all my joints and no longer have the ability to get down on my hands and knees to work my plot.

 
As gardening press, I was sent the long handed trowel and fork amongst other Kent  & Stowe items to trial and blog about, the Long Handed Fork & Trowel Set have been a life saver for me, they are allowing me to continue working my plot at ground level which is essential for my physical and mental wellbeing.

 
Yes it takes me longer to do things than it did a couple of years ago, difference is now I have more time in which to do these things. I've have had to learn to pace myself and take breaks and rest periods, gradually I’m building up my strength and stamina, and gardening is my main source of exercise.    
 
As regular visitors to manvslug.uk will know, I’m in the process of changing a number of my beds from framed ground beds to raised (two scaffold boards high) so 2 x 9” (18” or 450mm high) and making them narrower so I don’t have to stretch too far.
 
Raised beds still means bending to use hand tools so mid-range tools a length somewhere between a hand tool and a long handled would be useful, to reduce stress on ones back and spine. I have been wondering what one might call such tools in order to see what I could find and in correspondence with Kent & Stowe regarding a long handled capability trowel that I suggested over the Christmas period when the Kent & Stowe facebook Group were posting about new tools being released in 2025 the term “Midi Handled” was used.
 
That term “Midi Handled” was what I needed; googling “midi handled gardening tools” gave me this result

And there first on the results on the left was a shorter “midi” version of the long handled Kent & Stowe Trowel and Fork, which looked identical to the long handled version but shorter, and called a Kent & Stowe Stainless Steel Boarder Midi Handled Trowel and Fork Set !

Here is what the web site says:-

• Made of high-quality stainless steel for minimal soil adhesion.
• Handle made from ash wood
• Fantastic toolset for any gardener
• Ideal for use in raised beds and backs of borders
• Excellent resistance to rust

This set of midi handled tools from Kent & Stowe will be the perfect addition to any gardener’s kit. Consisting of a Border Hand Fork and Trowel, each have been made from a beautiful high quality ash wood, and stainless steel. 

They have been designed to last, and are contoured for a perfect, comfortable grip when carrying out gardening jobs like weeding, planting and cultivating. Both midi-size for extra reach, they have excellent resistance to rust, and efficient cultivation with very minimal soil adhesion. 

These tools will be ideal for use in raised beds and at the backs of borders for planting, cultivating and weeding.

The Kent & Stowe range of crafted quality garden tools reflects traditional British gardening heritage and will last a lifetime.

The total length of the hand trowel is 60cm, and the hand fork 58.5cm.

All Kent & Stowe stainless steel tools come with a 15-year guarantee.

Selling for £23.98 with Standard Delivery of £4.95 

The long handled version is selling on Marshalls web site for £49.96 with Standard Delivery of £4.95, so I'm glad I don't have to buy a longer version and cut them down! 

I have a number of Kent & Stowe tools and the quality is always so good and you don't get many companies that give a 15 year guarantee on stainless steel digging tools and 5 years on cutting tools.