The Best Common Landscaping Tools Common landscaping tools don’t have to cost a fortune. You can find cheap and effective options for most of the necessary tools for landscaping your home at a hardware store, big box retailer, or online. The right tools will help you efficiently complete your project and save time in the long run, so it’s important to invest in good ones. Common landscaping tools include hand cultivators and hoes, pruning shears, loppers, garden kneepads, buckets, watering cans with built-in filters and spouts that are plant-friendly (no sudden changes in temperature!), a wheelbarrow with a built-in caddy for…