The kew gardens treaded carbon steel border spade is a premium gardening tool designed for digging and turning over soil in borders and confined spaces. Produced by spear jackson in collaboration with the royal botanic gardens at kew, this spade combines the horticultural expertise of kew's professional team with over 250 years of british tool making heritage. The solid forged carbon steel head offers exceptional strength at least 50% stronger than stainless steel alternatives. This neverbend construction is forged from a single piece of steel, ensuring superior durability for demanding digging tasks. The hammer finished epoxy coating provides enhanced resistance to rust, humidity and alkalis commonly found in soil. At 760mm in length with a compact 230x138mm head, this border spade is specifically designed as a lighter alternative to standard digging spades, making it ideal for working in flower borders and raised beds. The fsc certified ash handle features a weatherproofed yd split design for greater durability, whilst the longer socket and handle length reduces bending and helps minimise back strain during extended use. Double width treads deliver more comfortable digging, particularly when working in firm or compacted soil. Features and benefits bull made by spear and jackson in conjunction with kew gardens bull a lighter alternative to a digging spade, ideal for borders bull neverbend carbon forged from a single piece of steel for greater strength bull longer socket and handle reduces the need for bending and helps avoid back strain bull hammer finished epoxy coating for improved resistance to rust, humidity and alkalis in the soil bull fsc certified wooden split yd shaped weatherproofed ash handle for greater durability bull double width treads for more comfortable digging bull at least 50% stronger than stainless steel specifications shaft size 760mm 30 head size 230x138mm 9x5 1 2