The Bangor Daily News spoke with University of Maine Cooperative Extension staff members Kate Garland, horticultural specialist; Donna Coffin, Extension professor; and Alicyn Smart, assistant Extension professor and Extension plant pathologist; for an article about the best tools for first-time gardeners. Beginning gardeners might want to choose a trowel with measurements etched into the handle,
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