Fifty-six brand guides to the garden — secateurs and saws, forged hand tools, watering cans and pots.
Garden tools are a category of small forges and old names, many now inside a few groups. These guides set out who owns each brand and where it is made.
Forges and family makers
Felco has made its professional secateurs in Switzerland since 1945; Haws its watering cans in Birmingham since 1886; Sneeboer and DeWit forge in their own Netherlands workshops; Okatsune, ARS, Silky and Tobisho make in Japan; and Bulldog Tools forges one-piece spades at Clarington Forge in Wigan. Burgon & Ball, the Sheffield house since 1730, is still the only British maker of hand sheep shears.
Groups
Several names share owners: the Venanpri Group owns Corona, Burgon & Ball and Bellota; Husqvarna owns Gardena; Stanley Black & Decker owns Wolf-Garten; and Bahco’s pruning tools are made under Snap-on’s SNA Europe. Lechuza, the self-watering planter brand, belongs to Playmobil’s parent group.
How to use these guides
Each guide covers who owns the name today, where the products are made — by the maker’s own account and, where it differs, by other sources — and the brand’s visual identity. A company’s description of itself is attributed to the company, and where a business has closed we say so plainly. The table at the end gathers the essentials.
Secateurs and pruning
Felco, Haws, Okatsune, Sneeboer, Original LÖWE, Corona and Cyclone.
- Felco — The Swiss maker of the professional secateur since 1945, genuinely made in Switzerland and built to be repaired.
- Haws — The English maker of the balanced watering can since 1886, its metal cans still made in Birmingham.
- Okatsune — The Japanese maker of forged secateurs and shears in high-carbon Yasugi steel, made in Japan.
- Sneeboer — The Dutch family maker of hand-forged stainless garden tools since 1913, forged in its own Netherlands workshop.
- Original LÖWE — The German maker of anvil pruners since 1923, made in Germany by Gebr. Schröder.
- Corona Tools — The American pruning-tool brand born in California’s citrus orchards in 1928, now owned by the Venanpri Group.
- Cyclone — The Australian garden-tool name since 1898, an Australian heritage brand now globally sourced and owned by Griffon.
Forged tools
Burgon & Ball, ARS, DeWit, Falci, Bahco, Niwaki and Fisher Blacksmithing.
- Burgon & Ball — The Sheffield garden-tool house since 1730, still the only British maker of hand sheep shears, now part of Venanpri.
- ARS — The Japanese blade maker of Sakai since 1876, forging professional pruning tools and saws in Japan.
- DeWit — The Dutch family maker of forged garden tools since 1898, still forging in its own Netherlands factory.
- Falci — The Italian forge of Dronero since 1921, forging scythes and agricultural tools in Piedmont.
- Bahco — The Swedish-heritage pro-tool brand of 1886, its pruning tools now made across Europe under Snap-on’s SNA Europe.
- Niwaki — The British brand that curates and own-brands Japanese garden tools, made in Japan and sold from Dorset.
- Fisher Blacksmithing — The one-person American forge in Bozeman, Montana, hand-forging garden tools since 2003.
Blades and saws
Tobisho, Silky, Berger, Spear & Jackson, Bellota, Barnel and Infaco.
- Tobisho — The premium Japanese secateur maker of Yamagata, hand-forging garden blades since 1930.
- Silky — The Japanese pruning-saw maker of Ono since 1919, the professional arborist’s folding-saw standard, made in Japan.
- Berger — The German family maker of pruning shears and the ArboRapid pole system, made in Germany since 1919.
- Spear & Jackson — One of the oldest tool names, tracing to Sheffield in 1760, now a heritage brand under SNH Global.
- Bellota — The Basque forged-tool maker of Legazpi since 1908, maker of pruning and agricultural tools, part of the Venanpri Group.
- Barnel — The American professional pruning-tool brand of Portland since 1985, designed in Oregon and made overseas.
- Infaco — The French family maker that pioneered the electric pruning shear, the Electrocoup, made in France since 1984.
Spades, cans and pots
Bulldog Tools, Rogue Hoe, Guillouard, Dramm, Gardena, Whichford Pottery and Bergs Potter.
- Bulldog Tools — The one-piece forged British spade maker of Wigan since around 1780, made in England at Clarington Forge.
- Rogue Hoe — The American maker of hoes reforged from recycled agricultural disc-blade steel, made in Kansas since 1990.
- Guillouard — The French maker of galvanised-zinc watering cans and garden-ware from Nantes since 1911.
- Dramm — The American family maker of the Water Breaker nozzle and professional watering wands, made in Wisconsin.
- Gardena — The German garden-watering brand of 1961, known for its click-connector system, now owned by Sweden’s Husqvarna Group.
- Whichford Pottery — The English family pottery hand-throwing frost-proof terracotta garden pots in the Cotswolds since 1976.
- Bergs Potter — The Danish terracotta-pot brand of 1942, designed in Copenhagen and made in Italy from Tuscan clay.
Smiths and systems
Red Pig, Garant, Wolf-Garten, Kent & Stowe, Polet, Nisaku and Meadow Creature.
- Red Pig Garden Tools — The Oregon blacksmith hand-forging some seventy garden tools, made in the USA, run by one smith.
- Garant — The Quebec tool maker forging shovels, spades and forks in Canada since 1895, now part of the Veritage Brands group.
- Wolf-Garten — The German maker of the multi-star modular tool system since 1922, now owned by Stanley Black & Decker.
- Kent & Stowe — The British stainless-steel garden-tool brand owned by Westland Horticulture, which markets British design without stating where its tools are made.
- Polet — The Belgian garden-tool house of Ardooie, built on a forged spade, with a range sourced across Europe.
- Nisaku — The Tsubame, Japan blade maker (Tomita Cutlery) behind the stainless hori-hori soil knife, made in Niigata since 1959.
- Meadow Creature — The Washington maker of all-steel broadforks with no wood and no bolts, made in the USA since 2009.
Planters, part 1
Poterie Ravel, Guy Wolff, Deroma, Atelier Vierkant, Elho, Lechuza and Serralunga.
- Poterie Ravel — The heritage Provençal terracotta pottery of Aubagne, hand-turned on site since 1837.
- Guy Wolff — The Connecticut studio potter known for historically-informed, hand-thrown terracotta flowerpots.
- Deroma — The Italian terracotta pot group, rooted in Malo near Vicenza, with an international footprint.
- Atelier Vierkant — The Belgian maker of large handmade architectural clay planters, made in Oostende.
- Elho — The Dutch family maker of designer flowerpots from 100% recycled plastic, a certified B Corp.
- Lechuza — The German self-watering planter brand, made in Germany, owned by Playmobil’s parent group.
- Serralunga — The Italian design house of rotomoulded planters, made in Italy, with roots in leather-working since 1825.
Planters, part 2
Campania International, Modernica, Swisspearl, Pots and Pithoi, Ecopots, Capi Europe and Light + Ladder.
- Campania International — The American maker of cast-stone garden planters and urns, with honestly-split US and imported lines.
- Modernica — The Los Angeles maker of fiberglass mid-century planters, built by hand in its own LA factory.
- Swisspearl — The Swiss fibre-cement maker (formerly Eternit Schweiz) whose garden range carries Willy Guhl’s classics.
- Pots and Pithoi — The British curator and importer of hand-thrown Cretan terracotta pithoi and pots.
- Ecopots — The Belgian planter brand built on a patented recycled composite, made by The Pots Company.
- Capi Europe — The Dutch maker of composite designer flowerpots, with its Made in Holland line from its own Tilburg factory.
- Light + Ladder — The New York design studio of ceramic and cast-stone planters, made across transparent multi-workshops.
Planters, part 3
Errington Reay, Seibert & Rice, Angus & Celeste, Domani, Poterie d’Anduze, Woodlodge and Capital Garden Products.
- Errington Reay — The last salt-glazed stoneware garden pottery in Britain, made at its own works at Bardon Mill.
- Seibert & Rice — The American importer of handmade Impruneta terracotta from Italy, now owned by Campania International.
- Angus & Celeste — The Melbourne studio-ceramic maker of designer planters, Australian-made in small batches.
- Domani — The Belgian pot house of terracotta, zinc and copper, designed in Antwerp and made in Hungary.
- Poterie d’Anduze — The French pottery firing the glazed jaspé Anduze terracotta vase at its own kilns.
- Woodlodge — The UK’s leading garden-pot supplier and distributor, a family business since 1987.
- Capital Garden Products — The English maker of fibreglass planters in faux-lead and faux-stone finishes, handcrafted since 1984.
At a glance: who owns the name and where it is made
Taken from each guide’s fact panel, as of October 2026. Ownership and production change; follow the link for sources and detail.
| Brand | Founded | Owner | Where made |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angus & Celeste | 2010 (Melbourne) | Independent (AU) | Australia |
| ARS | 1876 (Sakai, Japan) | Family-owned | Made in Japan |
| Atelier Vierkant | 1993 (Oostende, BE) | Independent (family) | Belgium |
| Bahco | 1886 (Sweden) | Snap-on (SNA Europe) | Made across Europe |
| Barnel | 1985 (Portland, USA) | Independent | Overseas (reported) |
| Bellota | 1908 (reported) (Legazpi, Spain) | Venanpri Group | Spain + intl sites |
| Berger | 1919 (Wuppertal, Germany) | Family (4th gen) | Made in Germany |
| Bergs Potter | 1942 (Copenhagen, Denmark) | Independent | Made in Italy |
| Bulldog Tools | ~1780 (Wigan, England) | Rollins Group | Made in England |
| Burgon & Ball | 1730 (Sheffield, England) | Venanpri Group | Sheep shears made in England |
| Campania International | 1983 (Pennsburg, PA) | Independent (US) | USA + imported |
| Capi Europe | See guide | Undisclosed | Tilburg (Made-in-Holland line) |
| Capital Garden Products | 1984 (England) | Independent (family) | UK |
| Corona Tools | 1928 (California, USA) | Venanpri Group | Mixed (not disclosed) |
| Cyclone | 1898 (Melbourne, Australia) | Griffon / AMES | Imported (reported) |
| Deroma | 1960s (Malo, IT) | Nuova Deroma S.p.A. | Italy-rooted (group) |
| DeWit | 1898 (Netherlands) | Family-owned | Made in Netherlands |
| Domani | 1992 (Antwerp) | Belgian group (w/ Tribù) | Hungary (near Pécs) |
| Dramm | 1940s (Wisconsin, USA) | Family-owned | Made in Wisconsin |
| Ecopots | See guide | The Pots Company NV | Not asserted |
| Elho | 1964 (Netherlands) | Elderenbosch family | Primarily Tilburg, NL |
| Errington Reay | 1878 (Bardon Mill) | Independent (UK) | England |
| Falci | 1921 (Dronero, Italy) | Not disclosed | Made in Italy |
| Felco | 1945 (Neuchâtel, Switzerland) | Independent | Made in Switzerland |
| Fisher Blacksmithing | 2003 (Montana, USA) | Founder-run | Made in USA |
| Garant | 1895 (Quebec, Canada) | Veritage Brands | Made in Canada |
| Gardena | 1961 (Ulm, Germany) | Husqvarna Group | Germany + global |
| Guillouard | 1911 (Nantes, France) | Independent | France (some lines) |
| Guy Wolff | 1971 (studio) (Bantam, CT) | Guy Wolff (potter) | Connecticut, USA |
| Haws | 1886 (Birmingham, England) | Changed hands | Metal cans made in England |
| Infaco | 1984 (Tarn, France) | Family-owned | Made in France |
| Kent & Stowe | See guide | Westland Horticulture | Origin not stated |
| Lechuza | 2000 (Germany) | Brandstätter Group | Germany |
| Light + Ladder | See guide | Independent studio | Multi-workshop |
| Meadow Creature | 2009 (Washington, USA) | Founder-led | Made in USA |
| Modernica | 1986 (Los Angeles) | Independent (US) | Los Angeles, USA |
| Nisaku | 1959 (Niigata, Japan) | Tomita Cutlery | Made in Japan |
| Niwaki | ~1997 (reported) (Dorset, England) | Independent | Made in Japan |
| Okatsune | 1925 (reported) (Hiroshima, Japan) | Independent | Made in Japan |
| Original LÖWE | 1923 (Flintbek, Germany) | Family-owned | Made in Germany |
| Polet | 150+ years (Ardooie, Belgium) | Independent (nv) | Belgium + Europe |
| Poterie d’Anduze | See guide | Independent (FR) | France (own kilns) |
| Poterie Ravel | 1837 (Aubagne, FR) | Ravel family | Aubagne, France |
| Pots and Pithoi | See guide | Independent (UK) | Crete, Greece |
| Red Pig Garden Tools | 1989 (Oregon, USA) | Seth Pauley | Made in USA |
| Rogue Hoe | 1990 (Kansas, USA) | Family-owned | Made in USA |
| Seibert & Rice | 1994 (New Jersey) | Campania International | Impruneta, Italy |
| Serralunga | 1825 (Biella, IT) | 1825 S.R.L. (verify) | Italy |
| Silky | 1919 (Ono, Japan) | Family (UM Kogyo) | Made in Japan |
| Sneeboer | 1913 (Bovenkarspel, Netherlands) | Family-owned | Made in Netherlands |
| Spear & Jackson | 1760 (Sheffield, England) | SNH Global | Mixed (imported) |
| Swisspearl | Eternit → Swisspearl 2023 (Niederurnen, CH) | Alpstaeg family | Switzerland |
| Tobisho | 1930 (Yamagata, Japan) | Family workshop | Made in Japan |
| Whichford Pottery | 1976 (Warwickshire, England) | Family-owned | Made in England |
| Wolf-Garten | 1922 (Betzdorf, Germany) | Stanley Black & Decker | Germany + group |
| Woodlodge | 1987 (UK) | Family-owned (UK) | See guide |
Frequently asked questions
Where are Felco secateurs made?
In Switzerland, according to our guide.
Who owns Gardena?
Sweden’s Husqvarna Group, according to our guide.
See also our seed company brand guidelines.
Part of our Home & Kitchen brand guidelines. See also all collections.