Kent & Stowe

Kent & Stowe, gardening tools with traditional design and modern manufacturing

Kent & Stowe is a British gardening tool brand that combines traditional designs with modern manufacturing techniques. Its catalogue covers digging and cultivating tools, weeding, lawn care, potting and planting, cutting, garden tidy, watering and accessories, as well as a specific line for children. The company presents itself as the number one gardening tool brand in the UK by turnover, according to GfK data from January to April 2026, and its products are available in over 1,500 garden centres.

Gardening tool catalogue

The Kent & Stowe range is organised into several categories. In digging and cultivating it includes spades, forks, cultivators and soil rakes. The weeding section brings together hoes and weeders. For lawn care it offers rakes, weeders, aerators, shears and edgers. In potting and planting it has trowels, forks, spades, dibbers and widgers, bulb planters and tools for making holes. The cutting category includes secateurs and snips, shears, loppers, saws and axes, and scissors, with the Eversharp and SureCut lines. It also sells leather gloves, pruning gloves, weeding and planting gloves, all purpose gloves, heavy duty gloves and kids' gloves. Watering is divided into outdoor and indoor, with traditionally designed watering cans. The catalogue is completed by accessories and a line of lightweight Garden Life tools, designed for gardening for longer.

Guarantees and manufacturing quality

Kent & Stowe tools are designed with the gardener in mind and built to last, with guarantees of up to 20 years. The company offers the possibility of registering products to activate these guarantees. Among the materials, carbon steel and stainless steel stand out, used in robustly forged tools. The Eversharp line is presented as a set of secateurs conceived to offer the sharpest cut, while the SureCut range groups together scissors, shears and precision secateurs.

Featured products and gift collection

The website shows a selection of seasonal products, including the Forest Green Watering Can (£34.99), the Eversharp Secateurs Twin Set (£49.99 with free delivery), the Capability Trowel (£14.99), the Sure & Grip All Purpose Gloves (£7.99), the SureCut All Purpose Extra Power Loppers (£39.99), the Eversharp All Purpose Secateurs (£34.99), the Kid's Digging Spade (£22.99), the Long Reach Watering Can 9L (£39.99) and the 3 in 1 Leaf Rake (£29.99). The company also has a gifting collection for gardeners. The Capability Digging Spade is described as having unrivalled strength and durability, and the Capability Trowel is presented as the only trowel you'll ever need. The signature spade and the sharpest blades are other featured products on the website.

Kids' tools and Garden Life line

Kent & Stowe includes a kids' category with digging, planting and gardening tools designed to introduce little ones to garden care. The Garden Life line of lightweight tools is designed to allow gardening for longer with less effort.

Retail presence and customer service

Kent & Stowe products are distributed in over 1,500 garden centres across the UK. The company offers customer service for queries about online orders and products, with opening hours Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 16:00. It also publishes gardening advice, such as how to deadhead roses or how to care for garden tools, and allows you to register the guarantee of purchased products.

Location and contact

Alconbury Hill, Huntingdon, PE28 4HY, UK · Phone: 01480 774555