Abstract: Support apparatus are provided for secure engagement with a ground surface regardless of the slope of the ground surface. The support apparatus comprises a base portion configured and disposed for securely and removably engaging a ground surface, a support portion comprising a first end adjacently connected to the base portion and an opposite second end adjacently connected to a top portion. Preferably, the top portion comprises handle means, and the base portion comprises at least two anchors and a bridge, the bridge configured and disposed to receive and transmit a user force sufficient to drive the anchors into a ground surface. Methods of using the apparatus are also provided.

Abstract: A landscaping tool for attachment to a bucket of a landscaping vehicle, the tool generally comprising an elongate plate having two opposite longitudinal working edges and a plurality of integrally formed teeth protruding from each working edge. The elongate plate has a plurality of mounting holes extending therethrough for mounting the tool to the bucket attachment of a loader. The plurality of holes can be arranged in sets to allow mounting of the tool in various orientations and configurations to provide differing edge orientations for different landscaping tasks, and to allow a single tool to be used with a variety of different bucket attachments. Methods of converting a bucket into a rake and scarifying attachment is also provided, the methods increasing the versatility of the tool and thereby eliminating the need to purchase several tools to accomplish a wide variety of landscaping tasks.