Abstract: A handle (10) is described which can be attached by means of a fastening coupling to gardening tools which have a corresponding complementary coupling. Locking is assured in known manner by means of a leaf spring (14), the protuberance (18) of which engages in a locking hole of an inserted tool insertion pin. In order to loosen the coupling, the leaf spring (14) must be lifted out radially. This is done by means of a rocker arm (36) which acts on the free end (20) of the leaf spring (14) and in turn is actuated by axial displacement of a release button (22) which is displaceably mounted in the end of the handle. The restoring of the release button (22) is effected by the radial springing back of the leaf spring (14) which swings the rocker arm (36) back, which arm in turn exerts an axial force on the release button (22).