Abstract: A hand-held gardening tool including a wedge shaped portion and a handle preferably having a substantially knob shape. The handle is shaped so as to allow the user to grip the handle with the palm and fingers of a hand and use the invention while simultaneously minimizing wrist and hand strain. The wedge shaped portion is shaped so as to allow the user to insert the wedge shaped portion into soil, the thin blade portion being inserted first. After insertion, the invention is rocked back and forth and/or side to side to create a space for a plant to be planted by displacing, rather than removing, the soil. The gardening tool of the invention allows plants to be planted with minimal damage to any surrounding root systems or plants and minimal soil removal, in less time and with less mess than traditional planting methods.

Abstract: A hand-held gardening tool including a wedge shaped portion and a handle preferably having a substantially knob shape. The handle is shaped so as to allow the user to grip the handle with the palm and fingers of a hand and use the invention while simultaneously minimizing wrist and hand strain. The wedge shaped portion is shaped so as to allow the user to insert the wedge shaped portion into soil, the thin blade portion being inserted first. After insertion, the invention is rocked back and forth and/or side to side to create a space for a plant to be planted by displacing, rather than removing, the soil. The gardening tool of the invention allows plants to be planted with minimal damage to any surrounding root systems or plants and minimal soil removal, in less time and with less mess than traditional planting methods.