Find the right Bulldog garden tool for the job, from shovels and forks to spades, hoes and rakes, with practical guidance on where each tool works best.
Bulldog offers a wide range of garden and contractor tools designed for tasks including digging, lifting, trenching, soil preparation and pruning. Its range includes traditional forged tools alongside specialist options for professional and general gardening applications.
In this guide, we’ll look at some of the Bulldog shovels, forks, spades, hoes and rakes available at MTN SHOP, their key features and the types of jobs each tool is designed for.
Bulldog Shovels
Bulldog shovels are designed for a range of digging, lifting and material-handling tasks in the garden and on site. Depending on the job, different blade shapes and handle styles can make certain tasks easier, whether you’re moving soil and gravel, backfilling trenches or working with heavier materials.
At MTN SHOP, the Bulldog range includes square-mouth, trenching and insulated shovels suited to different gardening and contractor applications.
Bulldog 000 Square Mouth Shovel T
The Bulldog 000 Square Mouth Shovel T is a compact square-mouth shovel suited to lifting and moving loose materials such as soil, sand and gravel. Its smaller format makes it useful where a full-size shovel would be less practical, while the square blade is well suited to scooping and material handling.
The Bulldog All-Steel Taper Shovel No.2 is built with a solid-forged head and all-metal shaft for regular site and groundwork use. The No.2 tapered blade measures approximately 315 x 250mm, with a 711mm shaft and YD-style handle, making it suitable for digging, lifting and moving heavier materials.
The Bulldog 2SM2PD Open Socket Square Shovel No.2 PD is designed for jobs such as backfilling trenches, mixing concrete and moving materials including tarmac, cement and chippings. Its square-mouth blade makes it well suited to scooping and shifting loose material, while the D-grip handle provides additional control during use.
Bulldog forks are designed for tasks such as loosening compacted soil, turning compost and preparing garden beds. Their sturdy tines help break up and aerate the ground, while different handle and head designs provide options for both general digging and more confined border work.
The range includes trenching, digging and border forks, making it easier to choose a tool based on the type of soil and the space you’re working in.
Bulldog Evergreen Border Fork PD
The Bulldog Evergreen Border Fork PD is designed for working in smaller beds, borders and tighter garden spaces. Its carbon steel head is forged from one piece and epoxy coated to help resist rust and reduce soil adhesion, while the ash shaft and forward-tilt ergonomic grip are designed to make digging more comfortable. The Evergreen range also carries a 10-year guarantee against faulty workmanship and materials.
The Bulldog Premier Insulated Trench Fork is designed for breaking up hard or compacted ground while providing additional electrical protection for specialist site work. It features a solid-forged manganese steel head and socket, a 711mm fibreglass shaft and an insulated rubber collar. Each fork is individually tested to 10,000V and guaranteed to 1,000V.
The Bulldog BDF Digging Fork is a traditional-style garden fork designed for general digging and soil preparation. It is solid forged from one piece and fitted with an ash handle, with a 711mm handle length and 290 × 190mm head. The fork is also forged in Britain.
Bulldog spades are designed for jobs that require more controlled cutting and digging, such as edging, transplanting, trenching and preparing planting areas. Their narrower, flatter blades make them better suited to cutting into soil than shovels, which are generally used more for lifting and moving loose material.
The range includes digging and border spades in different sizes and handle styles, giving you options for both general garden work and more confined areas such as beds and borders.
Bulldog Insulated Treaded Digging Spade
The Bulldog Insulated Treaded Digging Spade is designed for digging and groundwork applications where additional electrical protection is required. Its treaded blade provides a more comfortable surface for applying foot pressure, while the all-steel construction is built for heavier use. The spade is manufactured to BS8020, individually tested to 10,000V and guaranteed to 1,000V.
The Bulldog Evergreen Digging Spade is suited to general garden digging and soil preparation. Its carbon steel head is forged from a single piece and epoxy coated to help resist rust and reduce soil adhesion, while the ash shaft and forward-tilt ergonomic grip are designed to improve comfort during use. The Evergreen range carries a 10-year guarantee against faulty workmanship and materials.
The Bulldog Evergreen Border Spade PD is a more compact option for working in flower beds, borders and tighter garden spaces. Like the digging spade, it features a forged carbon steel head with an epoxy coating, along with an ash shaft and forward-tilt ergonomic grip. It also comes with a 10-year guarantee against faulty workmanship and materials.
Bulldog hoes and rakes are designed for everyday garden maintenance tasks such as removing weeds, breaking up surface soil, levelling beds and clearing leaves or garden debris. Different head shapes suit different jobs, with Dutch hoes useful for cutting weeds just below the soil surface and rakes better suited to levelling, cultivating or clearing depending on the design.
Bulldog Evergreen Dutch Hoe
The Bulldog Evergreen Dutch Hoe is designed for cutting weeds at the base and loosening compacted surface soil around beds, borders and established plants. It features a carbon steel head fitted to a lightweight aluminium shaft, making it easier to manoeuvre during regular garden maintenance. The Evergreen range also carries a 10-year guarantee against faulty workmanship and materials.
The Bulldog Evergreen Lawn Rake is designed for clearing moss, dead grass and other light garden debris without heavily disturbing the soil underneath. Its fan-shaped head features 20 flexible steel tines, while the 48in aluminium shaft keeps the tool relatively lightweight and easy to handle.
The Bulldog Premier Dutch Hoe is a traditional-style hoe designed for weeding and surface cultivation. It features an angled carbon steel blade with a sharpened cutting edge and a long ash shaft, making it useful for working between plants and across beds and borders without needing to bend as much.
Digging, loosening compacted soil and turning ground
Cutting into soil
Spade
Digging, edging, planting and more controlled ground work
Removing weeds
Dutch Hoe
Cutting weeds and cultivating surface soil
Clearing lawns and garden debris
Lawn Rake
Collecting leaves, moss, dead grass and light debris
Why Choose Bulldog Tools? Bulldog offers a broad range of garden and groundwork tools designed for different tasks, from digging and moving material to aerating soil, weeding and general maintenance. Across the range, you’ll find different blade shapes, handle styles and construction methods suited to both everyday gardening and more specialist applications.
With options including forged steel tools, ergonomic handles, insulated models and lighter-weight aluminium designs, Bulldog makes it easier to choose equipment based on the job rather than relying on one tool for everything.
The right Bulldog tool depends on the work you need to do. Shovels are better suited to lifting and moving material, forks help loosen and aerate soil, spades provide greater control for digging and edging, while hoes and rakes are useful for weeding, cultivating and clearing garden debris.
Browse the Bulldog Tools range at MTN SHOP to compare the available shovels, forks, spades, hoes, rakes and other garden tools for your next project.
Frequently Asked Questions
Shovels are generally better suited to lifting and moving loose materials such as soil, sand or gravel, while spades are more suited to digging, edging and cutting into soil.
A Dutch hoe is mainly used for removing weeds and cultivating the surface of the soil. Its angled blade allows weeds to be cut close to or just below the soil surface.
A border spade is usually smaller and easier to manoeuvre in flower beds, borders and tighter spaces, while a digging spade is better suited to general digging and soil preparation.
Yes. Bulldog offers insulated options such as digging spades, trench forks and shovels designed for specialist groundwork applications where additional electrical protection is required.
Yes. The range includes tools aimed at everyday gardening as well as heavier-duty and specialist options for groundwork, trenching and contractor applications.
