Burgon & Ball - RHS Long Handled Bulb Planter – Professional Ergonomic Soil Corer

Burgon & Ball RHS Long Handled Bulb Planter – Professional Ergonomic Soil Corer

The Burgon & Ball RHS Long Handled Bulb Planter is a professional-grade tool designed to take the backache out of large-scale bulb planting. This specialized tool allows you to plant hundreds of bulbs from a comfortable, standing position, utilizing your body weight rather than arm strength. With an innovative angled blade and a dedicated foot bar, it penetrates even the toughest turf or compacted soil with ease, making it the ultimate choice for creating expansive naturalized drifts of daffodils, tulips, or crocuses.

Best For: Gardeners planting large volumes of bulbs in lawns or meadows, and those who want to avoid the bending and kneeling associated with traditional hand planters.

Key Features

• Angled Entry Blade: Features a uniquely angled stainless steel blade designed for significantly easier soil entry compared to vertical designs, reducing the force required to start the cut.

• Tough Foot Bar: Equipped with a heavy-duty foot bar that allows the user to apply maximum leg power to drive the planter into challenging or sun-baked ground.

• Clog-Resistant Tube: The specialized cut-away tube design improves soil plug removal, ensuring that cores are released cleanly and the tool doesn't become jammed with damp earth.

• Ergonomic T-Handle: A robust T-shaped handle crafted from FSC-certified hardwood provides a secure, two-handed grip for effortless twisting and core removal.

• RHS Endorsement: Officially endorsed by the Royal Horticultural Society and protected by a lifetime guarantee, ensuring premium performance for years to come.

Specifications

• Brand: Burgon & Ball

• Handle Width: 28cm

• Overall Length: 110cm

• Core Dimensions: Removes a 6cm diameter core up to 16.5cm deep

• Material: FSC Certified Hardwood & Rust-Resistant Stainless Steel

Ideal For (Uses)

• Naturalizing Lawns: Perfect for planting bulbs directly into turf, as it removes a clean plug that can be easily replaced, leaving the lawn looking undisturbed.

• Mass Planting Projects: Ideal for public spaces, large estates, or home orchards where hundreds of bulbs need to be installed quickly and efficiently.

• Deep-Set Bulbs: Capable of reaching depths of up to 16.5cm, making it suitable for larger bulbs like lilies or late-season tulips that require extra coverage.

• Reduced Mobility Gardening: An excellent ergonomic solution for gardeners who find kneeling or repetitive wrist twisting difficult.

Oversized Item Delivery Options

Oversized, heavy, and structural goods ship via specialist freight. Freight is calculated at checkout from estimated packaged volumetric or physical weight. Carrier depot audits may adjust the rate — if the increase exceeds 10%, we will contact you before processing.

Available options include:

✔ Delivery to your closest depot for pickup — default method
✔ Direct delivery — requires an operational forklift on site unless Tailgate Delivery has been specifically requested and quoted (contact us — this cannot be selected at checkout)
✔ Tailgate hydraulic lift delivery — must be specifically requested; contact us for a quote (not available as a checkout option; extra fees apply; required if you do not have a forklift)
✔ Forklift loading at our warehouse (no extra charge if you arrange your own freight)
✔ Direct truck delivery (available in Victoria)

Important Notes:

• Shipping costs vary by location and method
• Any carton or consignment over 25–30kg (or over 200cm) must be palletised
• Without a specifically requested and paid Tailgate Delivery quote, palletised freight requires a forklift on site — otherwise the carrier will redirect to the nearest depot
• Bulky and oversized items cannot be delivered to a PO Box — provide a physical street address
• Failed deliveries, locked gates, unattended sites, or incorrect business/forklift declarations may incur carrier redelivery, demurrage, and restocking fees as set out in our Terms & Conditions

Business Delivery:

• Selecting a business/commercial delivery rate warrants that the address has an operational forklift and certified operator during business hours
• If the carrier cannot unload, the consignment may be redirected to a depot and secondary fees may apply
• Additional fees may apply for failed delivery attempts due to lack of appropriate unloading equipment

See our Terms & Conditions (Article 8) for full freight and delivery rules.

Important Note on Availability & Shipping

Our warehouse is a logistics hub, not a retail showroom. Listing a product online does not mean it is stored at our Thomastown warehouse — many lines ship from supplier hubs (split fulfilment may apply).

How lead times work:

• Product page ETA: The Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) / lead-time badge shown on the product page at checkout is the agreed delivery timeframe for that order under Australian Consumer Law.
• Metro baselines: Advertised ETAs apply to standard metropolitan zones. Regional and remote addresses may take longer and may attract surcharges.
• Peak seasons: Orders in March–May, August–October, EOFY (June), Black Friday/Cyber Monday (November), and Christmas/New Year (December–January) may automatically add a 2–4 week buffer beyond the product page ETA.
• Supplier-dependent / backordered items: If stock is delayed, we will notify you with a revised ETA. You then have 7 days to accept the new timeframe or cancel for a full refund.
• Adloheat: Custom-made products from Adloheat (Pakenham, VIC) may take 4–12 weeks depending on the order.

Full fulfilment, cancellation, and freight rules are in our Terms & Conditions.

Biosecurity & Interstate Shipping Restrictions

Due to strict state biosecurity regulations, we are unable to ship some products to certain states and territories:

• Potting Mixes cannot be shipped to Western Australia (WA), the Northern Territory (NT), or Tasmania (TAS).
• Seeds cannot be shipped to Western Australia (WA).

Orders placed for these items to restricted states will be cancelled and refunded. It is the customer's responsibility to ensure that the items being ordered can lawfully be delivered to their state or territory.