Burgon & Ball - RHS Stainless Perennial Spade – Professional Division and Close-Work Tool

Burgon & Ball RHS Stainless Perennial Spade – Professional Division and Close-Work Tool

The Burgon & Ball RHS Stainless Perennial Spade is a specialized mid-handled tool designed for the delicate yet demanding task of dividing perennial plants. Its compact size and pointed blade allow for surgical precision, slicing through dense root balls with minimal disturbance to the surrounding garden. Whether you are working in raised beds or prefer to garden from a kneeling position, this spade provides significantly more power and leverage than a standard hand trowel while maintaining exceptional control.

Best For: Gardeners who need a powerful, short-handled tool for splitting perennials, digging in raised beds, or planting while kneeling.

Key Features

• Pointed Root-Cutting Blade: The sharpened, pointed tip is specifically engineered to slice effortlessly through tough, fibrous root systems, making plant division clean and successful.

• Mid-Handled Leverage: At 53cm long, it offers a "halfway" reach that provides much greater digging power than a hand trowel, perfect for those who like to get up close to their plants.

• Reinforced Construction: Features a strapped socket that is double-riveted to the FSC-certified hardwood shaft, ensuring the tool can withstand the prying forces required to separate established root clumps.

• Rust-Resistant Stainless Steel: The mirror-polished head moves cleanly through the soil and resists corrosion, ensuring the tool remains a reliable garden staple for years.

• RHS Endorsed: Officially endorsed by the Royal Horticultural Society and backed by a lifetime guarantee, representing the peak of horticultural tool design.

Specifications

• Brand: Burgon & Ball

• Head Dimensions: 14cm long x 14cm wide

• Overall Length: 53cm

• Weight: 614g

• Material: FSC Certified Hardwood & Stainless Steel

Ideal For (Uses)

• Dividing Perennials: The ultimate tool for lifting and splitting clumps of Hosta, Agapanthus, or Daylilies into new plants.

• Kneeling Garden Work: Provides the perfect length for digging planting holes while kneeling, offering better ergonomics than a standard short-handled spade.

• Raised Bed Management: The 53cm length allows you to work comfortably in deep raised beds without having to bend at awkward angles.

• Tight Space Excavation: Ideal for removing deep-rooted weeds or planting small shrubs in areas where a full-sized spade is too large to navigate.

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.