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BURGON & BALL | Groundbreaker Spade - Small - RHS Endorsed
Super tough spade with a pointed sharpened head for significantly easier digging.
- FSC ash handle with comfortable ‘Y’ grip.
- Extra-long strapped socket – introduces strength and flex at this key joint.
- Stainless steel head gives rust resistance and clean movement through soil.
- Treads prevent foot stress.
- Head dimensions 24cm long x 18cm wide.
- Overall height 98cm.
These good looking and exceptionally hardworking tools have been manufactured to last - they outperform British Standard load tests by more than 50% and come with a lifetime guarantee against manufacturing defects.
Each tool has unique features to enhance performance and user comfort.
Burgon & Ball Spades & Forks have been awarded endorsement by the RHS - one of the world’s leading horticultural organisations and the UK's leading gardening charity.
According to the RHS magazine, The Garden, which has almost 400,000 readers, 100% agree it is worth paying extra for quality goods.
About Burgon and Ball:
The metalworking skills of The Burgon and Ball team are some of the very best in the world and have been passed down through generations. They are passionate about quality - many of the most important product attributes are 'hidden qualities' that only emerge when a tool is used.
We aim to dispatch most orders the same day if placed before 2:00 PM (AEST).
Express orders are prioritised and ship same-day when placed before 2:30 PM.
All orders ship from Bowral, NSW, typically within 24–36 hours on business days.
You’ll receive full tracking details once your order is on the way.
We offer:
– Free standard shipping on orders over $120 (mainland Australia only)
– Flat-rate shipping:
• Standard: $12.95 (orders under $120)
• Express: $24.95
Bulky, long or oversized items - shipping minimum charges calculated at checkout, some may require a freight quote. Some remote postcodes are excluded.
Please check this page: Botanex Shipping Information
Local Pickup Now Available (Bowral, NSW)
Prefer to pick up your order?
We now offer local pickup from 14 Loftus Street, Bowral, NSW 2576 from Mon-Fri 8am - 4pm.
After payment and order confirmation, we will get your order ready and send you another email indicating it is ready for collection.
Please reply to the email with an ETA so that we can ensure everything is 100% ready to pick up seamlessly.
Local Pickup is not available on Weekends, or NSW Public Holidays
Missed Deliveries & Returns
If your order is returned to us (due to incorrect address, missed delivery, or non-collection), a small re-shipping fee may apply.
Once your parcel leaves our hands, the courier takes over — but we’ll always try our best to help if anything goes off-track.
Please note, courier delays are outside our control, but if we’ve made an error on our end, we’ll make it right.
International Shipping
– New Zealand: $34.95 (under 2kg and 1m, Express)
– Larger or international orders: Just email us at sales@botanex.com.au and we’ll work something out.
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Excellent product
Excellent product from an excellent small, local Australian business. Highly recommend them and the product!
AustraliaAwesome spades, finally.
I bought a small spade (groundbreaker) & trenching (transplanting) spade for our Community Garden as I am sick of all the spades we have had over the 10 years I have been involved there bending as soon as they touch the soil, I am sure we have tried every type in the shops. The soil is hard in Karratha where it is very dry & gravelly, but I was sure there was such a thing as a spade that could cope with me jumping on it. I am so thrilled with these as at first glance I could tell nothing is going to bend them, and the small size of the ones I chose will help us actually dig a hole without stress! This will also save on storage and cost even in the relatively short term. I can’t wait for our gardening season to start next April, we are planting a fruit tree garden, imagine how stressful that could have been .
AustraliaA great garden tool
After buying 2 equivalent spades from Bunnings which both broke after a short use, I was looking for a quality ground breaker. This one does the job exceptionally well. Solid structure, sharp and can penetrate hard black with easy. The blade is solid and doesn’t buckle under pressure. This company makes the best gardening forks and spades.
AustraliaA delightful ‘Specialist’ shovel
This really is a delight to look at, hold and use. There is just so much tactile enjoyment and satisfaction in using a very well made and functional tool, as this certainly is. I bought the smaller version, and I’m happy with my choice. This size provides ample purchase, to complete multiple garden duties. I have filed the edge to make a sharp edge. As a cutting, ground-breaking instrument- this shovel excels. The face of the shovel is quite flat. So that’s why it excels at ‘cutting’ duties. This is also why the tool is quite specialised. So, if for example you want to dig a deeper post hole… or say shovel stuff off the ground- up into your trailer… This shovel is not the best choice…. Because the face is quite flat- not at all ‘scoop’ shaped- it won’t ‘hold’ much stuff. You can use it to break and dig the ground at the bottom of a post hole… but you can’t ‘scoop’ that loose soil out of the hole… if that makes sense… I bought this shovel for camp duties, to take away with me, in my Jimny. It is ideal for this application. It’s a great shovel- but you’ll need another different one for your ‘scooping’ duties.
AustraliaGreat Quality
Love how well made the spade is. We purchased both sizes. One each !