---
title: "What’s In My Toolbox: Essentials for Planting"
description: "Watch this video to see the tools that former landscaper Mark Wolfe uses to make the job easier and to set up new plants for success."
date: "2025-12-07"
modified: "2025-12-07"
authors:
  - name: "Jenny Stanley"
    job_title: "Executive Editor"
    link: "https://www.bobvila.com/authors/jenny-stanley/"
url: "https://www.bobvila.com/reviews/whats-in-my-toolbox-planting/"
categories:
  - "DIY"
  - "Hand Tools"
  - "Lawn Care & Gardening"
  - "Reviews"
  - "Tools & Materials"
---

# What’s In My Toolbox: Essentials for Planting

![Mark Wolfe, landscaping expert, with go-to planting tools.](<https://www.bobvila.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Whats-in-My-Toolbox-fall-planting.png>)
*Photo: BobVila.com*

Fall is the best time to plant many shrubs and other perennials in your home landscape, says Mark Wolfe, staff writer for BobVila.com and former professional landscaper. Watch the video below to see the tools and materials he uses to make the job easier and to set up new plants for success.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fx7iDlonUf8?feature=share

The following are Mark’s specific product recommendations, so you can fill out your planting tool collection.

## Author
Jenny Stanley is a DIYer and the executive editor for the Service & News team at BobVila.com. She has published content that speaks to her passion for home improvement during her entire career. Her areas of focus include any home or garden topic that fellow DIYers may type into a search bar, as well as trends and news that she knows the BobVila.com audience will enjoy reading about.