If you have recently moved to Stonehaven and you are keen to cultivate your small allotted garden, you might be wondering how to get started on the business of cultivating such a limited space.

If you are used to working on a large patch of ground, this kind of micro-garden presents a new kind of challenge, and requires that you work with a limited set of tools as well. If your garden is small, the chances are good that your shed is equally as limited when it comes to space, and so there is no point, for example, in buying a large four wheeled lawn mower.

To begin with, you will need to get yourself the fundamental tools of the trade; a long handled shovel and fork. These will help you to dig new beds and aerate the soil, and they can be easily stored on a specially designed rack available from most garden centres.

In addition, you will want to get yourself a good strong pair of shears or secateurs. In your small garden, there will be little use for the exceptionally long-handled variety, so you can probably get by with the smaller, shorter variations.

With just a few basic tools in your arsenal, you will find that cultivating your smaller space becomes a simple business. The key to this kind of horticulture is, after all, simplicity – don't get too carried away and stick to the basics.