This Border Spade Professional is for maintaining flower beds and digging out weeds, lifting plants and manure piles, planting shrubs and maintaining compost heaps. Its smaller than a traditional digging spade for those confined areas. This garden tools head is made of heat treated carbon steel with rust resistant finish, a strong Ash Wood shaft making it practical and durable, D shape plastic handle with comfortable grip which make it easy to use with increased manoeuvrability