main kinds of spade, the digging spade and the border variety. The latter is narrow-
bladed, light in weight and used for general maintenance and planting purposes, while ...
Now, remove the ball from the hole. Using the digging spade, carefully under-cut the root ball and gently roll the plant enough to pull the loose section of burlap underneath the root ball. Secure the ends of the burlap tightly with nails.
They also seem to have an extra-sensory knowledge as to where the gardener has recently created a new bed and quickly fill it with fibrous feeder roots. You can fight these roots to some extent with a sharp digging spade, ...
 See also: Spade, Gardening, Plant, Blade, Soil
  
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