East Hampton - The chic gardening website The Best @ Dianne B, has added two new artisanal tools to the Ten Garden Greats that she has offered since 2009.

After tests and trials - Dianne B has chosen two new extraordinary high-quality Dutch tools that not only look stunning, but perform in the garden in unique ways. They work better - last longer - and make the already pleasant tasks of gardening more appealing - like any good accessory.

With the durable cherry wood handles engraved 'Dianne B: Gardening with style' - these two perfect tools can only be obtained here. Made in the Netherlands by the illustrious firm of Sneeboer - each tool has been hand forged in the finest grade of stainless steel - each one individually shaped, polished and sharpened by hand before being fitted with a high quality wooden handle. In its third generation, this family business has been making these traditional heirloom tools for nearly 100 years.

The Deep Dig Weeder. (Courtesy Photo: Lisa Lori Communications)

The sinuous shape of the Poetic Potting Trowel makes it the only tool actually agile enough to sweep around the curves of a pot or get into the crevices of tight window boxes or narrow flowerbeds. The curvaceous bend of the steel deposits the soil around the plants where you want it. Because this is a precise instrument and needs to be used accordingly, it naturally comes in a right-handed and a left-handed version. Length 11 inches - $58.

The Deep Dig Weeder a lengthy half moon-shaped blade that is extra sharp. The lethal v-shaped edge digs deep and defies any root to evade it - even dandelions with their impossibly long roots can be removed with ease. Better than a garden knife. Length 14 inches - $68.

These Sneeboer tools are to gardening as Chanel is to fashion. Like most things worth having, they are an investment. And like all fine things, they are to be treated with the loving care that you give to any treasure.

About Dianne Benson
Dianne Benson has a flair for setting precedents and stylizing everything she touches. Her signature spin is now being applied to The Best @ DianneB: Ten Garden Greats. From the thousands of gardening accoutrements available in the world, she has whittled them down to her tried-and-true garden favorites and fashioned a unique on-line presence. They range from a carbon steel Japanese flower snipper to a practical but chic French rubber boot and also include a sexy leather tool belt and an expansive yard bag that are being made exclusively for her website.