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Abstract

A plant bed grooming garden tool and particularly for de-weeding plant beds is provided in the form of a scoop having a forward cutting portion integrally formed with a rear basket portion. The root cutting portion has projecting spaced-apart fingers extending from a forward cutting edge of a bottom wall of the rear basket portion. Opposed ones of the fingers have upwardly formed side flanges merging with opposed side walls of the rear basket portion. At least the bottom wall of the basket portion has through bore formations shaped and disposed to permit the passage of earth while retaining earth matter larger than the through bore formations. The basket retains the weeds, cut roots and other earth matter therein while permitting earth to be shaken out of the weed basket portion. A handle is secured to an upstanding rear wall of the basket portion.

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