This tool helps reduce wrist discomfort"I love the entire collection of Radius garden shovels available at Lee Valley, but the transplant spade ($39.90 through www.leevalley.com) is especially sexy.

To divide a big, heavy plant, use a transplanting spade to lift it out of the ground. Get a garden spade with a flat sharp edge and whack the plant in the middle as hard as you can.

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Yet before you reach for your spade, some practicalities need to be understood. Some plants, especially larger trees, are just not worth transplanting. Sure, you can do it.