UW Botanic Gardens Horticulturist Neal Bonham has been gardening at the Washington Park Arboretum for years. When asked if he had any rules for home gardeners for optimal tool use he grew philosophical, "I'm reminded of the anecdote of someone asking a Taoist butcher how often he sharpened his knife. He answered 'I never sharpen it. I only cut between the joints.'"
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