Asked what I consider the most essential tool for the yard and garden, I’d answer “my wheelbarrow.” A six-cubic foot wheelbarrow. Even more than my heavy-duty loppers.
It’s not just because we have gardens on either side of the house, either. I use it to move newly delivered firewood as well as shrubbery cuttings. Compost. Harvests. As well as trash. Building and filling the raised beds for square-foot gardening. Spreading seaweed and mulch. The list goes on. And on.
It even serves as a platform for working. Or, in the past, for giving the kids rides.
Jnana's Red Barn 
absolutely. kid rides. and future gardener rides !
I have tucked a baby up in one (nestled in a load of blankets I might add)….happily out in the fresh air and by my side whilst I gardened….multi use tool a barrow and oh so beloved over time. 🙂