A stiff, short-handled whisk broom belongs in your potting shed, a useful tool to brush away soil, scraps of twine, spilled seeds, and other threats to a gardener’s serenity.
Here are 10 sturdy whisk brooms that also will look lovely hanging from a pegboard:
Above: Handmade in Sri Lanka, a Coconut Outdoor Whisk Broom has a poplar handle and is $12 at Terrain. Above: An Eagle’s Tail Whisk Broom with broomcorn bristles is $18 from The Broom House via Etsy. Above: A 9-inch Mini Broomcorn Brush with a wrapped jute handle is $8 from Haydenville Broomworks. Above: A Turkey Wing Broom with broomcorn bristles tied with nylon is $18 from The Broom House via Etsy. Above: Hardmade in Japan’s Tochigi Prefecture by the same husband and wife team for more than 50 years, a Grass Broom is 5,900 yen ($52.23 USD) from Analogue Life. Above: A Japanese Rice Straw Broom is $29 NZ (about $20.40 US) from Everyday Needs. Above: An old standby, a 10-inch Corn Whisk Broom with a metal loop for hanging is $5.99 from American Parts Equipment Supply. Above: From Hungary, a Dutch Brush made of rice straw and twine is $17 from MÛR Lifestyle. Above: A Sumikko – Corner Brush made with strands of hemp palm bound with brass is $21.36 from Zen Collection. Above: A set of three display-worthy vintage Whisk Brooms from the 1960s have straw bristles and metal hangers; $32 from 3WrenStreet via Etsy. Above: Another set of vintage Sweeper Brooms with straw bristles, dating to the 1930s, is $36 from Armory Art and Antiques via Etsy. N.B.: More brooms, more order in your house:
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