These are an introduction by Burgon and Ball by Sophie Conran. The tool is beautiful and you wouldn't believe the packaging. A very special gift for you or somebody you REALLY like. From everything I can find out, Sophie Conran is the Martha Stewart of Great Britain. Some of the higher end garden tools are completely ridiculous in price and I won't carry them. This one is expensive but it's worth it. It's called a compost scoop but Great Britain's definition of compost is different from ours. This is a essentially a vey well made soil scoop with an extra "lip" on it so the soil doesn't fall out.