Thirty years ago Godfrey Jameson, a gardener from Christchurch, New Zealand was struggling with some hard to remove weeds.

None of his gardening tools worked, so he went into his shed with an idea. He left his shed with the prototype weeder, made from wire, that was light in weight, nice to hold and easy to use. It not only did the job but he soon realised this handy little tool would be a great addition to the gardener’s took kit. The wonder weeder was born. Initially selling in a charity shop, the weeders became popular locally. The design was refined and the red handled adopted. Production increased and soon the weeders were selling all over New Zealand. In 1998 production was moved to Lower Hutt, New Zealand where David, George and Alma Parr took over the business with Godfrey taking a well earned rest.