Everybody knows that gardeners are already super-heroes. Their deft approach to controlling anything that nature throws at them and still produce some semblance of order out of chaos borders on nothing less than super-human.

Some gardeners will go where no-one else dares to go. Others are faster than a speeding pullet, more powerful than bypass secateurs, and able to leap small shrubs in a single bound. There is no limit to their horticultural power.

Yet even the best can take a battering in the name of gardening justice and freedom for all living things. This is when it’s time to call in reinforcements to help save the day – or at least your garden.

There are many times, especially toward the end of winter, when you would love to call in someone who could, in an instant, solve all your gardening woes. So here are some super-heroes who might just be able to lend a hand.

Silver Surfer

A member of the Fantastic Four, Silver Surfer can be a real help around the garden. His ability to analyze and manipulate matter and energy, and restructure or animate matter at will, even transmuting elements is extremely helpful when applied to your compost bins. A task that usually takes weeks, if not months, can be dealt with in a matter of minutes.

His ability to heal living things would also be of assistance with those struggling plants which just can’t seem to shake soil-borne viruses. However, don’t expect too much as Silver Surfer can’t resurrect the dead.

Green Lantern

Green Lantern’s ability to fly across the cosmos through wormholes could be very useful for the organic gardener. He will allow them to know what effect their gardening principles are having on the health of their soil and advise future options.

He is also proficient as a universal translator which can be nothing less than sheer miraculous as you try to decipher the small print on an imported packet of seeds.

The only downside to Green Lantern is that his strength comes from his green ring and we all know how dangerous it is to garden while wearing any type of jewellry – especially rings.

Batman

Batman, although disguised and hidden via a cape and mask, has no super-hero powers. Ultimately he’s no different to the guys who hire his costume from a dress-up shop except that he is a whiz with all things scientific and harbours incredible detective skills.

These abilities would be an amazing help in diagnosing what pest just started eating your new foliage, what minerals your soil is now lacking and who pinched that last strawberry you planned to enjoy.

Wonder Woman

Born of the clay of Themyscira, Wonder Woman knows how hard it is to garden with impervious soils. Her abilities to heal, especially with things of the earth, would be an incredible wealth when trying to fight pests and soil-borne diseases.

Teaming her up with Batman would make common sense as Batman could diagnose the problems and Wonder Woman can repair them.

Invisible Man

The Invisible Man comes into a class of his own especially when showing visitors through your garden. He can still be working while your guests enjoy their tour and be quickly commanded ahead to remove a missed weed if need be.

Mr Incredible

Mr Incredible is known for his super-human strength and ability to benchpress locomotives. These abilities would come in very useful when landscaping is on the to-do list.

He could move boulders, dig through soil in a matter of moments, and transfer heavy bird baths without having to remove any fences to get him into your yard. While he’s not as fast as his son, Dash, he’s still no slow-poke so a job that would take you and a team of five guys a weekend to complete could be finished before morning tea.

Wolverine

Wolverine is widely acclaimed for his regenerative abilities. His power to quickly restore himself and other living things offers some exciting opportunities for those gardeners who suffer through snow-covered winters.

This super-hero power could be exercised to regenerate your garden months ahead of anyone else and increase the appearance of spring. No need to deadhead your annuals either as he can instantly restore them to their flowering glory.

Spiderman

For those who don’t suffer from arachnophobia, Spiderman may come in very useful as a result of his abilities to cling to walls and move through your garden.

I can see that he would be very helpful in cleaning the gutters around the house, trimming large trees and generally being of assistance in hard to reach positions.

Spiderman is also gifted with night vision which may offer some help against possums, snails and other adversaries who take advantage of our gardens under the cover of darkness.

Magneto

Another X-Men character, Magneto is obviously handy for his ability to lift things of great weight but as we already have Mr Incredible on that job his power to control ferrous particles may be more useful.

No more rusty gardening tools, secateurs or wheelbarrows with Magneto hanging around. He can instantly revert all that destruction back to its prime condition. You wouldn’t even need to put your tools away but could comfortably leave them where you were last working ready for you to come back and continue.

Obviously I’ve missed a wealth of superheroes including Superman, the Incredible Hulk, Cat-woman, Flash, Captain America and others. So, there may have been someone who you would prefer helping around your garden which we would love to hear about.

Which Superhero would you employ to work in your garden?