Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Gardening Tools
The Google product category ID for Gardening Tools is 3173. It sits under Gardening and has 13 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 13 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch14
Gardening Tools3173
Bulb Planting Tools7537Cultivating Tools4000Gardening Forks3071Gardening Sickles & Machetes505292Gardening Trowels3644Lawn & Garden Sprayers1967Lawn Rollers499922Pruning Saws6967Pruning Shears3841Rakes3388Shovels & Spades2147Spreaders3828Wheelbarrows3616- Category ID
- 3173
- Direct subcategories
- 13
- Categories below it in total
- 13
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 4 / 5
- Others at this level
- 17
- Parent category
- Gardening
- Taxonomy version
- 2021-09-21
- Sent in your feed as
- google_product_category
Where this sits in the taxonomy
Measured by how much sits beneath them, Gardening Tools is the largest of the 18 categories under Gardening, with 13 categories below it. Size is not correctness — a small category is the right answer when it is the right answer — but it does tell you how much of the taxonomy you are still choosing between once you pick this branch.
Gardening ToolsBulb Planting Tools
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Bulb Planting Tools (7537) on level 5: Gardening Tools › Bulb Planting Tools. Most branches stop sooner than that — the figure to compare it against is the seven levels Google's taxonomy allows, not the depth of the branch next door.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fertilizers | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Disease Control | 691 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greenhouses | 693 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pots & Planters | 721 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sands & Soils | 1794 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Mulch | 2988 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herbicides | 3103 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gardening Tools — this page | 3173 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
| Composting | 4085 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Gardening Accessories | 5632 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Landscape Fabric | 6381 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landscape Fabric Accessories | 6413 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Plant Stands | 6428 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rain Barrels | 6834 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plant Cages & Supports | 499894 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pot & Planter Liners | 499962 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garden Pot Saucers & Trays | 500033 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gardening Tool Accessories | 505326 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (3173) or the full path ("Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Gardening > Gardening Tools"). Both are predefined values for the same category. The ID is the sturdier of the two, because renaming any segment above this one changes the path text and leaves the number alone. Before sending it, check whether one of the 13 subcategories below fits — a narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things.
Bear in mind that google_product_category is an optional attribute. Google assigns a category automatically, and your value is treated as a signal rather than an override. When an override actually applies.
In your feed, it looks like this
Either row below is accepted. The first is the one to send.
| id | title | google_product_category |
|---|---|---|
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | 3173 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Gardening > Gardening Tools |
This path has no comma, so an unquoted cell holds it as it stands — which is not true of every category in the taxonomy. The numeric ID, 3173, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Gardening Tools
13 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 13 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Gardening Tools continues any further, so one of those 13 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Easy to mix up with
These sit under the same parent and start with the same word, which is exactly when the wrong one gets picked.
Questions about Gardening Tools
What is the Google product category ID for Gardening Tools?
3173. The full path, "Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Gardening > Gardening Tools", is the same category written the other way. The ID is shorter, and renaming a segment above this one changes the path text while leaving the number alone.
Should I use Gardening Tools or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Gardening Tools has 13 directly below it, starting with Bulb Planting Tools (7537), Cultivating Tools (4000), Gardening Forks (3071), and 13 in total further down. 3173 is itself a predefined value, so an interior category is not an error — it just groups the product more broadly than a subcategory would.
Where does Gardening Tools sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Gardening (2962). The chain from the top is Home & Garden → Lawn & Garden → Gardening → Gardening Tools. If your product does not belong under Gardening, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Gardening Tools is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Gardening first — there are 17 other categories at this level: Composting (4085), Disease Control (691), Fertilizers (113), Garden Pot Saucers & Trays (500033), Gardening Accessories (5632), Gardening Tool Accessories (505326), and 11 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Gardening (2962) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How much more specific can I get than Gardening Tools?
1 level more. The longest route down from Gardening Tools is Gardening Tools > Bulb Planting Tools, ending at Bulb Planting Tools (7537) on level 5. Not every branch below Gardening Tools runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Gardening Tools compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 18 at its level, carrying 13 categories below it. A bigger category is not a better one — it just means more of the taxonomy is still open below you after you pick it.
What is the difference between Gardening Tools and Gardening Accessories?
They sit side by side under Gardening and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Gardening Tools is 3173; Gardening Accessories is 5632. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Gardening > Gardening Tools" with "Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Gardening > Gardening Accessories" before you submit.
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