Makes a pile from garden tools at home (5,2)
I believe the answer is:
rakes in
'makes a pile' is the definition.
(as in raking in a lot of money)
'garden tools at home' is the wordplay.
'garden tools' becomes 'rakes' (I've seen this in another clue).
'at home' becomes 'in' (similar in meaning).
'rakes'+'in'='RAKES IN'
'from' is the link.
(Other definitions for rakes in that I've seen before include "profits quickly" , "earns large amounts" , "makes a lot of money" , "gets paid" .)