Deadheading is dead easy with the Felco 6 One-Hand Pruning Shears. A classic style of pruning shears – Europeans would call them secateurs – is realized here with exceptional class. These shears are ...

Almost every time I head out into the garden, the first tool I put in my back pocket is a well-worn Felco No. 2 hand pruner. I acquired it around 1978 when I started gardening in Spokane. I have kept ...

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From high-tech to centuries old, Paul Epsom has some great suggestions for choosing your next pair of pruners and how to maintain them. No. 2: A favorite of nurserymen all over the world, the Felco No ...

The best style of blade will depend on how you’re planning to use your shears. You’ll get the cleanest cut from bypass blades, which cut past each other, versus anvil blades, which meet when you cut ...

I must admit to always opting for bypass pruning shears when I’m gardening. I use them as an all-round tool to prune my plants, and they normally see me through most tasks. However, not all pruning ...

The two pages that follow show a selection of 11 pruning tools. The tools pictured on the left are known as anvil types, and those on the right are known as bypass types. Anvil pruners and loppers ...

Speaking on behalf of my tulips, I would like to point out that whoever was in charge of the weather two weeks ago appeared to be in serious breach of contract with regard to April. At least I think ...