Unlike garden shears, which are similar to scissors in design, loppers are designed for use with both hands, which allows the user to exert greater force for cutting large branches. “Loppers are ...

Dull pruning tools are like dull kitchen knives: they'll do the job, but not very well. For years I've wanted to learn how to sharpen my shears, clippers, scissors and pruners, but it's largely a lost ...

Once your gardening tools are clean and neatly put away, it's time to get them out again -- for sharpening. Sharpening is a pleasant wintertime activity, one you can do mostly indoors. And you'll need ...

Before the spring gardening season begins, prepare by sharpening your garden tools. Sharp tools are safer and easier for you to use and healthier for your plants, according to Julie Janoski, Plant ...

Shovels, rakes, pruners and other garden tools are essential for completing many of the tasks associated with gardening. Caring for them by cleaning, sharpening and applying a protectant extends the ...

The easiest way to sharpen your garden tools? Let somebody else do it. Starting off the growing season with sharp edges is a good idea, and tool-sharpening is a service being offered by master ...

I’m pretty good using a pair of pruners, but maintenance? Not so much. I’m ashamed to say I tend to abuse all my tools. I’m not even very faithful about cleaning dirt off tools when I’m through using ...

Sharpening tools is an important gardening task that can be completed indoors. If your tools are sharp, your plants will benefit, said Julie Janoski, Plant Clinic manager at The Morton Arboretum in ...

Seems every gardener, apprentice or accomplished, has in their inventory of tools at least one set of pruners and often several pruners that have become dulled with use. Collections of pruners grow ...

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