As an avid gardener, there is a myriad of tools to buy to help with
everyday tasks and it can be confusing to know what you really need. You
could spend a significant amount of money on dozens of tools. With an
experience of your needs and your garden's requirements, you will
probably find you settle in to a few that become old friends and
you use them all the time.
Uses Of Bypass Secateurs
One of my most treasured and most used tools is a pair of bypass secateurs.
They are so well used I just keep them in my pocket or hang around
my waist whenever I venture into the garden. There is always a
spent flower head to be snipped off, a stray tendril to be clipped, flowers
to be cut for the house, or a shrub that just needs a little neatening
around the edges.
Over the years I have had many secateurs, some good, some awful. There were
the ones that hurt my hands due to the jarring action. The ones which broke
all too easily, the green ones I lost and never did find and the ones that
were just not up to constant use in my garden! The best pair I had I
inherited from my Mum, but after years of use, they needed to be
retired.
For those few months I didn't have any secateurs I felt a little
lost walking around the garden and certainly frustrated trying to
prune with a large pair of kitchen scissors which did neither my
plants nor me any good!! As my most used tool I always coveted
Wolf secateurs and this spring my husband gifted me a
pair.
Using Wolf Bypass Secateurs
I am impressed. They look good and are mainly red in colour and therefore easy for me to see in the garden. This is important as if I get distracted I can and do leave them anywhere, but red is a good colour for me to notice!
They are light, so carrying them around is not a chore and they are small
enough to fit easily in my pocket. The handgrip is good and the correct size
for me. I have not yet felt any hand strain from using them and I can be out
in the garden for hours at a time.
They are strong! I have so far had no problems with any of the cutting and
pruning jobs I needed to do. These have coped admirably with small jobs and
the more challenging tasks. For example, I have deadheaded flowers,
taking cuttings of shrubs and lightly pruned back a large jasmine plant, ivy
and hebes with no issues. They are not for heavy pruning jobs and thick
branches though, we need different tools for that task.
Do check the width you are supposed to cut when buying any secateurs and
try to stick to it. You will feel if they are struggling and it's best not
to push too hard or you will shorten the lifespan. Get the right tool for
the job and you will be fine. I have included two Wolf Bypass secateurs in
this review because they cut at different widths and you need to choose the
correct one for your garden needs.
The bypass action makes them precise and neat enough to do more delicate
pruning as well and I can now power round all our roses and other flowers
deadheading with precision speed and ease!
Generally, in my experience, these secateurs glide through jobs with
no problems. I have noticed occasionally if I am doing a lot of jobs one
after the other, where they might become sticky with sap, sometimes the
blades clamp together. I then need to clean them with either just a
damp cloth or sometimes WD40 and a cloth. They are easy to keep clean and I
have always had to do this with secateurs though, so for me, it's just a
part of the process.
These secateurs also come with a guarantee. This is important to me. I want
to know when I buy garden tools now that they are going to last. If I am
going to spend money and buy quality, I would like to have them for a long
time. Like with any tools, if we want them to have a long life, we do need
to look after them, clean regularly and don't leave out in the rain!!
As we all have different needs in the garden I also wanted to include
this pair of secateurs for if you feel you need a pair of secateurs that
will cut greater widths.
Wolf Bypass Secateurs
Awesome! I have never found a small pair of secateurs to use in my own garden before. This is truly an excellent, and needed, review. My clippers are much larger, heavier harder to carry around with me at all times. I am thrilled to have your recommendation for a handy pair of secateurs! Adding to my Christmas gift request list now.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Sylvestermouse! I have been out in the garden using my secateurs today, they are so handy. Glad you found the review useful.
DeleteThese Wolf Bypass Secateurs look to be the perfect tool for a large variety of garden chores. Thanks so much for telling me about them, Raintree Annie.
ReplyDeleteThank you, yes today they got used for pruning some roses, clipping small cotoneaster branches deadheading a few flowers and some general clipping. Thank you for reading.
DeleteThese look great! Your roses look beautiful. Thanks for the recommend.
ReplyDeleteI love roses!! They are so beautiful I would never be without them and they give far more than the care involved. Sometimes they feel hard work with all the deadheading and pruning, but now I do it like a kind of meditation, just concentrating on the task in hand is quite relaxing!
DeleteGood gardening tools are a must for any serious and not so serious gardener. I have my favorites too and I left a whole bunch of them behind for my son and his wife to make their own. Jasmine, I love your choice of secateurs for all the reasons you mentioned and fully endorse them as a great choice in gardening tools. Great Review!
ReplyDeleteThank you, I know you are a keen and excellent gardener Olivia,I am so glad you appreciated the review. What a lovely thing to do to give your tools to your family. I treasure the tools I inherited from my parents.
DeleteMy husband does the pruning of our rhododendrons and hydrangeas, and these sound like a perfect gift for him! Thanks so much for this valuable recommendation.
ReplyDeleteI meant to say "deadheading," although he also does the pruning. :)
DeleteThank you Margaret I am glad you found it useful. Yes great for deadheading and light pruning but not big branches. Rhododendrons and hydrangeas are gorgeous, I imagine yours look so beautiful.
DeleteLove your flowers! Gorgeous. These Secateurs would come in handy for me as well. I do have a small pair of clippers I use. These are an excellent gift idea for gardeners.
ReplyDeleteThank you Barbara!The roses were especially beautiful this year and there are still flowers even now!Yes secateurs do make a lovely gift for a gardener, there is always something that needs pruning or deadheading!
DeleteI had never heard of this clippers - thanks for the heads up!
ReplyDeleteGlad to be of help. I love to share gardening tips :) Thank you!
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