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 ...

If you already own a pair of pruning shears, but don’t know which type you have, they are probably bypass pruners. They are widely used in the garden and have blades that look similar in ...

There are four main types of pruning shears (also known as pruners or garden shears): Anvil pruners, bypass pruners, ratchet pruners and loppers. We go more in depth on what makes each type unique ...

A sharp pair of shears are of the most indispensable gardening tools, useful for everything from trimming shrubbery to harvesting a crop of tomatoes to removing the dead tops of flowers (known as ...