Spring is here and it’s time to get serious about sun, soil and seedlings. As any seasoned green thumb will know, the tools you use can be the difference between a thriving garden and a thankless chore.
While it might be tempting to grab anything lying around, choosing the right tools isn’t just crucial for your garden’s health, it’s vital for your own safety and enjoyment. The wrong tools can cause a lot of damage, to your plants and your pinkies.
Gardening tools 101
Just like inside the house, using the correct tools outside is key for achieving the best results. Investing in top-quality tools like Fiskars X-Series and PowerGear™ X pruners, loppers, and shears, also makes the job easier and ensures longevity, so you don’t have to replace them every season. Here are the essentials.
Pruners
Pruners, or secateurs, are small, handheld tools designed for precision cutting, and perfect for trimming and shaping small branches, stems, and flowers. A sharp blade and a counter blade work together to ensure clean cuts, minimise damage to plants, and encourage new growth.
World-renowned for their quality, craftsmanship, and functionality, Fiskars tools are designed for durability, and reliability. With sharp, quality steel blades, their X-Series Bypass Pruners and PowerGear™ X Tree Pruners make precise cuts that minimise plant damage and promote healthy regeneration.
Loppers
Loppers are pruning tools designed for branches too thick and stems too hard to reach with standard pruners. With extra-long handles and blades typically two to three inches wide, they provide extra leverage so you can make clean cuts without straining, and they often have cushioned grips to enhance comfort during prolonged use.
Fiskars unique, patented PowerGear™ mechanism in all X-Series and PowerGear™ X gives gardeners more force than traditional tools, making the task of pruning large branches much easier and more efficient. The PowerGear™X Loppers therefore cause less strain, less pain, and help reduce fatigue.
Shears
Shears are versatile cutting tools that come in various forms, including hedge shears and garden scissors, used mostly for shaping and trimming large plants, shrubs and hedges. Long blades and handles allow you to cover a wide area, while ergonomic grips and adjustable tension enable longer use and adapt to different landscapes.
Designed for greater comfort, all PowerGear™ X and X-Series tools feature SoftGrip handles, and 3D contour moulding means you need less force to hold the tool and use less elbow grease.
Garden saws
Garden saws are heavy-duty cutting tools, primarily for clearing dense growth and more aggressive tasks such as hacking through thick branches, shrubs, or overgrown vegetation. Less precise and more robust than pruners and loppers, their broader blades make quick work of daunting to-do lists.
Making gardening great again
The right tools can transform your life, as well as your garden. With Fiskars tools in hand, you can tackle any task with confidence and ease. Their lightweight, ergonomic design means less strain on your body and precision blades mean better care for your plants.
High quality, creativity, and craftsmanship since 1649. Celebrating its 375th anniversary, Fiskars is among the oldest brands and companies in the Western world. Fiskars has championed the ageless principles of high quality, timeless design, and unparalleled functionality ever since being founded as an ironworks by the Fiskars River in Finland.
