LA beautiful and neatly trimmed lawn simply cannot help but attract attention! However, in order to make it like this, you will have to work hard, and in this case you definitely cannot do without special tools. And if you don’t have the means to purchase too sophisticated tools, or you simply don’t want to, it’s quite possible to first acquire good lawn shears, or, as they are also called, garden shears. How do these scissors differ from ordinary scissors, and what are the main criteria for choosing it?
Manual lawn shears
The main difference between these scissors and ordinary ones is that their blade is mounted perpendicular to the handle - this approach makes it quite convenient to cut grass close to the ground without having to twist your hand. However, despite the fact that hand shears are extremely easy to use, they are still not used in very large areas. Nevertheless, such a tool will be an excellent assistant for carrying out “cosmetic” lawn care, as well as for quickly removing blades of grass remaining after using a lawn mower. And with the help of such scissors you can cut grass in extremely small and sometimes winding areas and, of course, in hard-to-reach places, for example, under a fence, in flower beds located in close proximity to borders, and so on. And hand scissors are also great for trimming hedges!
Cordless lawn shears
If you have such assistants, you will have to put in much less effort; in addition, they help save a very impressive amount of time. And at the same time, they are also quite simple and very convenient, and they can also be safely used as hedge trimmers! There will definitely be no smell or noise, which are integral attributes when working with gasoline-powered lawn mowers, when working with a battery-powered tool, and these scissors also do not have wires that cause a certain inconvenience. It is especially convenient to work with such scissors near trees and along fences, that is, in places where a lawn mower simply will not pass, and an ordinary pruner will not help at all. True, when working with such scissors, every fifteen to twenty minutes the work will have to be temporarily suspended so that the valuable gadget does not overheat. And one more small disadvantage - sometimes small pieces of twigs or blades of grass can get stuck between the blades of cordless scissors, and then they will have to be removed manually.
Which lawn scissors should you choose?
If we are talking about the most popular brands that can offer customers both manual and cordless scissors, then in this case we can highlight the brands Bosch, Fiskars, Gardena, Stiga and Grinda. As for prices, the cost of manual scissors is usually 3-4 times lower than battery ones.
Of course, it will be much easier to choose manual models of scissors - in this case, it is important to ensure that their blades are made of high quality steel with Teflon or zinc coating. And the handles of the tool can be made of polyamide or carbon fiber, or wood. True, scissors equipped with wooden handles are extremely rare these days - most often the main material is polyamide. Although carbon fiber can make the handles incredibly light and comfortable, if the scissors are dropped from a height, they can easily crack.
If the choice fell on cordless scissors, it would be best to opt for a model equipped with a comfortable telescopic handle - this will allow you not to constantly bend over to the lawn. By the way, the vast majority of cordless scissors can also boast of having several attachments - with teeth, with straight blades, and with wavy blades that allow you to easily cope with fairly dense stems. This in turn allows you to significantly expand the functionality of this tool. It also doesn’t hurt to pay attention to the length of the blades and the battery capacity, that is, to be more precise, how long the tool can work without recharging, as well as the presence of a battery indicator indicating that the battery is running low – This is also a very convenient and necessary option. The weight of the garden gadget is no less important, because you will have to hold it with only one hand, and if the scissors are too heavy, your hand will get very tired. And an additional power supply, as well as the presence of a special lock button on the tool that protects the scissors from accidental turning on or off, will not be superfluous! And, of course, when working with this kind of tools, it is imperative to follow all basic safety rules!