Hedge & Grass Shears

Keep Your Garden Neat Using Shears and Clippers

Keeping your garden trim and looking nice can be a fun outdoor activity, and a nice set of cheap garden shears can help you do routine maintenance on this area regularly. You can find a wide range of configurations and types of garden cutters on eBay. Read on to learn about the features of shears that might work for you.

Sizes of garden shears and their uses

Shears for the garden come in a range of convenient, inexpensive models of all sizes. See the manufacturer site for details. You may find a particular size of garden shears comfortable to hold or use, and you can choose the size that works for the different jobs you might do as well. Here are some of the main ways to use shears of various sizes:

  • Large - You can use shears that fall into this category to trim hedges at the edge of your garden or to make modifications to big pieces of shrubbery.
  • Medium - These types of shears might be good to use as grass cutters to keep the walking paths of your garden neat and trim.
  • Small - If you need grass cutters like scissors that you can use to make small snips to spruce up some plants, these shears might be a good option.
What are the different types of garden shears?

You can find garden cutters or scissors in a couple of main types. Both are affordable and convenient, and the kind you choose depends on how you like to use your tools for gardening.

  • Manual - These are the standard garden shears you will come across on eBay. They have two handles that you can grip and pull to facilitate the chopping or cutting actions you need.
  • Electric - If you need to lessen your manual labour when working outdoors, you can choose a set of electric hand shears for gardening. Many of these models are shears you can hold with one hand and move slowly in a line to cut the grass or shrubbery of your choice. You can also pick up cordless electric garden hand clippers.
Choosing materials for your garden cutters

Most garden shears have stainless-steel or carbon-steel blades. You can choose the shears that have the handles that you like or find comfortable. A traditional wooden handle gives your garden cutters a classic look, and lightweight plastic handles can provide you with new or secondhand shears that are available in many colours.