Find out if pruning shears and hand pruners are the same thing and how to choose the best cutting tool for the job. Grab your pruning shears. Or is it hand pruners? Actually, several names refer to ...

Almost every time I head out into the garden, the first tool I put in my back pocket is a well-worn Felco No. 2 hand pruner. I acquired it around 1978 when I started gardening in Spokane. I have kept ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Meg Muckenhoupt and Ellen Airhart Using dull pruners in your garden is like ...

Taking proper care of a blueberry bush is necessary if you want to guarantee a crop of delicious, fresh fruit. That means not ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Some of the questions that I get asked quite frequently are “Are my trees ok?”, “Do I need to have an arborist come work on my trees?”, and “Is there anything I can do to help ...

Ho, ho, ho! Snip, snip, snip! There’s no better gift for a gardener than a good, high-quality pair of pruners. “Hand pruners are a gardener’s most basic and versatile tool,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant ...

If you often need to prune large shrubs or small trees, a pole pruner can be a useful tool. “It can extend your reach to trim small twigs and branches, so you may not have to climb a ladder,” said ...