Secateur recommendations.

Vibrant

Last year I had a pair of Wolf secateurs, but although keeping a good edge, they weren't very well made, with the lock moving on and off at random during use and the spring shooting off.
So I thought I would get a new pair this year. I wondered if anyone had been impressed by the secateurs they used last year. Price isn't an issue, I just want a good reliable tool.

valentina

Felco are the best in my opinion, not cheap but you do sometimes get offers where they throw in a pruning saw or something.

officeguru

Hi, I've used fiskars Powergear for years.... (they weren't called that originally- I can't remember the original name)

Here's a link to what they look like... you can get them from a lot of sites on the internet...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=fiskars+secateurs&!!!!!googhydr-21&index=garden&hvadid=7299013548&ref=pd_sl_6xccj1p0sw_e

I hope this helps

Vibrant

Many thanks for the suggestions, I shall have a look at both makes. The Felco ones look very useful, as you can get spares for them.

valentina

And you can sharpen the blades...

westiea

Felco - all parts are replaceable. Had mine since college - 20 years, and still going strong!

Also they come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes for different uses and hand sizes, as well as the more unusual - left handers and rotating handles!

ixwood

Another vote for Felco here. Like all good tools, it's worth looking after them and treating them well. Especially don't forget them and leave them outside in the rain for a week like I did.

ShauntheSheep

Felco are the best I've ever used. I've had a pair for more than 20 years and 2 years ago sent them back to Felco to have them refurbished. This included a new blade, new spring, new plastic coating on the handles - they looked like new when they came back - and I think it cost me £12. I'm expecting they will last me all my gardening days.