Kinds of Garden Pruning Tools
Gardening is a relaxing hobby and past time. In spite of its relaxing nature, many people also consider gardening a sort of exercise from which they can benefit from not just by harvesting fruits, vegetables or flowers but also by staying fit. Gardening also means that there are some times when you will be in need of garden pruning tools to keep your garden looking great. To prune means to cut short a branch or any part of a plant.
Garden pruning tools come in different shapes and sizes. There are long reach garden pruning tools for hard to reach places and there are also garden pruning tools that resemble scissors. There are also some hedge and grass shears that can be considered as pruners.
Long Reach Garden Pruning Tools
These kinds of garden pruning tools are made specifically for reaching places that are out of the reach of a common person. If you use these long reach tools, you might not need the use of a ladder to prune your small trees. The average length of a long reach pruning tool adds around three feet of length to the garden implement.
There are also some garden pruning tools that are attached to poles to enable gardeners to reach the top of most average trees. These are the extreme in long reach pruners. The device might be a saw or clippers and by pulling an attached rope or wire, it prunes topmost branches and twigs.
Scissor-like Garden Pruning Tools
Most pruners have a capacity that is the basis of the strength that they can cut. For larger branches, one would have to employ the use of a saw. The appearance of most handheld manual pruners is usually scissor-like. Although their function is similar to scissors, the mechanism that drives these garden pruning tools is different.
Saws
Saws are also other forms of garden pruning tools. The manual saws function by cutting branches or plants that are in need of trimming or pruning. Some saws are also used to cut don small trees and branches. Some care should be used when using saws as the timber might fall on you.
Garden pruning tools are not a necessary requirement for novice gardeners because these gardeners usually plant smaller ornamental plants that do not need to be pruned all the time. It still pays to have one handy incase your plants grow too big for your likes of preferences.
