Although I am not the keenest of gardeners luckily I have family that are. Our Wilkinson Sword pruners get a lot of use throughout the year and have lasted many years. Although we have had a lot of use from them they are not showing their age like other garden tools often do. Priced at around £10 they can be bought online for under a tenner and are therefore a must-have for any keen gardener. We use the Wilkinson Sword pruners to cut back dead growth and for cutting back hedges if it isn't in need of too much work.

The Wilkinson Sword pruners have carbon steel blades and operate in a scissor action to cut through manageable small branches. The blades are coated to prevent rusting and to give the user a better cutting action due to less resistance. The handles are well designed and they have a non-slip grip for comfort and safety. The pruners also have a safety catch with allows you to lock the pruners shut, so the blade isn't open and able to cause harm. The pruners are lightweight and just under 20cm long, which makes for a tool useable by most abilities of gardener.

Not only are the Wilkinson Sword pruners well designed, they also look great in their predominantly white colour. The handles have blue and red detail and grip, the blade is a silver colour which contrasts nicely against the main body of the pruners. These pruners allow me to cut through stubborn and unwanted branches with almost no effort at all. Overall I would certainly recommend the Wilkinson Sword Pruners to any keen gardener. They offer great value for money and will make tackling dead branches almost a pleasure.