Wilkinson Sword are better known for making razors etc than pruning swords but because the name is so popular, this is the main reason I decided to buy this. I have a couple of large bushes in our garden, and a few growing over from our neighbours, secateurs are not strong enough to be able to cut through the branches so I needed something bigger to use. The blade on this is serrated and is a mean looking piece of equipment. It has a plastic curved handle which the blade slides into nicely when the orange nut and bolt is unscrewed. The safety aspect of being able to hide the blade away after use is very good idea, another reason for me buying it. The blade ...  Read the complete review

Wilkinson Sword is a company that most people will have heard of, more than likely for their razors and grooming products. One product that shouldn't be used in the bathroom is their retractable Pruning Saw. This fierce looking tool is for use in the garden for pruning. The blade has a patented tooth design which allows you to make light work of tasks. With such a product it is important that the blade is up to the job, but as it is fully retractable into the handle this means that when you aren't using it that it is safe from causing harm to you or becoming damaged itself. The blade is made from hardened steel which means it will not only last a long time, but will also  Read the complete review

Dividing my back garden from the back gardens of the next road is a cycle way and footpath and the wide verges on either side of these pathways are supposed to be maintained by the local authority. Whether it's due to Council cut-backs or not, I don't know, but apart from planting several trees about fifteen years ago, the Council don't come next or nigh the place and over the years it's become very overgrown with brambles, nettles, self-seeded saplings and the like. The trees they planted, which we were assured were ornamental, turned out to be a sycamore, two ash trees and a silver birch, none of which I would consider ornamental and apart from casting a good deal of  Read the complete review