Garden Pruning Shears

There's a particular satisfaction in a clean snip. The stem gives, the bloom comes free, and the plant is better for it. These shears are built for that kind of close work — deadheading roses, cutting dahlias for the kitchen table, harvesting basil by the handful, thinning tomato suckers before they take over the bed.

The blades are high-carbon SK-5 steel with a hard chrome plating, tapered to a fine point that slips between crowded stems without bruising what's around them. A coiled spring opens them again between cuts, so your hand does less work over a long afternoon. The aluminum handle keeps the whole tool light, and a thumb latch holds the blades closed when you hang them back by the door.

The soft lagoon green is the kind of detail you notice every time you reach for them, and the reason these tend to end up wrapped for whoever's garden you admire most.

• Overall size: 6.5" x 3"
• Blade length: 2.4"
• Cutting capacity: 6mm
• High-carbon SK-5 steel blades, hard chrome plated
• Aluminum handle with coil spring and locking latch