What are the best make of secateurs (sp?)?

[bumbleweed]

Hey gardening club, any advice on where to buy really good quality tools?

My husband gardens, I just potter.

I want to get him some new secateurs for his birthday - can anyone recommend which are the best ones to get?

wilkinson sword, i love them

i so wish someone would buy me some of these - felco gosh they are sooo expensive.

we use spear and jackson - really work well

felco are the ones all the gardeners on the telly and radio recommend. I got some about 10 years ago as a birthday present and they are mcuh better than the cheaper ones I had before.

the different varieties of felco are a bit confusing - just the original ones do you think?

thanks for the advice

I have felco ones that I've had for ages (number 5, as they've got a nice slim blade to get in between stems), as I used to use them for work. They are expensive, but you can buy replacement blades, bolts and springs for them, so they really last forever, Get a sharpening stone to go with them, you can make life so much easier with properly sharp secateurs.

I have number 4 - I have no idea why I chose them - maybe they are a bit smaller than the others - anyway I like them.

Another one for Wilkinson Sword

cheers guys I have ordered the felco no5s as these say for general garden maintenance - I think dh will be pleased

also I think he will feel like monty don with the leather holster thing (hmmm wish he was monty don