Niwaki Okatsune Garden Scissors

This is where we get serious. In Japan, if you’re of gardening ilk, you’re given a pair of these at birth- well, that’s what we heard. General purpose garden scissors, used for pine pruning and thinning evergreens. Remarkably strong, yet delicate and accurate. Large handles, which can take a bit of getting used to. Try holding with your index finger outside the handle- gives you much better control. I was given a pair of these when I worked at the Asuka Zoen nursery, over 20 years. They’re still going strong.

• 237g
• 212 x 116 x 20mm
• 57mm blades
• Carbon steel
• Made in Onomichi, Japan