{"id":6575,"date":"2014-09-22T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T16:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=6575"},"modified":"2014-09-09T14:21:02","modified_gmt":"2014-09-09T18:21:02","slug":"my-new-favorite-pruning-shears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2014\/09\/22\/my-new-favorite-pruning-shears\/","title":{"rendered":"My New Favorite Pruning Shears"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_6576\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Pruners-Dramm-4.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6576\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6576\" alt=\"Dramm  Model 4255 Hand Pruners\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Pruners-Dramm-4-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Pruners-Dramm-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Pruners-Dramm-4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Pruners-Dramm-4.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dramm Model\u00a0#18012 Hand Pruners<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When stepping out to work in the garden, a pair of hand pruners (shears) is the first tool in my pocket or belt pouch. A good pair of pruning shears is indispensable to snip off old spent flowers and stems from perennials such as hostas, daylilies,\u00a0 peonies, etal; shrubs like rhododendrons, lilacs, hydrangeas; to clear away encroaching vegetation\u00a0from a path; remove dead, pest ridden, and diseased twigs\u00a0or small (1\/2 inch diameter) branches.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years I\u2019ve owned a number of pruning shears from top manufacturers. My requirements for a good pruning shears are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blades forged\u00a0from high grade stainless steel, less likely to rust and stay sharp longer<\/li>\n<li>Comfortable hand grips, less prone to cause calluses after heavy use<\/li>\n<li>Colorful hand grips so pruners are not easily lost in the garden<\/li>\n<li>Trustworthy locking mechanism that, when engaged, the blades close and don\u2019t reopen in a pocket or belt pouch. Cutting action\u00a0does not lock up by a faulty locking\u00a0clip<\/li>\n<li>Sharp, stay sharp longer, and cut almost effortlessly<\/li>\n<li>Scissor cut and not anvil type<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Dramm model #18012 is the newest hand pruners in my garden tool shed. Dramm, Inc. is a 75 year old company from Manitowoc, WI, best known for their line of premium\u00a0watering products for the garden. The model #18012 is a lightweight pruning shears that fits comfortably in a small hand. It is designed for cutting small \u00bc inch diameter wood and soft green stems. It is not designed for cutting through thick woody branches, but is fabulous for\u00a0everyday small tasks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When stepping out to work in the garden, a pair of hand pruners (shears) is the first tool in my pocket or belt pouch. A good pair of pruning shears is indispensable to snip off old spent flowers and stems from perennials such as hostas, daylilies,\u00a0 peonies, etal; shrubs like rhododendrons, lilacs, hydrangeas; to clear [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9,625,601,7,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6575"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6575"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6624,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6575\/revisions\/6624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}