Gnome 25" Garden Hedge Shears | Clippers Trimmers Pruners - Best in Class Carbon Steel Blades | Heavy Duty Soft Grip Handle - Manual Trimmer for Hedges, Bushes, and Large Areas of Small Growth

This thing gets the job done. It is sharp and cuts easily on small twigs and branches. I've used this to trim our boxwood and holly without any issues. So far, so good. I'll use it some more and will update this review once I encounter any problems.

I have gone through several shears, mostly Fiskars, over the past few years. They all broke down at the pivot point. Tension adjusting Knobs broken or some other issue with the bolts/nuts. I looked over all the options on Amazon. Home depot mostly has fiskars so I did not bother. The reviews for thie gnome were very positive and the blades looked substantial and long. Well I tried it today on my ornamental grasses that needed to be cut back for new growth. These grasses are stout, grow to over six feet and are 3/8” in diameter in most cases. Well these shears cut through the grasses like a hot knife through butter. They performed better than any other pair of shears I have had. They are a bit heavy but that is due to the quality. The grips are effective and a good diameter. Control is easy and the vibration or rattle is minimal because of the rubber bushing. This is a substantial and very high quality tool. The blades are extremely sharp so do be careful when handling.

Very solid, sturdy and well made. A bit heavy to hold due to their strength and thick metal but so sharp and efficient at cutting that the job is done very fast. Nicely padded comfortable to hold handles.

I have used my new Gnome hedge shears a few times and they worked great. I heard that manual shears are better for more accurate trimming and its true.

I have gone through and used many different hedge shears throughout the last 30 years. These are the BEST I have ever owned. Comfort, ease, spectacular cutting. Wish I had these years ago. Thank you, Gnome.

Good quality! 24 Arborvitae tres o my property! Gotta keep that leader on each tree! Excellent for clipping but for large tree shaping go to the electric hedge trimmer but these are great for what I need them for!

Clippers work well but the end of the blades do not close completely. Would have given them a 10 rating but with the blade problem I will give them a 6.5.

These work really well, they're a nice sturdy pair of garden shears. I was impressed with the quality when I received them. So glad I bought these! Now I just need to find similar ones with the short blades for the different types of pruning in my yard.