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I regularly lose my secateurs... Any tips?

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  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Mine are red, Felco, they show up in the borders.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    edited August 2020
    I'm forever loosing my wooden handled trowel and fork as the wooden handles blend into the surrounding plant life.
    So I bought some fluorescent yellow nail varnish and painted stripes on the handles - I've had the same fork and trowel for 5 years now :)

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    edited August 2020
    'Fess up @Pete.8 - you already had that nail varnish, but you only wear it at weekends.... :D
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    Brightly coloured binding tape used on tennis racquet handles is another option.
    Rutland, England
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    @Biglad treat yourself to a hefty pair of loppers and a decent pair of secateurs😊

    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Fairygirl said:
    'Fess up @Pete.8 - you already had that nail varnish, but you only wear it at weekends.... :D
    I'm retired now, so I can wear it any time I like :)

    I did feel a bit embarrassed when I bought it tho.. 

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    It's also good for painting over weeping knots in timber, stopping a ladder in your tights and would possibly stop the writing from washing off your plant labels.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    B3 said:
     stopping a ladder in your tights 
    Thanks for the tip ;)

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Pete.8 said:
    Fairygirl said:
    'Fess up @Pete.8 - you already had that nail varnish, but you only wear it at weekends.... :D
    I'm retired now, so I can wear it any time I like :)


     :D 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • I would like to have secateurs and scissors for different parts of the garden and then I leave them there in a weather proofed box when done. Sometimes I don’t intend to garden but when I’m there I see something that needs doing so it’s handy to have something close by. Easier not to lose if you can then stick it back in nearest box rather than carry it on to another job if you don’t need it. 
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