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Secateurs with longer handles???

Elaine SElaine S Posts: 3
in Tools and techniques
I'm looking for some secateurs with handles just 2-3 inches longer than the standard ones. I'm getting older and need to prune plants/shrubs which are just out of reach in the centre of some raised beds. Any help much appreciated. Thank you.

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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    edited February 2023
    Wilkinsons do a good one but the handles are a bit longer than you mentioned
    Had a look on Google. It's their ultralight series that's worth a look.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    Felco long-handled secateurs?

    https://www.thegardensuperstore.co.uk/tools/hand-tools/secateurs/long-handled-secateurs-felco-13-pruning-shears

    Or you might find a pair of lightweight, small loppers would be easier to use for shrubs.
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    I have one of these, by Spear & Jackson. I like them because, unlike loppers, you only need one hand and they reach quite far and hold onto the pruned stem.


    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    I have one like Busy-Lizzies, they are brilliant.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    I've never seen those.  Look like a great piece of kit.
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    As someone who is vertically challenged, they are great for pruning roses and other bushes taller than me and also gives me a longer reach into the centre of bigger borders.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • Elaine SElaine S Posts: 3
    The Wilkinson Sword secateurs are standard length so not what I need but thank you. I shall certainly check out the Spear and Jackson though. I've never seen these but they look as if they could be just the thing. Many thanks everyone - I'll let you know.
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