Niwaki Utility Scissors landscaping Gardening in Summer-Dry Climates by

Gardening in Summer-Dry Climates by Nora Harlow and Saxon Holt is a guide to native and climate-adapted plants for summer-dry

The locking mechanism on Japanese secateurs is the feature that sets them apart for me - the clasp at the bottom of the handles is very deliberate and easy to use

Toshi Landscape by Benjamin Kato and Yuri Kimura

cutting grasses and ivy

They are a great set and have become part of the basic tool kit that my crew takes everywhere

Niwaki Utility Scissors landscaping Gardening in Summer-Dry Climates byI don't know about you, but I seem to have a lot of crappy scissors kicking around my house. Not any more, the old ones are getting the heave ho! These are seriously great scissors. They're sturdy, sharp and well constructed, with comfortable rubbery handles large enough for big fingers. Also a finely serrated blade for extra grip and notched blades for cutting wire. They easily cut through thick cardboard, plastic, fibrous plant material, you name