Secateurs, also called hand pruners or pruning shears, are a type of scissors for use with plants. They are strong enough to prune hard branches of trees and shrubs, sometimes up to two centimetres thick. They are used in gardening and flower arranging, and in nature conservation where fine-scale habitat management is required. Designs There are three designs of secateurs: anvil, bypass and parrot-beak . Anvil secateurs have only one blade which closes onto a flat surface. They tend to crush th… (More on Secateurs)