Gardena PremiumCut Fresh Wood Anvil Secateurs 22mm, ErgoTec Soft Grip, PowerCoated Blades

Gardena’s PremiumCut secateurs sit in the brand’s higher-end hand-tool range, aimed at gardeners who want a cleaner cut and less hand fatigue than you typically get from budget pruners. With an anvil-style action, they compete with similar “fresh wood” secateurs from Fiskars and Spear & Jackson, focusing on controlled pruning rather than heavy-duty lopping.

Anvil secateurs — who are they best for?

Anvil secateurs work by closing a sharp blade onto a flat anvil, which can feel more stable in the hand and helps when you’re trimming back softer, green growth. Gardena rates these for fresh wood up to 22mm, which covers most routine jobs like deadheading, shaping shrubs, and cutting back perennials. The precision-ground, PowerCoated blade is there to keep cuts neat and reduce sticking, while the ErgoTec soft grip is about comfort on longer sessions.

• 22mm cutting capacity: suited to everyday pruning rather than thick, woody branches
• PowerCoated, precision-ground blade: cleaner cuts with less drag through sap
• ErgoTec soft grip: more control, less strain if you’re doing lots of snips