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Emily Smith

How to sharpen garden shears: experts share their foolproof methods

Person wearing gardening gloves using garden shears to cut a hedge .

Garden maintenance is a hard enough job without adding unsatisfactory tools into the mix. That's why keeping on top of shear sharpening is key to making seasonal shaping and pruning jobs much easier. 

No matter what garden trend you are tending to, shears are one of the most essential tools every gardener needs. But due to the nature of their job more often than not they can be rendered useless as the blades become blunt. 

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