These shears are really good for doing small trimming on my plants around the yard. I've even used this on a Cypress and a tall Juniper, which normally is very difficult to use trimmers on because of the different sap that comes out. These work great, and I'm also going to be using them to do more trimming on my small lemon bush, which has 2-in thorns on it. Great lemons, but very big thorns! If I were you, I would definitely purchase these from walmart.com because it's a great value, you get more than one Shear for your money, and if there's a problem with the product, Call walmart.com and I'm sure they will refund you the money. They have very good warranties. Happy trimming! Hurry up spring, start growing plants so I can use my trimmers!