The best gardeners knives for quality and durability (November 2020 Updated Review)
8 Best Gardening Knives
Gardening involves cutting, lots and lots of cutting! In fact we do so much cutting, that we’ve given names to the different types – trimming, clipping, pruning, mowing, etcetera.
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Images | Make & Model | Manufacturer Features/Specifications | Rating | Price | ||
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| 4.6/5 from 318 reviews | ||||
| 4.5/5 from 244 reviews | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | WOLF-Garten KS2K Weeding/Planting Knife Fixed Hand Tool, Red, 39.2x2.96x2 cm |
| 4.5/5 from 197 reviews | |||
| 4.4/5 from 139 reviews | |||||
![]() ![]() | Spear & Jackson Kew Gardens Razorsharp 7946KEW Folding Garden Knife |
| 4.3/5 from 75 reviews | |||
Draper 24935 Carbon Steel Hand Patio Weeder with Ash Handle - Brown |
| 4.3/5 from 96 reviews | ||||
Felco Budding Knife with Solid Brass Bark Opener and Nylon Handle |
| 5/5 from 9 reviews |
Sometimes we need high powered tools like a petrol chainsaw to chew their way through thick logs, however often all that’s needed for general upkeep is a decent gardening knife. Inexpensive, Sharp, lightweight, and small enough to fit in your pocket, a good gardening knife can be a valuable and versatile tool. Let’s say you’re just giving your garden a quick look over and notice a wayward branch that is growing faster than the others, or maybe one you missed when you were trimming the hedge. It’s so much more convenient to pull your knife out and sort it out there and then rather than going to the shed or garage and dragging your other tools out.
Gardening knives is an umbrella term for a variety of models, such as pruning knives, edging knives, and other multipurpose garden knives. We have decided to group them all together here and review the best gardening knives, whatever the type, for you.
Read on and you will see that we have given our chosen products a nice little write up each, and also pointed out the features we thought would interest you. As with all our pages and products, we have supplied links for you to click on should you be interested in any of them, and would like to know more about them. Let’s get started with our first gardening knives review
1. Draper 67068 Slimline Pruning Knife
Draper’s 67068 Slim line pruning knife can be purchased for £13.18 on Amazon. It’s a metallic style, no frills, but solidly built, folding garden knife. When closed up, the knife measures 10cm long and it weighs just over 40 grams so you can carry it comfortably in your pocket, or hang from your neck or belt with the attached 350mm lanyard. Even if you don’t hang the knife from the lanyard, it still makes it easier to find in your toolbox.The blade is about 3.5 inches long and has been made out of stainless steel to keep it rust free. You need to be careful when you use this knife as the blade is very sharp, but thankfully there is a locking mechanism that works really well. This is a pruning knife and so has the curved blade, but it can also be used for whittling and other gardening tasks and is quite useful when combined with a pruning saw.
- Good price
- Solid construction
- All metallic silver design looks great
- Folds away to 10cm and can easily be carried in the pocket
- Very sharp 3.5 inches stainless steel blade
- Good locking mechanism for keeping your fingers safe
- 350mm lanyard attached
2. Felco Budding Knife with Solid Brass Bark Opener
- Great all round horticultural knife. Especially good for grafting and budding
- Swiss Victorinox knife
- 51mm thin blade is super sharp for precise cutting
- 32mm solid brass bark opener
- Folds away neatly to fit in the pocket
- Nylon handle with alloy lining
3. WOLF-Garten KS2K Weeding/Planting Knife
- Low price at only £9.50
- Designed specifically for getting rid of deep rooted weeds
- 6.5 inch cold rolled steel blade
- Large egonomic handle with larger end for pushing with your palm
- Bright colour scheme makes this tool easy to find
- lightweight
4. ExtriBay 3-Pcs Garden Multipurpose Gardening Trowel
For £20 you can buy this 3 piece set from ExtriBay that comprises of a multipurpose gardening knife, leather sheath, and a whetstone. The knife is, of course, the thing we are most interested in, and it has been made with the idea of having ‘one tool that does it all’. This knife is basically a trowel but with some extra features. For example the full tang blade is serrated on one of the edges for some light sawing of stems and small twigs, while on the other side there is a flat cutting edge. The end of the 7 inch stainless steel blade is pointed for digging and there are measurement markers in millimetres and inches on the flat of it to show you how deep a hole you’ve made or for measuring soil depths. The blade is secured to a good quality wooden handle by three solid metal rivets, and being ‘full tang’ you know that beneath that wood is solid steel. Good quality also describes the leather sheath that comes with this knife and the whetstone, although only key-ring size, will sharpen up the blade if used properly. This product comes with a lifetime guarantee against manufacturing defects.
- High quality
- Multipurpose knife for digging, cutting, sawing, weeding, and more.
- 7 inch stainless steel blade is rust and corrosion resistant and has both straight and serrated edges
- ‘Full tang’ blade and handle
- Wooden handle is secured by metal rivets
- Measurement markers on the flat of the blade
- Free leather sheath and small whetstone
5. Spear & Jackson Kew Gardens Razorsharp 7946KEW Folding Garden Knife
Spear & Jackson have teamed up with the horticultural experts at Kew gardens to develop this folding garden knife, so it is an officially licensed product and it can be yours for £13.94. It has an 84mm curved, stainless steel blade that wasn’t as sharp as I’d liked on arrival but after a little while with the whetstone it sharpened up nicely. This knife can be used for various garden tasks such as light duty pruning, dead heading, opening bags, and anything else you can think of. The wooden handle has been weatherproofed to increase the tool’s longevity and the blade folds neatly away into it. The end of the handle is a little wider than the top and it makes it fit in the hand better. Overall quality of the knife is very good, and it feels sturdy enough to last a while. At only 10cm long when fully opened it is a good tool for getting into tight spaces.
- Officially licensed by the Kew gardens experts
- Well-made and sturdy knife
- Stainless steel blade won’t rust
- 84mm curved blade
- Compact and good for working in tight spaces
- Handle fits nicely in the hand
6. Spear & Jackson Elements Daisy Grubber
- Excellent weeding tool for £4.99
- Heat treated carbon steel head won’t be bending on you anytime soon
- Epoxy coated to resist humidity, alkalis in the soil, rust and corrosion
- Lacquered wooden handle is weatherproof
- Measures 28.5 x 3.5 x 4 cm and weighs only 150 grams
7. Davaon Pro Pruning Saw
- Great value for money at £12.99
- Very popular product, receiving praise from many customers
- SK5 high carbon steel blade, heat treated for hardness
- Coated blade for friction reduction and a smooth cutting motion
- Super sharp triple cut blades on the saw edge
- Non-slip, TPR soft grip handle with thumb rest and eyelet for securing the tool
- Money back non-satisfaction guarantee
8. Draper 24935 Carbon Steel Hand Patio Weeder
- Great for weeding Patios and gravel driveways
- Carbon steel, tempered with plated ferrule makes the head very strong
- Epoxy coated to resist the elements
- Comfortable wooden handle made from lacquer treated ash
- Wrist strap on handle