Abstract: A pair of gardening shears comprises a fixed jaw and a movable jaw pivoted together with the fixed jaw. The movable jaw is fastened with a connection arm and provided with a first toothed transmission portion. The fixed jaw is pivoted at one end with a rocking arm which is provided with a second toothed transmission portion meshing with the first transmission portion. The connection arm is provided with a protective portion for shielding the first and the second transmission portions such that the twigs or leaves of a garden plant are prevented from being caught and deposited in the toothed transmission portions.

Abstract: A pair of garden shears comprises a fixed jaw, a movable jaw, a rocking arm fastened pivotally with the fixed jaw, a connection rod pivoted with the rocking arm, and a fastening cover fastened at the open end thereof with the rocking arm and provided at the closed end thereof with a pin engageable at one end thereof with a tension spring by which a spindle of the connection rod is caused to move so as to be retained in the grooves of a toothed retainer of the movable jaw when the fixed jaw and the movable jaw work against each other to bring about a shearing action.