Trim artistic shrubs yourself: Becoming a visual artist with the small, handy Isio cordless shrub shear from Bosch

• Box trees are easy to put into shape with a cordless shrub shear
• Isio weighs only 500 grams, making it as light as a coffee cup
• Once the blade has been changed, the Isio can also be used as an edging shear

Nowadays, many front gardens in residential areas have artistically trimmed box trees – as spheres, cones, spirals or even depictions of an animal or a person. These "works of art" are usually made by professional gardeners. Now gardening enthusiasts themselves can become creative with a clever and cost-saving solution – the Isio shrub shear from Bosch. The small cordless shrub shear weighs only 500 grams, making it as light as a coffee cup.

What is special about this shear with twelve centimetre long cutter is its lithium-ion battery. This innovative battery technology has many advantages: high energy density, hence small volume and low weight, hardly any self-discharge, no memory effect, hence the batteries can be charged at any time without a loss of capacity.

The Isio cuts the branches of box trees easily and cleanly. It is even easy to manoeuvre in corners. Regular shape-cutting is enjoyable with the Isio. The investment of 59 euros is money well spent. If the user spends ten euros more, Bosch gives him a second blade for cutting lawns. This means that he can convert the shrub shear to a grass shear by simply clicking in the accessory. With the additional telescopic handle, even lawn edges can be worked on conveniently – all of this is easy to do and requires little effort.

Thanks to its innovative battery, the Isio is really easy to operate and hardly requires any maintenance. When the work is finished, the user simply puts the tool back onto the practical charging station. The battery running time is approximately 40 minutes. This is enough to cut the edges of two football fields. Even a battery that has been completely run down offers full power again after a short time: 80 percent of the full charge is available after just two and a half hours of charging. With the Isio, nothing more stands in the way of a splendid, artistic garden – there are no limits to your imagination.

Our lead: Anybody who does not want to judge their shapes by eye can build a template first. For example, for a spherical box tree all you need is four long rods that are tied together at one end. When making more complex shapes, it is advisable to use woven wires which have the desired shape.