Hi, i seem to be collecting masses of garden shears. they seem to only last
a couple of years before becoming very blunt. i found one shop a few years
ago that would sharpen them here in north london (u.k.) but they wanted five
pounds or so, and you can buy new ones for that money.

is it a overly difficult process to sharpen them yourselves? and if not how
best to do it please?

would i be better in paying a lot more for shears and would they really last
much longer. if so what would be a good make to buy please. thanks for
any advice