go farthest to the left of the island and climb up the lighthouse you'll see a guy in a hot air balloon. talk to him then go to items get the shears and cut the string.
You use the gardening shears twice on the island -- once to cut loose the balloonist at Cliff Park, and again at the end of the game to cut loose the Bigfoot cage from the helicopter.
Once you get onto her helicopter, click the gas tank to let the gas out. Then jump onto the cage and use the gardening shears to cut the rope.
You get the Gardening Shears this way. Go to the far right of the town where you start off. There will be a 5 dollar bill in a tree. Go to the Souvenir shop and talk to the guy there. Buy a sports drink and give it to the gardener who says "It's hotter than the Jersey Devil's breath out here!" then he will give you the Gardening Shears!
A man will give you his gardening shears if you give him an energy drink he is on the rich people street there is a five dollar bill in a tree you need to get out with that buy the energy drink then once you have gardening shears a guy with a hot air balloon i think wants you to cut him loose cut him looses with the shears and you get that string
When you catch Gretchen Grimlock's helicopter, jump onto it from yours, then click her gas cap and fuel will start coming out. Cut loose the line to Bigfoot's cage with your gardening shears, and you both float safely down on the cage's parachute.
Before you go to Cliff Park, find the $5 bill in the tree by the mansions. Buy a sports drink at the store for the thirsty gardener. He will loan you his gardening shears, which can cut the balloonist's line.
You use the gardening shears from the gardener on Mansion Row. Go right from Main Street to where all the posh houses are. At the far right, you can find a $5 bill in a tree. Go to the store and buy an energy drink, and give it to the thirsty gardener. He will take a break and leave you the shears.
Bob is the thirsty gardener at the Mews mansion on mansion row. Get the $5 bill from the tree at right, and buy him a sports drink at the store. He will give you his gardening shears, which you can use to cut loose the balloonist at Cliff Park (far left by the lighthouse).
Shears are used to trim flowers and vegetables.
The shears are used to cut loose a hot air balloon at Cliff Park (gives you some rope), and at the end of the quest to cut loose a cage holding Bigfoot.
When you catch Gretchen Grimlock's helicopter, jump onto it from yours, then click her gas cap and fuel will start coming out. Cut loose the line to Bigfoot's cage with your gardening shears, and you both float safely down on the cage's parachute.
Actually, you are saving him from capture. Although you follow Bigfoot in the Pacific Northwest, Gretchen Grimlock cages him and starts to take him away by helicopter. You will have to jump from your copter to hers, open her fuel tank, and cut the line to Bigfoot's cage with the gardening shears. You can parachute down with his cage.