An operating rod assembly for garden tools comprising: a first rod, wherein the first rod is hollow and provided with a first limiting piece; a second rod, wherein an outer diameter of the second rod is smaller than an inner diameter of the first rod, the second rod is accommodated telescopically in the first rod, and the second rod is provided with a second limiting piece matched with the first limiting piece so as to limit a rotation angle of the first rod around the second rod; and a connector, being used for connecting the first rod and the second rod, wherein when the connector is in a locking state, two ends of the connector respectively lock the first rod and the second rod, and when the connector is in a loosening state, the connector releases the second rod or the first rod, and the first rod and the second rod are capable of rotating and stretching relative to each other characterized in that the first limiting piece is a guide protrusion protruding from an inner wall of the first rod to the second rod, the second limiting piece is a limiting groove sinking inward from an outer wall of the second rod, and the limiting groove is matched with the guide protrusion to limit the rotation angle between the first rod and the second rod. a first rod, wherein the first rod is hollow and provided with a first limiting piece; a second rod, wherein an outer diameter of the second rod is smaller than an inner diameter of the first rod, the second rod is accommodated telescopically in the first rod, and the second rod is provided with a second limiting piece matched with the first limiting piece so as to limit a rotation angle of the first rod around the second rod; and an outer diameter of the second rod is smaller than an inner diameter of the first rod, the second rod is accommodated telescopically in the first rod, and the second rod is provided with a second limiting piece matched with the first limiting piece so as to limit a rotation angle of the first rod around the second rod; and a connector, being used for connecting the first rod and the second rod, wherein when the connector is in a locking state, two ends of the connector respectively lock the first rod and the second rod, and when the connector is in a loosening state, the connector releases the second rod or the first rod, and the first rod and the second rod are capable of rotating and stretching relative to each other characterized in that the first limiting piece is a guide protrusion protruding from an inner wall of the first rod to the second rod, the second limiting piece is a limiting groove sinking inward from an outer wall of the second rod, and the limiting groove is matched with the guide protrusion to limit the rotation angle between the first rod and the second rod. when the connector is in a locking state, two ends of the connector respectively lock the first rod and the second rod, and when the connector is in a loosening state, the connector releases the second rod or the first rod, and the first rod and the second rod are capable of rotating and stretching relative to each other characterized in that the first limiting piece is a guide protrusion protruding from an inner wall of the first rod to the second rod, the second limiting piece is a limiting groove sinking inward from an outer wall of the second rod, and the limiting groove is matched with the guide protrusion to limit the rotation angle between the first rod and the second rod.