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The best hedge trimmer for you?

Well, the best hedgetrimmer for you will be the one that does what you need it to do in your garden. So the starting point is to do a survey of your own garden to determine what jobs you will need your garden hedge trimmer to undertake.

Considerations

Think about the height, length and breadth of the hedges you have in your garden. A longer blade will speed up big jobs but will also result in a heavier hedge trimmer. You may also find a longer blade to be a bit trickier to manage, particularly if you want to try some complicated shapes.

A high hedge may be much easier and safer to trim with a long reach hedgetrimmer. Long reach hedgetrimmers are not just for high hedges – safety cut-out devices mean you have to hold your hedge trimmer with both hands which limits your natural reach across broad hedges.

The type of hedges you want to cut will determine how often it needs trimming, and also the diameter of stubs the hedgetrimmer will be expected to cut through – a laurel hedge will need a hedge trimmer with a wider tooth gap than box.

How large is your garden and how far from the nearest power point will you be cutting hedges? You might manage with an extension lead, but a cordless or petrol hedge trimmer may be a better or indeed the only sensible option.

Finally, you should also think about your own physical stature and condition in relation to the jobs you need to do. Even if you are physically fit, trimming a 100 foot long hedge can become quite demanding with a heavy hedge trimmer.

In general, the lowest cost hedge trimmer is usually an electric hedge trimmer with a cord. The lightest and easiest to use is usually a cordless hedge trimmer with shorter blade length. The most powerful is usually a petrol hedge trimmer.

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Follow this link for corded electric garden hedge trimmers

Follow this link for petrol garden hedge trimmers

Follow this link for long reach garden hedge trimmers