hedge trimmer, hedge trimmers - Tips for Using Hedge Trimmers

If you're using power hedge trimmers for the first time, you might enjoy the idea that you can mold your bushes into a neat shrub that enhances your yard. To make this vision a reality, consider following these tips for a safer, more efficient experience.

Owner's Manual Read the owner's manual before you get started. It might be boring, but you can learn some features about your new hedge trimmers to make the machine work better for you. You might also discover some safety tips to help keep yourself and your property safe.

Trim in Small Sections While it might be tempting to trim your hedges down several inches in one fell swoop, do a small portion at a time. If the line is lopsided, it will be much easier to fix. You can always cut more, but you can't put it back once it's been removed.

Bare Branches The interior of bushes rarely looks like the outside. Cutting off a significant amount from the top or the sides will often leave bare branches exposed without leaves. It will grow back, but be prepared for the new look to last a while.

Blooms Wait until flowering bushes, such as azalea, camellia and forsythia, have finished blooming before trimming. Not only does removing the blossoms take away their added beauty, it could stunt their growth for next year.

Safety Always use the proper safety gear when operating power equipment, especially hedge trimmers. Wear gloves, safety glasses, long pants and steel-toed shoes.

Vision Don't trim what you can't see. Use small sweeping motions to reduce the overgrowth of hedges. Survey the plant material before you start and remove any hazards. Watch out for utility wires, nests, fences, walls, vines and animals.

Caliper Determine the maximum caliper that the hedge trimmer can cut. Understand what it means by measuring a branch if necessary.

Shapes Avoid creating cookie-cutter shapes with shrubbery. Allow the bush to follow its natural shape, or make a natural slope of narrower at the top than the bottom.

Equipment Check that your hedge trimmers and other equipment is in good shape before attempting to use it, whether for the first time or for any other time after that.

Equipment Maintenance Use the right type of power. If your hedge trimmer takes gas for fuel, find out before filling up the tank whether it has the proper mixture of oil and gas or uses straight gas. Batteries should be charged or replaced as needed. Maintain the blades and store the device as recommended. Keep tools locked up safely until it's time to use them.

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