"Fat Freddy's Cat" wrote in message
...
Need to purchase a hedge trimmer to deal with a fairly large hedge
boundary - I will be working off ladders at some points and the hedge is
between 50 and 100 cm thick in places.

I would appreciate any recommendations on what to buy (I have already
discounted what appear to be practically useless rechargeable trimmers)...

petrol?
electric?
blade length?
anything else I should know or care about?
anybody used a trimmer that is fantastic they could recommend?

I would pay up to about £100 to buy one.

For regular cutting of a really big hedge I was going to suggest the Stihl
range...

http://uk.catalog.stihl.com/katalog/...e_trimmers.htm

or perhaps their combi system that converts between a strimmer, pole saw,
patio brush by changng the head...

http://uk.catalog.stihl.com/katalog/...78/default.htm

... but then I saw the £100 limit.

Perhaps consider hiring a professional one from HSS?

http://www.hss.com/g/62416/Long_Hand...e_Trimmer.html