For example, never prune during periods of extreme weather such as snow and hard frost ... clippers to cut back the season’s growth so far and give it a neat finish. Tall privet hedges are ...

Hawthorn, blackthorn, guilder rose, yew, beech, native privet and field ... off and they’re dormant. Cut back hard in the first year or two to thicken up the hedge at the base.

We test each hedge trimmer on conifers, deciduous, laurel and privet hedges, seeing how long it takes and how easy it is to use. With cordless hedge trimmers, we also check how long the battery lasts ...