Beauty and relaxation can be found from a perfectly landscaped surrounding. As professional landscape architects would agree with, a beautifully landscaped garden has more value than a barren one. Maintaining and keeping a garden can also be very difficult and tedious. Many architects rely on different tools in doing this job. The hedge trimmer is one of the most important if not the most important tools for landscaping.
Closely planted shrubs in the garden are what we refer to as hedges or hedgerows. They are originally planted as boundary of an area or as a form of barrier. They serve as markers of borders of property for farmers. Nowadays though, theses hedges are considered as part of landscaping. Maintaining hedges require the use of specialize tools such as the hedge trimmer. The hedge trimmer can be used to trim edges based on our desired lengths, sizes and shapes imaginable. Different design of hedges can be seen in different establishments and famous landmarks in the country. There are hedges in the shape of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck found in Disneyland. There are also theses animal shaped hedges found in zoos and parks. All these carefully and beautifully designed hedges are what people refer to as topiaries.
To be able to produce lovely topiaries as well as clean cut hedges, practice and observation is necessary. Other than these, choosing the best hedge trimmer is also a must in order to ensure that you will be able to accomplish you goal of producing a beautiful landscape.
Currently, three types of trimmers are found in the market. These types of trimmers include corded, gas powers and battery operated trimmers. The least expensive and the lightest among these types is the corded trimmer. As the name implies, it has a cord attached to its main machine that needs to be plugged first. This makes it difficult to use when one is working far away from the power plug. Gas powered trimmers on the other hand don’t require plugs but can quite heavy for a gardener to use especially if he will need to trim a number of hedges. Finally, there are the battery operated hedges that are considered the most convenient and user friendly. Being battery operated, this type of trimmer is more portable and is easier to use than the first two types. However, as most gardeners would agree with, the problem with this type of trimmers is that they have a short available usage time. Battery operated trimmers can only be used up to three hours.
The type of blades of the hedge trimmers should also be considered in choosing. The heavier the trimming works required, the larger the blade that is needed. Some blades are also reciprocating while some are non-reciprocating. Reciprocating blades have two blades that work in different directions. They allow hedges to be left with a nice clean cut.
Heckenschere, as the Germans call hedge trimmers are necessary in landscaping works. In choosing the most suitable type, always consider the convenience it provides to the user. Many manufacturers can be considered like Bosch Heckenschere which is one the leading in the market. Now that we know the basics, why not try applying them and make our gardens beautiful
Gian M. is a landscape architect who works for a variety of projects involving residence landscape and design. To make certain he does his job efficiently, he uses different equipment on his tasks. His favorite Heckenschere, or hedge trimmer, is the Bosch Heckenschere.