Sounds simple, right? In many cases your right, but when there is a lot of them or they are growing out of control it doesn’t hurt to bring in some experience with the right equipment. Electric hedge trimmers can pose many obstacles. There’s that pesky cord always in the way, you have to plug them in somewhere, the cord must be long enough to reach and you always run the risk of cutting it with the tool. Gas powered hedge trimmers are like anything else. If they sit, they stop working. Then there is the maintenance, not to mention they weigh quite a bit. And in the wrong hands, they are a great weapon.