"tina" wrote in message
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Hi,

I'm in need of a hedge trimmer & have stumbled upon a garden groom,
its an electric one where the blade spins round. It says it shreds
the trimmings as it goes, which seems a good idea.

I was going to go for a ryobi expand-it one but they are about £160
(as you have to but the engine (which come3s with a brusctuuer
attachment, then the hedge trimmer as an extra)

The garden groom's look to be about £80.

Has anyone used one? Are they any good.

The only as I see it plus side of the ryobi on is that you can also
get a cultivator attachmnt for £56 which may come in useful on the
yearly turning of the raised beds.

Thanks

Ryobi also do non expandable hedge trimmers if thats all you want.

I have the Ryobi Expand it. I was advised to avoid the Ryobi hedge trimmer
attachment with the plastic body (AHF-03). There are compatible metal cased
units around that I'm told are better. Here is an example from Flymo...
http://www.gonegardening.com/xq/ASP/...op/product.htm

The one I have is an unknown brand I've never heard of but seems ok and
looks similar to the Flymo branded unit. The Ryobi pruning saw (mini chain
saw) is great for thicker stuff.