David Ludlow

2 days ago | trustedreviews.com | David Ludlow

Brilliant for the environment and wildlife, an excellent way of adding privacy, or just for decoration, hedges are a great addition to practically any garden. They do need some care to keep them looking neat and to prevent them from overgrowing, which is where the best hedge trimmers comes in. Using a set of teeth that move up and down automatically, hedge trimmers cut through growth quickly, whether you’re just cutting back or want to shape an ornamental shrub.

3 days ago | trustedreviews.com | David Ludlow

The flush fit of an integrated model, with the capacity of a freestanding one While freestanding fridge freezers give you the most amount of internal space, they can stick out and take up too much room. Not so with the Hisense RQ768N4GVE, which is designed to fit flush with cabinets, yet has clever hinges that let it open even when squeezed in between cupboards.

4 days ago | trustedreviews.com | David Ludlow

Neat, large and smart, this is a great mid-range oven A spacious and feature-packed mid-range oven, the Hoover Oven Collection 5 H06 M5G3YTB has standard cooking modes, plus air frying, smart app control, and a pyrolytic cleaning mode. General cooking is good with even temperatures, and air frying adds crunch to foods that need it, but the grill was quite uneven in my tests. If you don’t need the smart features there are rivals that offer the same cooking modes for less.

1 week ago | trustedreviews.com | David Ludlow

A flexible and powerful pole hedge trimmer, but it's fiddly to take apart and to swap heads. Exceptionally well priced, especially considering that the Vonhaus 2 in 1 Chainsaw Hedge Trimmer is a both a chainsaw and a hedge trimmer, this pole trimmer gives a huge reach. It’s mains powered, so is relatively powerful and able to deal with thicker growth. Fiddly head swapping and a heavy body do get in the way, and there are lighter, easier-to-use pole trimmers.

1 week ago | trustedreviews.com | David Ludlow

A powerful pole hedge trimmer, but its fiddly controls and auto-power-off get in the way. Excellent value, the Cobra LRH5024V Cordless Long Reach Hedgetrimmer packs in a height-adjustable pole that goes to 2.5m, a 24V battery and charger, and shoulder strap, plus it has an optional chainsaw add-on. It’s a little top heavy to use, and it can’t cut through the thickest of branches, while its fiddly buttons do make it a bit frustrating to us.