Consumer Reports recommends the Echo HC-152 as one of the top gas ... an electric or battery-powered hedge trimmer may be a more cost-effective option.

Most hedge trimmers are sold as stand-alone tools, but you’ll also find gas- and battery-powered bases that you can outfit with different attachments, such as a pole saw, string trimmer ...

Switching to battery powered tools ... the Multi-Head system can be a string trimmer, broom, edger, cultivator, hedge trimmer, or pole saw. All you have to do is grab one of your EGO batteries ...