For the best kept hedges, you need a professional landscape contractor or multiple tools. Electric sheers are the number one tool for beautiful hedges. You'll want to start at the bottom and shape hedges so that they are at least slightly narrower towards the top. Otherwise, you might block the sun from the bottom of the hedges and end up with fewer leaves towards the bottom. Use pruners to create small holes one to two feet apart in the hedge so that it can fill in with leaves. This will … Continue reading...