Water new growth in dry spells
Shrubs freshly trimmed in early summer appreciate a deep watering once a week during droughts.
Clean, shaped shrubs and hedges that frame your home and stay healthy.
Overgrown shrubs make a home look neglected, block windows and walks, and get thin and leggy at the bottom. But trimming at the wrong time can cut off next year’s flowers.
Your plan includes a professional trim and shaping each season, timed to what you have planted.
Every step, so you know what you’re getting and why it’s done that way.
Spring bloomers (azaleas, lilacs, forsythia) are trimmed right after they flower; most hedges and evergreens in late spring to early summer.
Hedges are kept slightly wider at the bottom than the top so sunlight reaches the lower branches and they stay full.
Branches touching siding, windows, roofs and walks are cut back.
All clippings collected from beds, lawn and walks and removed.
A 2-person crew with hedge trimmers and hand pruners. Typically 1 to 4 hours depending on the number and size of shrubs.
Simple things you can do between visits, including how and when to water.
Shrubs freshly trimmed in early summer appreciate a deep watering once a week during droughts.
Many shrubs set next year’s flower buds in summer. Cutting them in fall or early spring can remove the flowers.
A 2 to 3-inch layer of mulch around (not against) shrubs holds moisture and protects roots.
Shrub & Hedge Trimming is part of every Full Season Plan, along with the other services your lawn needs from March to December, for one set season price.
See the Full Season PlanIt depends on the plant. Spring-flowering shrubs are trimmed right after bloom; most hedges in late spring and early summer. Avoid heavy trimming after mid-September, because new growth won’t harden off before frost.
Usually because it was trimmed wider at the top, which shades the lower branches. Proper shaping fixes it over a season or two.
Careful: many common hydrangeas bloom on last year’s wood, so cutting them back in fall or spring removes the flowers. We trim them at the right time or leave them be.
Yes. Extra trims can be added anytime. Just send a request from your account and we’ll price it.
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