Hedges are often placed in landscape design as a beautiful way to create natural boundaries for your property. It is far more eye-catching than a simple fence as the greenery adds an elevated sense of beauty. Not only that, but hedges can add another layer of noise barrier and privacy. When your have hedges on your property, it is important that you are trimming them appropriately to keep them happy and healthy. Earth Scape is here to talk about how proper hedge trimming is done.
Trimming Overgrown Hedges
If you have let your hedges get out of hand the last few seasons, you might not know where to start in getting them under control again. Perhaps, you have even moved into a new house and the previous owners didn’t put much effort into maintaining the hedges on the property. Whatever the case may be, trimming them is the best way to get them looking beautiful again. This is how it’s done:
– The Right Tools: It is vital that the right tools are being used when trimming back overgrown and tall hedges. The wrong tools can ruin your hedges. The tools being used will more than likely have to be extendable so that you aren’t reaching too far to trim either. This is how accidents happen.
– Gradual Pruning: You can’t just go after your hedges and trim them to death. This can actually kill part of the plant. Too much trimming at once can cause damage to the plant that will takes years to recover from. You should gradually start working on it. You will want to gradually reduce the size of the plant and will likely have to do this over the course of more than one growing season.
– Internal Pruning: It is important for your hedges to get good air circulation and proper light. This can be done by removing some of the interior branches with some pruning shears.
Hedges Grow Slowly
The important thing to remember about hedges is that they are incredibly slow growing. If you take too much off of them, it will take several years for them to recover. You get about one inch of growth per growing season, is all. This is why you want to be cautious when you’re trimming back your hedges. It is also one of the biggest reasons why it is always a good idea to turn this task over to professionals. Some of the equipment that professionals will use to trim your hedges include:
– Hedge Shears
– Electric Hedge Trimmer
– Pruning Saw
– Pruning Shears
Landscape Trimming, Lawn Services & More in Brent, Warrington, Cantonment, Gulf Breeze, Belleview, Myrtle Grove, Ferry Pass, Ensley & Greater Pensacola, FL
If you have hedges that are overgrown and could use some TLC, you can turn to Earth Scape to handle it. We will use our training and expertise to get your hedges back to a place where they are thriving. We will trim them without causing damage to your plants. Call us today!
