| Hedges are commonly used in defining garden | | | | leveling hedges, you should seek the aid of a stick |
| boundaries and limits, but at times hedges have | | | | and rope to ascertain the desired level, else you |
| been grown and modified to shape up in to green | | | | may trim off more than required leading to a |
| structures which could resemble an iconic figure, a | | | | messed up looking hedge. In case of shaped |
| piece of art or even you could find a name | | | | hedges, detailed study is essential for only the |
| carved out of planned placement and trimming of | | | | outgrowth has to be trimmed else you will land up |
| hedges. | | | | with a distorted shaped hedge which gives your |
| Hedge trimming does require a special set of | | | | garden an untidy look. |
| garden equipment and gear. Most importantly you | | | | It is recommended to cut hedges during mid or |
| need to go for hedge shears, garden stakes of | | | | later summers, which gives them enough time to |
| varying sizes, strings, gloves in case of thorny | | | | grow back before the winter sets its. Hedge |
| hedges, safety glasses to protect your self from | | | | trimming activity has to be spaced out regular |
| flying twigs and particles. If your hedge pruning | | | | intervals, else you may land up with an over |
| requirement is on a smaller scale, you could do it | | | | trimmed hedge front which is not desirable by |
| manually with a set of gardening shears. For large | | | | you on any count. |
| scale trimming requirement it would be best to | | | | Keeping in mind so many points and tips while |
| invest in a powered trimmer which use | | | | undertaking hedge trimming could become slightly |
| rechargeable batteries or electric trimmers. | | | | complicated and difficult affair especially if you |
| It helps if you have basic knowledge on plants and | | | | have no one to mentor you over the same. At |
| hedges. There are a lot of factors on which | | | | such times, you could always enlist the services |
| hedge trimming depends on such as | | | | of garden maintenance people who offer to do |
| Type of the hedge - Evergreen or deciduous | | | | the same for you at nominal cost. They arrive at |
| shrubs | | | | your garden site on the predetermined time, |
| Age of the hedge - Young Hedge or Old & | | | | undertake the hedge trimming activity and even |
| Matured Hedge | | | | dispose of the clippings for you leaving your |
| Purpose of pruning or trimming of the hedge - | | | | garden immaculate and neat at all times. |
| maintaining the garden limit or beautifying the | | | | Do log on to the Internet and check out many |
| garden | | | | garden maintenance and allied service providers |
| Season/ Time of undertaking the trimming | | | | you offer to do an impeccable hedge trimming |
| activity - Before summers or winters | | | | task for you. You could always ask for quotes |
| Ideally, trimming of young hedges is done after 3 | | | | from a couple of them and compare them before |
| weeks of their planting. This enables to shape and | | | | choosing a final one. At this point asking for |
| grow up well especially laterally. New hedges | | | | referrals also helps in choosing the most suitable |
| should be trimmed off just above a few inches | | | | garden service provider. If you really like the |
| off their top, in order to encourage new and | | | | hedge trimming task undertaken by them, you |
| lateral growth. In case you are undertaking | | | | could always fix up the next scheduled visit for |
| trimming of established hedges you need to study | | | | the same. |
| their shape and opt for trim accordingly. For | | | | |