Hedge and shrub trimming
We shape yews, arborvitae, boxwood, holly, privet and the rest of the usual central Jersey plantings so light reaches the lower branches. A hedge cut wider at the top than the bottom shades itself, drops its interior leaves and turns into a green shell over bare sticks. We taper the sides so the base stays full.
Flowering shrubs get timed around their bloom. Cut a hydrangea or a lilac at the wrong point in the year and you remove next season's flowers along with the growth. Tell us what blooms and when, and we will schedule around it.
Bed, walkway and driveway edging
A cut edge is a shallow trench between lawn and bed. It gives mulch somewhere to sit, stops turf runners from creeping into your plantings and draws a line that makes the whole property read as maintained.
Along concrete we run a mechanical edger to clear the grass that has grown over the slab. On curb lines we cut back the soil shelf that builds up over years and buries the concrete lip.
- Fresh spade cut edges on all planting beds
- Mechanical edging on sidewalks, driveways, curbs and patios
- Trimming around trees, posts, mailboxes and utility boxes
- All debris hauled off, hard surfaces blown clean
When to trim in central New Jersey
Most evergreens take their main shaping in late spring after the new growth hardens, with a lighter touch up in late summer. Avoid heavy cuts after early fall, since fresh growth pushed late in the year will not harden before frost and burns over winter.
Bed edges hold their shape for a season. Cut them in spring with the mulch, then refresh in late summer if the lawn has crept back.
What affects the price
- Number of shrubs and their size, since anything over head height needs ladders
- How long since the last trim, because overgrown material takes far more cleanup
- Linear feet of bed and hard surface edge
- Debris volume and whether we haul it or you have municipal pickup
Book a trim
Call or text (848) 702-6937 for a free walkthrough. We serve Manville, Hillsborough, Bridgewater, Somerville, Raritan, Bound Brook, South Bound Brook, Franklin Township, Millstone and Whitehouse Station, Monday through Saturday.
Common questions
- How often do hedges need trimming?
- Fast growers like privet and arborvitae want two trims a year. Slower material such as boxwood and yew holds its shape with one, usually in late spring.
- Can you rescue an overgrown hedge?
- Often yes, though it may take two or three seasons. Cutting an overgrown evergreen back to bare wood in one pass can kill it, so we reduce it in stages and let it fill in.
- Do you take the clippings with you?
- Yes. Debris removal is part of the job unless you would rather keep the material for your own compost pile.