Trimming My Bush

Use a hedge trimmer. Just eye it up to keep them even. It’s not hard.

How old are you lol? How do you trim a hedge you may ask, allow me to introduce you to the hedge trimmer. I’m sorry but come on it’s like some people have zero common sense.

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IMO, prune it back pretty hard. Get the general shape you want, and in a year it'll look decent. Then, maintain it every couple of weeks.

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I've been meaning to ask about this...my holly hedges have crept up and up and are higher than I want, and farther out onto the path. I trim back but it doesn't take much to get past the leave. I kind of want to take a foot off the top, but I was thinking it's best to do in the fall? Less weed growth under, maybe? I assume they are hardy enough to roll with it anytime. Middle TN, we do get hard freezes that have taken out newer leaf growth but don't affect the bush as a whole.

I have an entire semi-circle of them and hate trimming them but I do it 4 times a year. I use an Echo HC150 hedge trimmer that can cut nearly a 3/4 inch branch. It’s not like cutting butter but it will do the job. I rake afterwards and haul away the trimmings to a family friend’s farm and put them in his brush/burn pile.

Sometimes I seriously consider having them pulled. They have grown solidly together and are nearly 6 feet wide the entire length of the driveway.

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IMO, prune it back pretty hard. Get the general shape you want, and in a year it'll look decent.

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This is what I do. Accept the fact it won’t look perfect after the initial trim.

I use a chainsaw to trim.

I have a huge one near my deck that was covering it. I used to be embarrassed at how small my deck looked from the road so I decided to trim that bush and once I did, I gained some confidence.