WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE A CONSISTENT HEDGE TRIMMING SCHEDULE
Keeping your hedges trimmed not only keeps them looking their best, but it also prevents them from growing out of control and encroaching onto homes, sidewalks, driveways, or other trees or plants.
Why is this an issue? You can always have your hedges trimmed and brought back to their ideal size, right?
Unfortunately, this is not the case with certain species of hedges, particularly Cedar hedges (the most common hedges found on properties in North Vancouver and West Vancouver). Certain hedges will not regenerate off old growth and can only regenerate from new growth (the green portion of the hedge). This green portion of the hedge is usually only a few inches deep meaning that if you trim past those few inches, you will remove all the new growth causing irreparable damage to the hedge.
This is an issue when a Cedar hedge grows multiple feet into a driveway or walkway. At this point, it is no longer possible to trim the hedge back to the driveway or walkways border without causing the aforementioned damage, effectively ruining the hedge.
Cutting into the old growth will remove all the green portion of your hedge. With this new growth gone, a Cedar hedge is biologically incapable of regenerating new growth, rendering it destroyed. Unfortunately, this is a very common issue and is a result of not maintaining a routine hedge trimming schedule or due to improper hedge trimming techniques by unqualified or inexperienced individuals.
This situation leaves clients with two options: accept the loss of space of their driveway or walkway or remove the hedges and plant new ones that they can then maintain with a regular hedge trimming schedule, thereby keeping the hedge within its allocated space and at its ideal shape and size.
Neither of these two options is ideal. The first option means losing otherwise usable or functional space, the latter option being no small undertaking as it involves a tree service to remove the hedges, a landscape company to install new ones, and time for the hedges to grow to their ideal size.
This of course costs money, takes time to plan and orchestrate, and when it’s all said and done, you will still need to wait for the new hedges to mature and grow to their ideal size for their function, which may mean a loss of privacy for an extended period of time.
The way to avoid these stressful situations is to adhere to a regular hedge trimming maintenance schedule from the initial installation of your hedges. ArborGreen Tree Care offers precision hedge trimming and tree pruning services at reasonable costs and can create custom maintenance schedules to suit your budget and needs.
COMMERICAL AND RESIDENTIAL MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES
ArborGreen Tree Care strives to make lasting relationships within our community and offers hedge trimming and tree pruning maintenance schedules on an annual or biannual basis for our commercial and residential clients.
This is a great way to ensure your hedges are kept within the confines of their intended growing space and do not become overgrown or encroach on important spaces such as driveways, walkways, and entrances.
Opting for a routine hedge trimming maintenance schedule also simplifies the process for our clients, allowing them to forget about scheduling or keeping track of time in between hedge trimming appointments so that they can allocate their time and energy to more important matters.
When clients choose a biannual or annual hedge trimming maintenance schedule, ArborGreen will schedule in clients for their next hedge trimming or tree pruning appointment at the completion of the initial session. We will then follow up with a reminder 2 weeks before your next scheduled appointment for your convenience.
With the reminder email, should you need to cancel for any reason, you will have a chance to do so prior to your next appointment and incur no cancellation fees.
We also offer a fixed price for a 3-year term, meaning that the price you pay on your first hedge trimming session will remain the same for a minimum of 3 years regardless of inflation and increased costs of doing business.
Call today to find out more about our hedge trimming and tree pruning maintenance schedules for your commercial or private property.
THE MOST COMMON HEDGE SPECIES IN NORTH VANCOUVER AND WEST VANCOUVER
The most common species of hedges found on commercial and residential properties are Cedar hedges and Laurel hedges, followed by Yew hedges, and Boxwood hedges.
Different hedge species have different biological and growth characteristics which need to be considered when determining the best hedge trimming practices and maintenance schedules.
As a general and reliable rule of thumb regarding the two most common hedge species – the Laurel and Cedar hedge – Laurels are regenerative and can be aggressively pruned to regain space or to significantly change their shape or size without jeopardizing their health, this is great news if you have an overgrown Laurel hedge that you wish to prune significantly. Conversely, Cedar hedges as described above, are much less tolerant of aggressive hedge trimming and need to be cared for and maintained more frequently to prevent the issues previously described.
Not sure what hedges you have? Here are a few reference photos so that you can have an idea of what the arborists at ArborGreen Tree Care can do to help you attain your goals.
WHY CHOOSE ARBORGREEN TREE CARE FOR YOUR HEDGE TRIMMING NEEDS
ArborGreen Tree Care is a local business, and we are passionate about what we do. We live in the community we work in and take pride in excellence and quality of service. We always take the time to thoroughly understand our clients’ needs and long terms goals before making any recommendations. This is an important step in our process and one that many companies overlook.
We want our clients to understand their options, how their trees or hedge will react in response to certain hedge trimming or tree pruning techniques and are always happy to share our knowledge and expertise so that our clients can make informed decisions and achieve their long-term vision for their property.
Call today for a free quote for all your hedge trimming needs, we are experts in our field, possess extensive knowledge and expertise and strive to go above and beyond for our clients, adding value anywhere we can.
We always bring a high level of attention to detail to all our hedge trimming services and finish each job with an exemplary site cleanup, we want your property to look better when we leave than when we arrived.
