Watch as a large Leylandii conifer hedge (also known as Leyland Cypress) is meticulously trimmed using a variety of short and long-reach Stihl hedge trimmers. The goal is to remove a year’s worth of ...

From the ⅓ pruning rule to the 1 foot pruning rule, there are so many recommendations out there intended to help homeowners prune their hedges. However, there's one task you need to complete before ...

Avoid trimming hedges in late summer or early fall, as this can harm new growth before winter. Freshly cut hedges are more vulnerable to cold temperatures, which can lead to dieback and other issues.

My tall arborvitae hedge has several large branches sticking out. Can I cut those off or should I tuck them back into the hedge? It is also losing needles on the lowest branches. What should I do?

A robot to trim your bushes? We already have robots that vacuum our floors, mow our lawns, and even weed our gardens, so is a robot that trims our bushes and hedges next? If you purchase a product or ...

Gardening, as an art and a pastime, has been practiced for thousands of years. And over that time, many garden tasks have evolved into almost perfect stand-ins for more modern illuminators of one’s ...

Hedges are wonderful landscape assets, providing privacy as well as a green backdrop. Some hedges are small — just a few feet high and a few feet long, while others can soar up to 10 or more feet and ...

Question: My holly and sweet viburnum hedges need pruning. When is the best time for the trimming? Answer: Delay pruning a little longer. While these plants are usually hardy during cold weather, ...

If you want to add color, and contrast to an area of the garden filled with rhododendrons and other shade-loving broad-leaved evergreens, consider adding an Enkianthus to the planting. Hailing from ...

The world's largest yew hedge stands on a historic estate in the tiny village of Cirencester, England. It measures 40 feet tall, 30 feet across at its widest point and 450 feet long from end to end.

A pensioner must trim a 40ft hedge at her £1.5M home – after several neighbours claimed it had ruined their lives. Anne-Marie ...