Buxus height reduction

The Buxus in this garden had not had a hard winter prune for a few years and had grown much taller than was originally planned.

Start of day

Hedges before we started

The next thing was to take the front of the the first hedge away, this thinned the hedge making it easier to cut the tops with one go.

Starting to cut the face of the hedge

We then put a string line along the height that the hedge needed to be, this guided us when using the hedge trimmer.

String line and rough first cut along top

Visible string line and hedge starting to take shape

We continued to cut the hedge carefully, making sure to keep looking out for obstacle such as pipes and electricity wires.

Close up of trimming the top of the hedge

As we went through the hedge trimming, there was a lot of waste which we gathered up and took to the composting area at the back of the garden.

The first section was soon complete, then the rain came but we pushed on to start the last areas of the hedges area the patio.

Starting the second phase of hedge

After using the electric hedge trimmer, i went over with some hand shears to get some of the smaller lumps and bumps. This left us with a nice straight and smooth finish.

The finished hedge

Low angle of mainly finished hedge

The hedge looked very bald after we had complete the job, but it is now ready for spring and will soon shoot and fill with new growth to look green and lush once again.