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Many landowners benefit from planting hedges. These plants are easy to maintain and bound to keep your garden lively and green all year round. Shaped-up hedges also add a unique aesthetic appeal to any property, while enhancing outdoor privacy and safety. Hedges can even serve as nice green alternatives to traditional fencing solutions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, unkept hedge shrubs can completely ruin your landscape! That is why you need to provide good care to your plants and it is crucial to master the craft of hedge cutting like a pro. Let us present you the ultimate guide for hedge trimming by Professional Gardening Services UK<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep on reading to learn what you can do to keep your garden presentable all the time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is hedge trimming<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you have hedges in your yard, trimming is a gardening maintenance procedure you should not overlook. It is similar to pruning, but instead of only removing diseased parts, gardeners also have to opt to maintain the neat look of the hedge. During the process, the hedge\u2019s branches and leaves are cut to shape up the plant in order to increase its aesthetic appeal and to encourage new healthy growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When is the best time to trim a hedge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first couple of years after their planting, new hedges need formative pruning sometime in winter or early spring. As for the already-established plants, they benefit from maintenance hedge trimming<\/a> that is best carried out in the warmer months of spring or summer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The maintenance trimming schedule depends mainly on the type of hedge – formal or informal:<\/p>\n\n\n\n