Service · North Mississippi & Memphis metro
Shrub & hedge trimming
Boxwoods, hollies, hedges and crape myrtles cut on the plant's schedule, not just whenever somebody had shears in the truck.
Shaped for the plant, not just for the shape
Shrub trimming is the service most often done badly, because it looks like it only requires hedge shears and confidence. It does not. Cut a holly at the wrong time and you take next year's berries off. Shear a boxwood into a solid ball every year and the interior goes hollow and brown because no light reaches it. Top a crape myrtle and it comes back as a fistful of whips.
We trim to keep the plant healthy and the house looking maintained: thinning where the interior needs air and light, shaping where a clean line is what you want, and knowing which shrubs on your property set their buds on old wood before we touch them.
What we handle
- Boxwood, holly and euonymus — the foundation planting backbone of nearly every subdivision in DeSoto and Shelby County.
- Hedges and screens — ligustrum, cleyera, arborvitae, Leyland cypress. Cut with a slight batter so the base gets light and does not thin out.
- Flowering shrubs — azalea, hydrangea, spirea, forsythia. Timed around bloom so you do not lose a year of flowers.
- Crape myrtles — thinned and cleaned up properly. We do not top them.
- Ornamental grasses and liriope — cut back hard in late winter before new growth.
- Small tree limb-up — raising a canopy off a roofline or over a walk, within ladder reach. Anything requiring climbing or a bucket is a tree service job and we will say so.
Timing matters
The general rule: prune spring-flowering shrubs right after they bloom, because they set next year's buds on old wood over the summer. Summer-flowering shrubs and evergreens are cut in late winter before growth pushes. Light shaping on evergreens can happen any time in the growing season; heavy renovation cuts should not go in during the heat of July or in late fall when new growth would not harden off before frost.
What it costs
Shrub and hedge trimming runs $85–$350 for a typical residential property. What moves it: the number of shrubs, how far past due they are, whether hauling is needed, and access — a hedge along a fence line you can reach from both sides is a different job from one wedged between the house and a retaining wall.
Most customers bundle it with a seasonal cleanup or add it to a mowing visit, which is cheaper than a dedicated trip.
Who this is for
Owners of houses fifteen years and older where the foundation planting has outgrown the windows. HOA properties with a common-area hedge line. And anybody who has looked at their front boxwoods in March and realized they have not been touched in three years.
$85–$350 per property
Priced by shrub count, condition and access. Cheapest bundled with a mowing visit or cleanup.
Full published rates on the pricing page.
Questions about shrub & hedge trimming
How much does shrub trimming cost?
$85–$350 for a typical residential property, driven by shrub count, how overgrown they are, access, and whether clippings have to be hauled. Bundled with a mowing visit or a seasonal cleanup, it prices at the lower end because there is no separate trip.
When is the best time to trim shrubs in Mississippi?
Late winter for evergreens and summer-flowering shrubs, before new growth pushes. For spring bloomers like azalea and forsythia, trim right after they finish flowering — they set next spring's buds over the summer, so a fall cut removes the flowers.
Will you top my crape myrtles?
No. Topping produces weak, whip-like regrowth from the cut and permanently disfigures the trunk structure. We thin out crossing and interior branches, remove suckers, and raise the canopy — which gives the shape people actually want.
Do you haul off the clippings?
Yes, unless you have a brush pile or compost area you want them in. Haul-off is included in the quoted price.
Can you rescue a badly overgrown hedge?
Usually, but not in one visit. A hard renovation cut on ligustrum or holly comes back, though it looks rough for a season and is best done in late winter. On some shrubs — Leyland cypress especially — cutting back into bare wood never regrows, and we will tell you that before we cut instead of after.
Where we do this work
We run this service across the whole territory:
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