Boxwood Trimming

What This Service Involves

Boxwood is the classic choice for formal hedging and knot gardens, and it rewards clean, disciplined trimming with tight, sculptural growth. We shear to sharp faces and level tops while thinning the interior periodically so light and air reach the center – the same airflow that helps keep boxwood blight and mites at bay in our damp Northwest climate. Cuts are timed to avoid tender, frost-vulnerable flushes, and we sanitize tools between plants to protect a hedge that takes years to establish.

Benefits

Crisp, formal faces and level tops; Interior thinning for light and airflow; Reduces blight and mite pressure in a damp climate; Cuts timed away from frost-tender growth; Sanitized tools to protect valued boxwood

Our Process

1) Inspect the boxwood for pests, blight, and dieback; 2) Shear the outer faces and top to clean lines; 3) Thin pockets in the interior for airflow; 4) Sanitize tools and remove all clippings

What Affects the Cost

Number and size of boxwood; Formal detail and edge precision; Interior thinning labor; Disease and pest management; Cleanup and disposal

Best Time of Year

Trimmed after the spring flush hardens off, avoiding late-fall cuts that leave PNW boxwood exposed to frost.