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How to Trim a Hedge: A Bit More Shearing

Picture of trimmed hedge.

After photo: trimmed hedge.

David Beaulieu

After repeating on the other side of hedge, I'm almost done shearing. I'll finish by shearing off the excess vegetation at the two ends (near the stakes).

I wasn't able to shear the "troublemaker" shrub much on one side (see prior page), because it set too far in, away from my string. So I went back and pruned it a bit, afterwards, instead. The light pruning will stimulate new growth and, hopefully, reform the troublemaker.

A word about fertilizing, in Step 10....

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