❄️ Winter is the best time of the year to do a hard shape-up on most Coast hedges. Growth's slow, sap pressure's down, and any heavy cut you make won't trigger the messy regrowth you'd get in spring.
✂️ What tolerates a hard cut
Hedges like lilly pilly, murraya and viburnum tolerate hard pruning well in winter. If a hedge has gotten away from you over summer, late winter - early August - is the time to bring it back to shape. New growth in September will fill the lines properly.
🌸 Watch the flowering shrubs. Bottlebrush and grevillea both set buds in late winter - cut them then and you lose the spring show. Trim those after they finish flowering instead.
🥶 Mind the frost
Frost is rare on the Coast but possible inland and up on the ranges. Don't take a heavy cut into a frost - the exposed inner growth can burn off. If a frost is forecast, wait a week.
One proper winter cut beats three rushed summer trims.
📅 If your hedges only get one shape-up a year, make it a winter one. Need it booked? Drop us a message - we run a hedge week through late winter and bookings fill fast.