Shrubs and hedges frame your home. When they are tight and healthy the whole property looks sharp. When they are overgrown they block windows, crowd walkways and hide the house. ESG Landscaping trims shrubs, hedges and ornamental plants across the Lehigh Valley and leaves the beds clean when we are done.
Good trimming is not just shearing everything into a ball. Different plants need different cuts at different times of the year. We trim for shape and for the long term health of the plant.
What our trimming service covers
- Hedge shapingStraight, even hedge lines that are slightly wider at the base so the whole plant gets light.
- Shrub pruningShaping foundation shrubs and ornamentals so they look natural and stay the right size for the space.
- Clearance cutsOpening up windows, walkways, doors, siding and utility access.
- Dead wood removalTaking out dead and damaged branches that drag the plant down.
- Overgrowth resetsBringing badly overgrown plants back under control, in stages if the plant needs it.
- Full cleanupEvery clipping raked out of the beds, blown off the hard surfaces and hauled away.
Timing matters in Pennsylvania
When you trim is as important as how. Spring bloomers like forsythia, lilac, azalea and rhododendron set next year's flowers soon after they bloom, so they should be trimmed right after flowering. Trim them in fall and you cut off next spring's show.
Evergreens like boxwood, yew and arborvitae are best shaped once new growth has come in, from late spring into summer. We avoid heavy cuts late in the season because new growth that has not hardened off can be damaged by an early Lehigh Valley frost.
We provide shrub and hedge trimming in Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, East Stroudsburg and across the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos. See the full service area.
