Maintain defined shapes and consistent growth patterns throughout your landscape.
Encourage stronger, fuller growth by removing overgrowth and dead material.
Create a polished, well-maintained look that enhances overall curb appeal.
Prevent overgrowth and keep hedges and shrubs manageable year-round.
Every visit starts with a walk-through of your property so our crew knows which plants need light shaping and which need corrective cuts. We work with sharpened, sanitized blades, cut just above outward-facing buds, and haul away every clipping before we leave.
Shearing schedules are matched to each species: spring bloomers such as lilac and forsythia are shaped after they flower, while boxwood, yew and arborvitae are shaped during active growth. Need spring cleanup or lawn care as well? We can combine both into a single appointment.
We identify each species, its growth stage, and any winter damage or disease before the first cut is made.
Hand tools for specimen plants and flowering shrubs; power shears only where crisp, uniform lines are the goal.
Clippings are blown from beds, bagged and hauled off site, so walkways and lawns are left spotless.
You get a simple calendar showing the best months to cut each plant on your Illinois property.
Most shrubs in northern Illinois do best with two visits a year: a structural cut in late winter while the plants are still dormant, and a lighter shaping pass in midsummer once the first flush of growth has hardened off. Fast growers such as privet, ninebark and burning bush often want a third light pass in early fall.
Cutting at the wrong point in the cycle is the most common reason a shrub looks thin the following spring. The species-by-species timing published by the University of Illinois Extension matches what we see across Lake and Cook counties, and it guides the schedule we build for every property.
We care for foundation plantings, privacy screens and specimen shrubs for homeowners, HOAs and commercial sites in Barrington, South Barrington, Inverness, Lake Zurich, Palatine and the surrounding communities. Call 312-971-7041 or request a free estimate, and we will walk the property with you and price the work before anything is cut.
Questions? Call us!