Shrub pruning in Newdigate

Careful, plant by plant pruning for the shrubs and roses in Newdigate’s larger gardens.

Shrub pruning in Newdigate usually starts with whatever’s been let go. Big gardens on rich clay grow big shrubs, and a philadelphus, a buddleia or an old shrub rose can double in size before anyone notices it’s swallowed the path. Pruned well and at the right time, they flower better and stay in proportion. Cut at the wrong moment, you can lose a whole summer of flowers.

This is hand work with secateurs and loppers, one plant at a time. If you’ve been looking for pruning services near me and found mostly tree firms, this is the gentler end of the job. Anything that’s grown into a proper tree is for an arborist, and we’ll say so.

Shrub pruning in Newdigate: timing matters more than the cut

Shrubs that flower on this year’s growth, such as buddleia and most repeat-flowering roses, get cut back in late winter or early spring. Shrubs that flower on last year’s wood, such as forsythia and philadelphus, get pruned straight after flowering, otherwise you remove next year’s flowers before they’ve happened. It’s the most common mistake we come across. Not sure what you’ve got? We’ll identify each shrub on the first visit and prune it in its own window.

Bringing old screening shrubs back into shape

Plenty of rural gardens have shrubs planted decades ago to screen a lane or a neighbour, and they’ve since got out of hand. Hard renovation works for many of them, but rarely all at once. We’ll usually take out a third of the oldest stems each winter over two or three years, so the plant keeps flowering and the screen doesn’t vanish overnight. Hedge and shrub pruning can be booked on its own or folded into regular maintenance, and every cutting leaves with us.

Pruning in Newdigate: your questions

Anything else, just ring. You’ll speak to the people who do the work.

Can I book shrub pruning services just once a year?

Yes. You can book a single winter visit to get everything back in shape. If you’d rather not think about it again, we can build pruning into a regular maintenance visit instead.

Can you prune my roses?

Yes. Bush roses get their main prune in late winter, and we deadhead through summer to keep them going. Ramblers are different and get pruned after they’ve flowered.

Will you cut back the big trees at the bottom of the garden?

No, we prune shrubs and bushes. Big trees need an arborist. And if you’re in the conservation area around St Peter’s, work to trees needs six weeks’ notice to the council first.