How to trim a conifer hedge

How to trim a conifer hedge
talking through my trimming/cutting process on a conifer hedge

[@paulchandleredge2edge582]

This video inspired me to start my own business. Love it. Not so easy starting up during winter and pandemic, but I'll get there. Thanks Jason these vids are really inspiring.

[@123Goldhunter11]

I have 1,000 feet of Leyland hedges and I'm getting old at 73. I build a box out of 2x6's with a pallet on top and plywood over the pallet and bolted it to my tractor bucket. I lift it into place and use a ladder to get into the bucket when I'l alone. When I have a helper - he stays in the bucket and I move the tractor along. I'm to old to work on top of the hedge, but good on you.

[@dionoconnell8973]

Explain everthing reallly well with no ego attached ..every way you work is the way i work ..i could work with you

[@jasongardener3425]

😀👍

[@sylviaprudhomme5417]

Never realized how much skill and time. You are the best at what you do

[@jasongardener3425]

Thank you, I really appreciate that, I don't pretend to be the best, but I always try my best. 😀👍

[@ronhart4166]

One of your best videos yet !! I tend to get caught up on using the whole cutting surface on the blade. Seeing you define with the tip of the blade was a good reminder. Thanks for sharing .

[@jasongardener3425]

Thanks mate, I was quite pleased how the video came out, never feel you have to use a cut a perceive way, always cut how your happy too👍👍

[@TKG]

And this ladies and gentle peeps. Is why our beloved Jason is king of the hedges.

[@CopperCreekCuts]

Long live the King!

[@jasongardener3425]

Thank you reas 😊👍👍👍

[@jamestastic70]

Just done some conifers at work . More on sat . So much easier with new blades . Lovely job sir !

[@mackthomas8750]

Great job Jason great camera angles so therapeutic watching you

[@jasongardener3425]

Cheers Mack 👍. I was pleased with the footage, a bit of a nightmare to edit though, 30+ clips. Take care mate 👍👍

[@user-yw2xx8jv3o]

Challenging hedge another great job Jason. Enjoyed your video.

[@jasongardener3425]

Cheers mate 😀👍

[@thegoodearth7]

Very nice, detailed work! You have tons of patience. Well-done!

[@jasongardener3425]

Thanks mate 😀👍

[@lescooper5224]

Nice job . When I first started I done hedges like this with shears but that was 35 years ago

[@padthai411]

I remember watching this a year ago, it's actually one of the first hedge jobs I watched

[@jasongardener3425]

Cool 👍

[@tonycritcher3419]

Don't step back and admire your work until you have got off the ladder though!! Nice job and not rushed!

[@jasongardener3425]

😂😂, I'll try and remember that, 👌 👍👍

[@paulhanger7242]

Your a professional mate! All the best you certainly deserve it. Great job

[@jasongardener3425]

Thank you Paul 😀👍👍

[@tonyalways7174]

Artist with a hedge cutter. Fabulous

[@jasongardener3425]

Cheers mate really appreciate 👍👍

[@jasonhewlett1283]

Top job as always Jason, the weight of conifer cuttings never ceases to amaze me ! 🙄

[@jasongardener3425]

Thanks mate. Very true, also very easy to over fill bags and regret it lol 👍👍

[@josephrogers8899]

Jason has mastered the art of working smart.

[@silkedavid8876]

Very precise cutting. Well done. The experience shows.

[@jasongardener3425]

Cheers David. 👍👍

[@jabopy9966]

Thanks for that Jason, very enjoyable, now to get my arms tired.!! Doing my conifers.

[@jasongardener3425]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@markcartman3257]

I cut a large hedge like the one your doing its started to go brown in the middle do you no why its gone like that

[@stayfrosty265]

You’re an artist brother

[@MishaDaBear]

Love your videos, I can't believe the hedge would hold a person.

[@paulwilkinson8099]

That's what I thought , seems bloody dangerous lol

[@paulwilkinson8099]

But he is the hedge master , i bow to his knowledge.

[@orlandolockhart6558]

Your work is so precise, so inspiring and so relaxing to watch. I really admire you! Greetings. Be safe.👍🏾

[@jasongardener3425]

Thanks mate 👍👍😊

[@houghtongardenservices4362]

Great job Jason, I too work from right to left, I don't see any problem with putting the cuttings down the middle they will all break down.

[@jasongardener3425]

Cheers mate and keep them videos coming 👌 👍👍

[@d.gentry3086]

Nice work Jason, that thing is a monster

[@jasongardener3425]

Thanks mate, it's a good size hedge, but quite enjoy them 👍👍

[@richardsteel271]

Great video, with some great tips so thank you for sharing. We have just bought a house with a similar sized hedge. I had my first hack at it over the weekend and I'm sure I'll do a much better job next time thanks to this :)

[@jasongardener3425]

Cheers mate, glad it's of help 🙂👍

[@fortnightlygardenmaintenan8987]

Fantastic work Jason 👌🏼🍃

[@jasongardener3425]

Cheers mate 👍👍

[@Jaze2022]

wow thanks for sharing your thoughts and process. awesome job. I just did my hedge, and it ended up much puffier than yours. My arms started hurting half way through too. Made me take many many breaks through the process.

[@jasongardener3425]

There's no rush, always have a break if you feel you need it, nice one 👍

[@FabioBonetto]

Fantastic work Jason! Great bye

[@jasongardener3425]

Cheers mate 👍👍

[@MattGlynn]

Hi Jason, just come across your video as I have just got some new tripod ladders, seen a few of your videos now great content. Thanks for sharing!

[@AWgardens]

Really smart job👍thanks for the video, i enjoyed watching.

[@jasongardener3425]

Cheers mate 👍

[@ftgoggi4715]

I don't like cutting conifer but they do finish up good when they're cut well and this is how you cut them well......always enjoy your hedge vids 👍

[@jasongardener3425]

Thanks mate 😃👍

[@markb1487]

As a Landscape gardener myself, I don't use the decorating sheets, I use the big black plastic sheet,, when it's wet the cuttings move much better into the ton bag,, and its easy to drag along any surface..

[@TheCountryCottageGardener]

I've been using scaffolding netting. On most small ish hedges i just roll the netting up with the cuttings in. looking forward to using the fruit ladders i picked up soon. thanks for sharing

[@jasongardener3425]

Your enjoy the ladder, over the normal ladders. 👍👍👍👍

[@TheCountryCottageGardener]

@@jasongardener3425 got a big conifer tomorrow so get to give the 3m a go.

[@jasongardener3425]

Nice one 👌

[@HoopersGardenMaintenance]

Cracking job Jason✂️🍃👌🏼

[@jasongardener3425]

Cheers Martyn 👍

[@martinstanleybates1619]

That was some tidy job we have some big hedges like that bout a 100m or more, robbed me off my teen years the damn things. Just treated my self to a husky pro battery cutters so looking forward to getting stuck in again. Great work sir very informative vid

[@jasongardener3425]

👍👍

[@bryanbaker7783]

Great video and nice to hear what you have to say

[@jasongardener3425]

Thank you bryan 👍

[@phameylaird6694]

Very relaxing to watch,brilliant 👍

[@jasongardener3425]

Thank you 👍

[@neusac4590]

Nice job Jason. Hopefully you don't need to do these very often, that thing is beautiful , but huge, and looks very nice once you finished all the trimming. 😉👍👍👍👍👍

[@jasongardener3425]

Thanks neusa 👍, it's a good size hedge, it only gets trimmed once a year, I'm a bit sad as I quite like these big hedge jobs. Hope your well and all good your way. 👍👍👍

[@timallen6025]

Some great sensible practises there thank you -fascinating

[@jasongardener3425]

Cheers Tim 😀👍

[@garethjones8047]

That spreader board is a great idea. Thanks.

[@jasongardener3425]

👍

[@trsummers]

Great job Jason

[@jasongardener3425]

👍👍

[@robertdavies850]

Great job as always! Very therapeutic!!

[@blsallyearroundgardenmaint1129]

Looks good pal.

[@jasongardener3425]

👍👍👍

[@jonocarroll9361]

Personally I use the Stihl HS 87T hedge trimmers as I don't feel the blades move fast enough on the long reach trimmers

[@uklawncare8505]

Lovely Job as always mate, I’m looking forward to get using my short handled hedge cutter this year 😉.

[@jasongardener3425]

Thanks Curtis. hope you enjoy using it as much as I do 😉👌

[@billfeldman3234]

you do a Beautiful JOB it is so very Nice!!!

[@jasongardener3425]

Thanks Bill, 😀👍

[@grumpyacid5650]

Fantastic work.

[@jasongardener3425]

😀👍

[@shinnersplit8816]

Good job mate 👏🏻

[@jasongardener3425]

👍👍

[@captinkickd]

Grand job mate!

[@jasongardener3425]

Thank you mate👍

[@victorvega8800]

Worked Perfectly

[@chriscummins6675]

Super job, looks fab

[@stevesgardening]

Work smart, not hard! Good job! 👍🏼💚

[@jasongardener3425]

👍

[@roystheboy]

great job jason i need to get mine done

[@jasongardener3425]

Cheers mate

[@tenstreet-007]

Looks great.

[@anthonyrowberry3154]

Excellent really nice finish 👍

[@mikaylahayden7766]

Wait, your name is Jason Gardener, and your a gardener? 😂😂😂 love it

[@BrianBerriosOne]

I know a John Plumber who is a plumber.

[@colourconscious]

If you followed in your dad's footsteps and his name was Jay it would be perfect.

[@buthdocarmo4360]

no one is better than you on this kind of job

[@jasongardener3425]

Thanks mate, very kind comment 👍👍👍

[@thegeordiefellwalker8878]

no the wonder your built like a whippet lol. you stop at nothing & always top quality. hats off to you mate.

[@jasongardener3425]

Thanks Georgie mate, whippet 🐕😊👌👌

[@Sam21G]

Nice Job

[@kustorez777]

Great job, conifers are really hard to cut.

[@jasongardener3425]

Cheers mate 👍

[@jackpetercosbynew]

Great job although that's 15 minutes of my life I won't get back. You've inspired me to put my prices up. Same finish but I'd have smashed that out alot quicker. Still a great job though

[@JamesBrown-]

Nice. I have the same hedge but probably only a couple of meters high. I am trying to cut the sides back that have half obscured a path but I have only been able to take it so far because it’s kind of empty inside now so if I cut further I’ll just be left with bare thick branches, losing the covering green layer and all the privacy, if that makes sense. I have no idea what to do now, any tips would be great..

[@jasongardener3425]

@@JamesBrown- the biggest problem with conifer, you can only remove a limited amount, go past green and it will not regenerate, its a difficult one, open path up, but retain hedge, something needs to give and unfortunately sounds like a decision you can only made

[@krismargett]

Great work.👍

[@FaithfulWriting]

Nice work, quite a monster but you got it looking beautiful.

[@jasongardener3425]

👍

[@lisawaters2585]

I don't listen to music, either, while working, cuz I tend to start "dancing" which, while fine in itself, doesn't work well with cutting hedges, trimming grass, etc. Lol!

[@jasongardener3425]

😂😂👌.

[@sylviacheve7837]

You really make wonders

[@topgardenservices844]

The hedge master, we’ve all done that with the top

[@jasongardener3425]

Cheers Tom, doing the top like that, isn't always the perfect way, but sometimes the best way. 👍👍👍👍

[@topgardenservices844]

Sometime you just have to get the job done

[@jasongardener3425]

Very very true mate

[@mikeman584]

Some good pointers there Jason, a very neat result. Looks like you suffer a little tendon problems in the arm/elbow area like myself.

[@jasongardener3425]

Cheers mate. Yes tendons in both arms and shoulder are problematic 😔 👍👍

[@dionoconnell8973]

Hmm so thats what ive got to look 4ward to. 10 times harder work than cutting lawns.. rapidly becoming the most sort after hedger in my area.. but im too cheap..30 to 40 euro an hr simply dont cut the mustard on big jobs. The 283cm longreach hl94ce is hard on the back..i prefer to use the stepladders all over that hedge you just did with a 24 or 30 inch standard trimmer, Get a real nice finish but no wonder im dead im running up and sown the ladder moving it everywhere hanging off it in every direction .. must learn to use my hl94 with more confidence..i only use it to trimm the top back that i cant reach. Really love your tripod .. thinkin its a 10ft henchman

[@ЮраГаджун]

Дуже гарна робота!

[@susanbrown2540]

What a great job I just wish I still had the strength to use something other than secateurs, mine takes me about a month to cut !

[@jasongardener3425]

👍👍

[@ianbusby2845]

Inspired me to finish our 14ft monster leylandi,great job. What helmet are you using?

[@pablo9364]

Any tips or concerns about vibrations causing damage to circulation.

[@DunningsMillLawnCare]

Jason, as you’ve used your stihl kombi systems for a while now, Which do prefer out of Husqvarna or Stihl, I’ve finally reached the time where I need a stronger machine, I’m not sure if I should get Husqvarna or stihl, please can you help me? Love this video and your channel!

[@carlwaylett7013]

Petrol a Parker 4 in 1 thank you for getting back i only used it a few times

[@jasongardener3425]

Try turning the drive shaft of the hedge trimmer attachment with a pear of pliers

[@brotoubrotou3164]

Such a great job. I’m curious as to why the homeowner lets it get so tall. It kind of looks ominous and foreboding being that huge. You have a very calming and gentle voice and easy to understand. Some of the British accents are hard to decipher.

[@jasongardener3425]

Thank you 😊. It's crazy, how some people want these massive hedges. 😀👍👍

[@ashleyfalcon125]

That thing is gorgeous!!! I would love to see hedges like this rather than the usual wooden (or sometimes metal/chainlink) fences around here. These are so tall & gorgeous!

[@jasongardener3425]

Thank you, yes large hedges like this are lovely and nice to see, plus for me great to work on. Metal fences probably do a great job, but a bit unsightly. 👍👍

[@simonparry3823]

great job I do it mostly like you, but only start with sides and do the top has I go along. Where you get the wee bags look a great job ?

[@jasongardener3425]

Thanks Simon👍. Amazon, search mini bulk bags 500mm ×500mm 👍👍

[@JoerivanLith]

I hate using sheets when hedging. You have to do piece by piece, if your not going straight on your first pass, you have to put the sheets down again. You also have to keep switching between sides and top + cleaning up and hedging. My advice is to just lightly rake it, and use the rake with a snow shovel to pick up the clippings. Then lightly blow over it with the leafblower. Raking is an art. Everyone his own tchnique, result is what counts👍

[@kevint5157]

Brilliant job 👍

[@jasongardener3425]

👍

[@holycow3355]

How tall is the hedge & the ladder, what brand trimmer do you use ? I have a 1.8m hedge on top of a 1.8m retaining wall, its a pain to trim.

[@jasongardener3425]

I think it was about 13/15 feet, 4.5m-5m

[@delilahjackson110]

I never take away customers waste. Where are you taking it? What make of cutters do you use. Love the finished job 👌

[@davematthews5226]

How many days did that take you? Im pruning and topping a laylandi and it's a nightmere must be nearly at least 100ft long

[@jasongardener3425]

Hi, took me 8 hours 👍

[@guyoutdoors85]

Looks great. What do you charge for a hedge like that?

[@ricky18171]

Cracking job. What ladders were you using and do you just have the one set?

[@damianc5483]

I got big conifer edge in my back garden about 7ft I want to cut it half would it be ok just cut straight in half.

[@julierudland9361]

Hi Jason sorry to trouble u u have quite high conifer trees hedges they do need which area are u in I do have some one to do them its possible but it is a main road which we could put some bollards

[@bradcruise9730]

Gr8t work.. have you tryed scaffold and platform for the top

[@sinashafigh1105]

Good job m8 👌🏻

[@chrisjones452]

well done looked like a TxxT of a job

[@garden-needs]

can i ask what machine your using cutting the top? and do u find mini bulk bags better than normal tonne bags for clippings/grass?

[@footprintgardensgardeningf3701]

Nice job Jason. I like to work inside the hedge trimmer when im cutting in a line. Do you ever do this?

[@jasongardener3425]

Thanks mate. Yes, I too, perfer to cut line in from the inside, but on this one I decided to go by eye (guess lol) as customer wanted to retain max height, but level, quite a enjoyable one to do. 👍👍

[@Karyabs]

What's the advantages of having a rather thick hedge compared to a thin/normal one?

[@leehavison5618]

Iv got mine to do any tips on time fo year to do em or doesn't it really matter?

[@leedavies6386]

Conifers sting like he'll when they get in the eye.. but it doesn't look like your taking it back enough?

[@CrispusAttucks2315]

Excellent!!

[@jasongardener3425]

Thank you 😊👍

[@lisawaters2585]

Looks good! I would stay up top till I was done, too. More effective use of time. About that gully....could you trim the top down to meet the bottom of the gully, or is the gully actually a split in the hedge? Just curious...

[@jasongardener3425]

Hi, Lisa, the gully is where the hedge has been reduced at some point and the woody centre is a lot lower, so I'm trimmed all the way down it, but the greenery is not very deep, sorry not easy to exsplan in text. Hope all good your way 👍👍👍

[@lisawaters2585]

@@jasongardener3425 s'ok, I gotcha. All's well here, hope you all are well, too.

[@jasongardener3425]

@@lisawaters2585 yes all good here thanks, apart from the weather today 💧💧💧💧💧💧

[@lisawaters2585]

@@jasongardener3425 wow, rain in England! So unusual, 'eh? Lol. Like how unusual it is for it to be 88○ here! Lol!

[@jasongardener3425]

Got to love the weather lol

[@carlwaylett7013]

Hi Jason that's a great job you did say the top clipping you leave on the top? I'm not surprised your arms may ache that hedge is big 😀

[@jasongardener3425]

Thanks Carl, happy trimming 💪👍

[@__Joe]

How long did it take and what did you charge? Sorry if you mentioned it in the video I skipped through a bit. Cheers

[@jasongardener3425]

It took 7 hours start to finish

[@__Joe]

@@jasongardener3425 good to know. sometimes, despite working very hard to a good standard and as quickly as possible, it doesn't seem like the end result justifies having taken as long as it did and I feel anxious of the customers response to how much they owe me! Do you ever feel like this or have you ever had a customer like that?

[@fminns]

Hi. So, with the spreader board, you are actually sitting on top of the hedge?

[@jasongardener3425]

Yes mate 👍

[@EeccmanNL]

What a beast! So you did that in one 8 hour workday???

[@jasongardener3425]

Yes, did it in a 8 hour day