Hedge and Shrub Care

Hedge Trimming and Shrub Maintenance

Serving Greater Orlando Florida | Windermere | Oviedo | Longwood

Shrubs, hedges, ornamentals, and bushes are popular landscaping features here in Florida. They’re versatile, hardy, and an easy way to add both privacy and style to a property. However, they still require occasional maintenance to keep them looking their best. Fortunately, Grasshoppers is here to help with professional shrub care and hedge trimming services in Florida.

Our shrub and hedge care experts are highly trained FNGLA-certified horticulture professionals and ISA-certified arborists. What does this mean? It means you can always trust that your landscape is always receiving the best care possible, because we constantly stay up-to-date on industry best practices for shrub and hedge maintenance.

Why Choose Grasshoppers for Hedge and Shrub Trimming?

At Grasshoppers, our extensive experience means we take into account your entire landscape. We want to know how every plant works with another to make sure we’re making smart decisions about your landscape’s health.

Here’s why we hope you choose us for your hedge pruning and trimming needs:

• Decades of experience: Established in 2002, we bring over two decades of industry expertise. All of our managers have 15+ years of landscape/turf care experience. All of our technicians are trained professionals with a minimum of two years of experience.
• 100% professionalism at all times: We arrive on time to ALL appointments. We maintain a curated and professional appearance, with uniformed employees and clearly marked company vehicles. Our company supports a drug-free workplace with an emphasis on teamwork.
• Meticulously maintained, state-of-the-art equipment: We place a strong emphasis on keeping each piece of equipment in top-performing condition. Most of our equipment is under three years old.
• Fully licensed, bonded, and insured: So your property is fully protected.
• Large-scale capabilities: We can undertake large-scale enhancement projects that many companies would normally have to subcontract.
• Clear and transparent communication: Continuous communication with primary contacts as well as other stakeholders, such as board members, service support staff, and more. We FOLLOW UP on any issue, so that the issue is fully resolved to your satisfaction. We respond to customer concerns with urgency and resolve issues promptly.
• Proactive services: We will attend HOA or Board Member meetings to enable more effective communication, or upon request by property management. We also offer ride-alongs with key personnel to survey all maintenance grounds and establish an expected aesthetic standard.
• Honest and trustworthy: We do what we say we will do. We schedule projects expeditiously and communicate any delays as soon as possible. We set fair and realistic expectations on the viability of projects and cost projections.

Benefits of Professional Hedge Trimming

Shrub and hedge trimming is a key component of your landscape’s aesthetics. Without regular shaping, these plants can grow unruly quickly. When that happens, it takes extensive work and time to reshape them.

With professional shrub and hedge maintenance, it’s easy to stay on top of it, and you get an expert with a keen eye and a skilled hand. All of our managers have over 15 years of experience with landscaping, and they’ve trained every one of our shrub specialists.

• Boosts Property Value: Well-kept landscaping tells residents and prospective residents that this is a well-managed property.
• Enhances Safety: Trimming clears sightlines for traffic and removes hiding spots for better security.
• Ensures Plant Health: Professional pruning prevents disease, pests, and the need for expensive replacement.
• Saves Time & Labor: Outsourcing frees up your staff or HOA board to focus on core duties.
• Reduces Liability: Prevents overgrown plants from causing property damage or accidents.
• Consolidated Service Agreement: Incorporating shrub and hedge care into a larger, comprehensive landscaping contract means one vendor, one bill, and predictable, scheduled maintenance that handles all necessary upkeep without requiring ongoing oversight from the business or HOA.

Shrub Maintenance and Hedge Trimming for HOAs

Grasshoppers also specializes in landscaping for HOAs, so if you belong to an HOA or are a board member looking for an HOA landscaping company, give us a call.

We regularly attend HOA meetings, so we understand the rules and bylaws that must be followed in helping keep your community looking pristine. We have experience working with both homeowners in HOAs and the HOA boards themselves, carefully balancing personal goals and landscaping regulations to create a beautiful environment that makes everyone happy.

Check out our landscaping guides for homeowners in HOAs and HOAs:

• HOA Landscaping Guide for Homeowners
• HOA Landscaping Guide

What Goes into Shrub and Hedge Maintenance?

When you think of shrub and hedge maintenance, pruning and trimming likely spring to mind, and while that’s a big part of it, it’s not the only part. Achieving that perfectly manicured, healthy look involves several steps beyond just cutting branches.

Our holistic approach to hedge trimming and grounds maintenance keeps your greenery vibrant and structurally sound.

• Initial Assessment: Before any cutting begins, the shrub or hedge is evaluated for overall health, presence of pests or disease, and the optimal shape required for its specific species and location.
• Shaping and Trimming: This process involves systematically cutting back the newer, outer growth to maintain a dense, uniform geometric appearance and control the plant’s size.
• Targeted Pruning: More involved than trimming, this step focuses on removing older, crossing, or interior branches back to the main stem to improve air circulation, eliminate dead or diseased wood, and encourage stronger growth.
• Debris Removal and Cleanup: All trimmings, clippings, and fallen material are collected and properly disposed of, ensuring the landscaped area is left clean and neat.
• Post-Trim Care: Depending on the plant species or its condition, professional care may include applying specialized fungicides, insecticides, or a balanced, slow-release fertilizer to aid in recovery and boost overall plant vitality.
• Root-Zone Management: Ensuring the long-term health of the hedge includes checking and managing the root environment, which often involves adjusting the mulch layer or assessing soil moisture.

Common Florida Shrubs, Bushes, and Hedges We Service

• Clusia Guttifera / Pitch Apple: Extremely popular for privacy hedges, known for its thick, leathery, dark green leaves and excellent salt tolerance. Very low maintenance.
• Japanese Yew: A versatile, dense evergreen often used for tall, formal, and narrow privacy screens. Tolerates pruning well.
• Sweet Viburnum or Walter’s Viburnum: Fast-growing, dense foliage that forms a lush, evergreen hedge. Tolerant of both sun and partial shade.
• Areca Palm: Technically a clumping palm, but widely used to create a fast-growing, soft, tropical screen or privacy barrier.
• Croton: Prized for its vibrant, multi-colored foliage (red, yellow, orange) that adds a tropical pop of color to foundation plantings.
• Cocoplum: A native shrub common in South Florida, known for its dense habit and tolerance of sandy/coastal conditions.
• Hibiscus: Used for hedges where vibrant, tropical flowers are desired. Requires more frequent trimming to keep its shape.
• Firebush: A native shrub with red-orange tubular flowers that are excellent for attracting hummingbirds and butterflies.
• Dwarf Holly: Versatile evergreen shrubs that can be shaped into neat, low hedges or left for a more natural look.

The Greater Orlando Area’s Most Trusted Shrub and Hedge Trimming Company

A professional landscaping service can transform your commercial property from average to stunning. Shrub care, including shrub trimming and hedge shaping, is a huge part of that!

When shrubs aren’t trimmed or shaped properly, they can make an entire landscape look droopy or out of place.

Take the guesswork out of hedge shaping, and contact Grasshoppers! We handle all aspects of shrub care, from fertilization to trimming, so your landscape will always look its best.

Call us today to schedule a complimentary assessment – and ask us about our irrigation and mulching services, too!