Bush Trimming in Roy, UT

Most bush trimming goes wrong on the calendar, not with the saw. Lilac, forsythia, bridal wreath and snowball bush set their flower buds the year before, so Utah State University Extension says to prune them right after they finish blooming. Cut them in winter or early spring and you cut off that year's flowers. Bushes grown for their leaves, and the ones that flower later in the summer, handle trimming better in late winter or early spring, before they push new growth. If you are not sure what you have, send a photo. We would rather look first than take the blooms off.

The other common mistake is working only on the outside. Shearing a bush into a ball year after year leaves a thin green shell over a tangle of bare sticks, and the bush gets a little bigger and a little emptier every season. An overgrown one usually needs real cuts back into the plant to let light reach the center. It can look rough for a few weeks, and then it fills in. Some plants are less forgiving. Junipers rarely regrow from old bare wood, so cutting too far leaves a hole that stays. Knowing where to stop is most of the job.

Roy has plenty of yards where this is overdue. The median home here was built in 1986 and about four in ten went up before 1980, according to the Census. That means a lot of bushes have been growing against the same wall for decades, pushing into siding, walks and windows. When we cut those back, the branches get hauled off, so you are not left with a pile at the curb. Low branches hanging over a lawn or a walk are part of this work too. If you have a bigger tree job instead, text us a photo and we will tell you straight whether we take it on.