The Dangers of Hedge Trimming

Sometimes something that sounds as simple as trimming hedges can turn out to be quite a challenge.

We enjoy challenges at Burley Boys and pride ourselves on the fact that we have never turned down a job because we thought it was too much of a challenge for us or that we were not equipped or experienced enough to handle it. No matter what the challenge… we take it on.

The photo on the left was taken of a Vancouver residence having landscaping done whose owners wanted the hedges trimmed into shape before the landscaping was completed.

This hedge was more than 20 feet wide and mostly on the neighbors property. It was a sloping property more than 20 feet high.

The photo above was the first picture taken, used to show the neighbors the height we were intending on cut the hedges to, and get their permission before starting.

We were able to use one of our lift trucks in the back yard to complete the first half of the job but the second half had to be climbed through.

It wasn't easy, but it was challenging and we'd do it again. The picture above shows the job as completed. We are not real estate appraisers but as you can see, this was a drastic change and the cost of the work could have easily been more than offset by the increase in property value.