Trimming & Hedging — sharp lines, dense growth

A crisp hedge is architecture made of plants. Flo trims hedges, screens and topiary with an artisan's eye — sharp lines that hold their shape, backed by growth that stays dense to the base.

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Why hedges go hollow and gappy

Hedges cut only at the surface grow a thin green shell over bare wood — one hard summer or one heavy cut and the gaps show. Vertical faces cut dead-straight shade out their own base; irregular trimming lets growth blow out and lose the line. Recovery takes years. Prevention takes technique.

Trimmed for shape and structure

Flo trims with slight batter — faces angled so light reaches the base — keeping hedges green and dense from top to bottom. Cutting frequency follows the species' flush, so lines stay sharp without stressing the plant, and formal shapes develop the tight, woody framework that holds through wind and weather.

From low box borders and rosemary edging to tall lilly pilly screens and feature topiary, each hedge is fed through the soil like everything Flo touches — because a hedge that's growing well is a hedge that can be cut beautifully.

What you get with the organic way

Dense to the ground

Angled faces keep light on the base — no bare legs, no hollow shell.

Formal precision

Straight lines, true curves and topiary shaped by eye and line.

Species-timed cuts

Trimming that follows the flush — sharp looks without plant stress.

Screens that actually screen

Privacy hedging grown thick, healthy and to height.

Common questions

Trimming & Hedging, answered

How often do hedges need trimming?

Formal hedges look their best cut three to five times through the growing season; informal screens often need only two or three shaping visits a year. Flo sets a schedule per species and look — box needs different attention than lilly pilly or viburnum.

Can an overgrown or gappy hedge be fixed?

Often, yes. Many species regenerate from harder cuts if staged correctly across seasons and fed at the root. Where a hedge is truly past saving, we'll say so honestly and quote replacement planting instead.

Do you shape topiary and feature plants?

Yes — balls, cones, spirals, standards and cloud-pruned features, established from young plants or maintained. It's slow, precise work in the European tradition, and it's some of Flo's favourite.

Which hedge plants work best near the coast?

Salt wind rules the coast from Busselton to Augusta: westringia, coastal rosemary and correa hold up beautifully; lilly pilly and viburnum thrive with a little shelter. We advise per site — the right species makes the hedge easy.

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Ready for trimming & hedging, the organic way?

Tell us about your garden and Flo will personally reply within one business day — servicing everywhere from Augusta to Perth.

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