Shrubs, roses and perennials pruned for structure and health, timed to the right season for each plant.
Pruning and trimming get used interchangeably, but they're different jobs. Trimming shapes a plant's outer surface, the way a hedge is trimmed to a line. Pruning cuts into the plant's structure to remove dead, diseased or damaged wood (the three Ds), open up airflow, or direct next season's growth. Greenlight's approach is to prune to the plant's structure first and its shape second, because a shrub pruned only for looks keeps the same crowded, poorly ventilated framework underneath and the problem just comes back.
Dead, diseased and damaged wood removed, airflow opened up, growth directed for next season.
Roses are usually pruned in July or August while they're dormant, cutting back to an outward-facing bud to open up the centre of the plant. The one exception is the three Ds, which get removed whenever they're spotted, not left until the dormant season.
Perennials cut back at the right point in their cycle to encourage strong growth the following season.
Each plant pruned to its own calendar, not a single blanket date across the whole garden.
If what you actually need is a hedge kept in shape, that's hedge trimming, not pruning. If it's a small tree that needs cutting back or removing, see tree services.
Tell us what's growing (roses, shrubs, perennials) and we'll time the visit to what each plant needs.
Dead, diseased and damaged wood removed first, then shaped for the season ahead.
Prunings removed on request, beds left tidy.
No fixed packages, no time-based pricing. Pruning is a fixed price quoted on what's being pruned and how much work it needs.
Trimming shapes the outer surface of a plant, like cutting a hedge to a line. Pruning cuts into the plant's structure, removing dead or damaged wood and directing future growth. A shrub can need both at different times of year.
Most roses and deciduous flowering shrubs are pruned in July or August while dormant. The exception is dead, diseased or damaged wood, which gets removed as soon as it's spotted, regardless of season.
Yes, for trees within our 4 metre size limit. Larger or overgrown fruit trees needing structural work beyond that, we'll refer to a trusted arborist.
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