[Bwanajim]

I don't know how big your shrubs are but it's really pretty easy especially with battery powered equipment today. You could buy a battery hedge trimmer and some long handled clippers and it'll take you just a few minutes.

[JoMar]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Since the job takes less than an hour, I think that it should cost less than $100. The last quote I got was $477. The problem is that the shrubs only need to be trimmed every 4 months or so, but most landscapers want to charge by the month.

Thanks....although less than $100.00 would concern me considering insurances, equipment cost and maintenance, liabilities etc. Less than an hour might also mean the company may have a minimum charge to start their engines. The resonable charge may be somewhere in the middle....of course it depends on the risk you want to assume and the quality of the service provider.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by JoMar

Thanks....although less than $100.00 would concern me considering insurances, equipment cost and maintenance, liabilities etc. Less than an hour might also mean the company may have a minimum charge to start their engines. The resonable charge may be somewhere in the middle....of course it depends on the risk you want to assume and the quality of the service provider.

Really? In 9 years, I have never paid more than $80 for a guy to trim my shrubs. It's a 45 minute job with a hand held trimmer. Massey mows my lawn and edges every week for $55 per month. Are you saying that I should pay $300 for a 45 minute trim job?

[oaksmithg]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I would like to find someone who will just trim my shrubs, but I cannot find anyone for a reasonable price.

Three of the homes on our cul-de-sac use Kelly's Premium Kare and are happy with its service. The owner, Will Kelley can be reached at 352-875-8116.

[HORNET]

Good Luck

[Happydaz]

A “reasonable price” is not the best way to choose a professional to do your tree and shrub pruning. I have a large, heavily planted lot and I chose to have a certified, professional arborist come and trim my large shrubs and palm trees and he did an outstanding job. He sterilized his tools between trees and he pruned the shrubs back to a bud and maintained the natural shape of these very large shrubs. (Ligustrums) I paid $400 per hour (that is what it was approximately, he charged by the job not by the hour) and he had 3 workers, a chipper and two bucket loaders. It won’t need to be done every year. Many low cost trimmers are not insured, don’t sterilize their tools, (can transmit diseases to your palm trees) and have undocumented workers who climb ladders and do dangerous stuff when trimming. (think Morgan and Morgan) They also just hack away and turn everything into a large ball of broken and ragged branches.

[djlnc]

Originally Posted by Bwanajim

I don't know how big your shrubs are but it's really pretty easy especially with battery powered equipment today. You could buy a battery hedge trimmer and some long handled clippers and it'll take you just a few minutes.

Trimming and pruning are quite different things. As I said in my post, I don't want to butcher them.

[shari2ny]

Give Michael a call.
He is the owner. I forgot his company name.
He does a great job at a reasonable price.

(352) 875-8389

[UpNorth]

Originally Posted by djlnc

Trimming and pruning are quite different things. As I said in my post, I don't want to butcher them.

So true. You can easily tell which shrubs have been chopped with a hedge trimmer, and which ones have been carefully pruned by hand.The chopped ones look terrible and start dying early. The pruned ones look natural and robust. Unfortunately, unless you do it yourself, you will be paying more for quality pruning (if you can find someone to do it).

[Dorebea]

Happydaz: An arborist sounds like just what I am looking for. Would you mind sharing who you use?? Thx!!!