Trimming bushes and round ball bushes is a task many dislike. Doc shows you the hard bush trim and the soft ball bush trim. www.howtowithdoc.com/trimming...
Hey Doc, just a quick tip...when I trim my bushes, I will take an old painters drop cloth, or old beach towels and lay them around the base of the shrubs. For me, it makes cleanup much easier. Love your videos, keep up the good work.
My dad would've really enjoyed you. He is gone now of course since I'm 70. But he had a good sense of humor and he knew what the hell he was doing. It was a nice combination in a person.
I do a cube shape first, then round-off the corners of the cube to make a sphere. By doing that I take care of the bulky and overgrown branches that get in my way in visualizing the final sphere and I establish a base-level size & shape before the final look. I just developed this technique on my own from years of cutting bushes/shrubs, but it works for me because it simplifies things. Also, like he said in the video, let the cutting blades do the work and don't force the blades into the bush when cutting. You want to slow-down when it comes to the final details and exact shape of whatever bush/shrub you're cutting to get the perfect look.
Thank goodness. Someone with a sense of humor with these big bushes. This will be fun. Thank you sir bro it's Gail in Central Florida at September 23, 2020. So you know what kind of hell we are all going through. This will help.
Very helpful. I am a new widow and am just learning gardening. I took care of the inside of the house and my husband took care of the yard. This has been very in-lighting. Thank you
The best video about trimming bushes I have ever seen! Very encouraging under the "just do your best" rule. I feel more comfortable to go out and work in mine. Thank you so much!
I like the Booty Cut. I am SO glad this girl does LOW maintenance and has bushes only where the points of brick on the house is - 8. Just got through shortening my flowerbeds and put in perennials. Maintenance is once a year.
Thank God I found your bush trimming video! You helped us learn about our Bermuda grass, yours was the best video I found then. And yours is the best bush trimming one too. I clicked on a dozen videos both times before I found one as clear, audial, professional, and concise as yours are.
I'm a new gardener with some training and hands on as I go the last 3 years. I did a ball cut on a shrub. I've learned now from doc the boots cut. Thanks for that. I can relate your approach and since I don't do formal gardening and have a laid back make it look tidy but not perfect, I'm loving your approach.
Very informational and since I’m new to home ownership and living in a home. This was really easy to understand and I feel confident that I can go out and trim my own bushes and hedges now. Thank you Doc.
Wow...a big tree. They did a great job cutting it down. Verizon had to cut the vines from the tree in the back of my house thats was wrapped around the pole and the wires. I wish the neighbors have this tree cut down.
Great tips! There are techniques for trimming that are usually learned by trial and error. I'll be trimming my hedges for the first time. Your tips will help me achieve better first results.
I enjoy trimming them. It's like giving the garden a haircut. Looked outy window half done the little runway but still got a giant low crawling one. I thought leaving it naturalish but off the middle grass that goes up the middle of my well grown secret garden. Left as a legacy I don't want to damage it. I want to make it lovely so I'm learning from scratch and trial and error. I've only got rubbish big scissors but it still worked.
Hey Devil Dog thanks for the tips. Me and my wife enjoyed you video. We are stuck here in Phoenix,AZ where there aren't many brushes and hardly any grass. We can't wait to get back to Florida.
Great tips. Been doing the same for the past 15 years on bushes at the front of my house. Pretty much learned the technique myself. Same as yours. Now, my next project is creating animals! lol!
I have the exact same trimmer as you do. Since I’m a woman I don’t have the muscle to do all those bushes in one day. It would be a killer on my arms and back for sure!! I may try these tips on my bushes one day at a time. You make it look so easy ;)
I lay down a tarp, then cut, then drag out the tarp, fold it and shake it out into my trash 🗑...kinda easier than picking up thousands of sticks/leaves Looks great though! Wanna come do mine? Lol
I use two big pieces of cardboard. I have a notch cut in the side of each to fit around the trunk. When I put them down they overlap a bit. Raking up is easy on the smooth surface of the cardboard. I use my leaf blower to blow the clippings out of the shrub before cleaning up.
just got done doin a customers 7 bushes in her back yard they turned out awesome. and also just cut down some 8 ft tall decorative grass at the parents house and the gas hedge trimmer did awesome 👍
Very nice! I do it the same way on my round "pom-pom" bushes. You have to keep using a smooth flowing motion that is rounded and not herky jerky little cuts. My neighbors never do theirs well.
Hi C. Lewis... thank you for explaining so clearly during this interesting video.🏆I am in Topiary and my small front garden is amazing with the designs and it is treat to see the finished shapes. Thank you. Jose from Melbourne , Australia
"The wife wants round bushes" No wonder they live longer than we do-and then some other guy get's all our cool lawn care stuff and you know they won't appreciate it or know what to do with any of it! Nice job there, Doc-very handy tips.
Doc, you say you have to envision the shape you want and go for it. I’m not a pro but I absolutely agree. I think of it as icing a cake. You have your hard base layer (agressive cut) and then you put the gravy layer of icing on at the end (light cut) for finish appearance. That big ole hedge trimmer is like a spatula😃 great tutorial. I’m gonna try that booty cut though. Never tried it but will today
I cut the perimeter of a circle (like the one shown in this video) out of a piece of paper then looked at the my wife's bush through it. She had the biggest bush in the neighborhood!
I loved how you did those little round bushes. You make it look so easy. Great tips thank you for your video. Now, can you come to Marion Illinois and do mine? 😁
I was trimming shrubs and a guy in an oil truck stops and says they look good and do I do haircuts. I said sure and every haircut comes with a free hat.
Doc you are awesome. I literally binge watch your videos especially on rainy days. It may be too late for my lawn this year but I WILL have the best lawn in the neighborhood next year. #girlscandolawnstoo
Hey great video was wondering what your thoughts on about mulch and termites does mulch attract them? I was always afraid to put mulch too close to the house . a lot of different opinions on this . thanks in advance for your input.
Great video! Your neck of the woods is so beautiful. We don’t have many communities like that here in Las Vegas. Although we do have a couple. Learned a lot thank you!
Hey Doc, just a quick tip...when I trim my bushes, I will take an old painters drop cloth, or old beach towels and lay them around the base of the shrubs. For me, it makes cleanup much easier. Love your videos, keep up the good work.
Jeff Button great idea
The finishing with the mulch looks absolutely amazing! im a 23 year old new home owner and I never new how fun it is to do yard work
My dad would've really enjoyed you. He is gone now of course since I'm 70. But he had a good sense of humor and he knew what the hell he was doing. It was a nice combination in a person.
I do a cube shape first, then round-off the corners of the cube to make a sphere. By doing that I take care of the bulky and overgrown branches that get in my way in visualizing the final sphere and I establish a base-level size & shape before the final look. I just developed this technique on my own from years of cutting bushes/shrubs, but it works for me because it simplifies things.
Also, like he said in the video, let the cutting blades do the work and don't force the blades into the bush when cutting. You want to slow-down when it comes to the final details and exact shape of whatever bush/shrub you're cutting to get the perfect look.
Thank you. I work for a landscaper who isn’t great with words when teaching, this is a great help to me.
Thank goodness. Someone with a sense of humor with these big bushes. This will be fun. Thank you sir bro it's Gail in Central Florida at September 23, 2020. So you know what kind of hell we are all going through. This will help.
"wife wants round bushes I cut round bushes " I'm done. lol
Very helpful. I am a new widow and am just learning gardening. I took care of the inside of the house and my husband took care of the yard. This has been very in-lighting. Thank you
Judi Burcham sorry to hear that - hope it turned out okay!
The best video about trimming bushes I have ever seen! Very encouraging under the "just do your best" rule. I feel more comfortable to go out and work in mine. Thank you so much!
One good tip ! Never drink when you trim bushes ! I’ve learned my lesson, have a drink after wards , great video
I like the Booty Cut. I am SO glad this girl does LOW maintenance and has bushes only where the points of brick on the house is - 8. Just got through shortening my flowerbeds and put in perennials. Maintenance is once a year.
Thank God I found your bush trimming video! You helped us learn about our Bermuda grass, yours was the best video I found then. And yours is the best bush trimming one too. I clicked on a dozen videos both times before I found one as clear, audial, professional, and concise as yours are.
1.Had no idea how to do this.
2. Watched this video.
3. Knew how to do this.
4. Thank you!
What a difference it made trimming the bushes! They look great!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and keeping it simple. I can't wait to try your bush trimming tips and trick on my bushes and shrubs.
Very impressed, thanks for showing us the easy and practical ways of trimming & shaping bushes and boxwood. More power to you Sir!
I'm a new gardener with some training and hands on as I go the last 3 years. I did a ball cut on a shrub. I've learned now from doc the boots cut. Thanks for that. I can relate your approach and since I don't do formal gardening and have a laid back make it look tidy but not perfect, I'm loving your approach.
Very informational and since I’m new to home ownership and living in a home. This was really easy to understand and I feel confident that I can go out and trim my own bushes and hedges now. Thank you Doc.
Nothing better than learning from a grown man 👌🏻
Wow...a big tree. They did a great job cutting it down. Verizon had to cut the vines from the tree in the back of my house thats was wrapped around the pole and the wires. I wish the neighbors have this tree cut down.
Great tips! There are techniques for trimming that are usually learned by trial and error. I'll be trimming my hedges for the first time. Your tips will help me achieve better first results.
Watching you trim those bushes is so satisfying 😃.
I enjoy trimming them. It's like giving the garden a haircut. Looked outy window half done the little runway but still got a giant low crawling one. I thought leaving it naturalish but off the middle grass that goes up the middle of my well grown secret garden. Left as a legacy I don't want to damage it. I want to make it lovely so I'm learning from scratch and trial and error. I've only got rubbish big scissors but it still worked.
How beautiful these bushes look. You do fantastic job.
I'm gonna be helping a friend trim hedges . Didn't want to do it without having an idea of how it's done. Video is very helpful thankyou !
Solid advice Worth my subscription. Not my preferred style of pruning but your right the one paying for the work is the one you cater to.
Hey Devil Dog thanks for the tips. Me and my wife enjoyed you video. We are stuck here in Phoenix,AZ where there aren't many brushes and hardly any grass. We can't wait to get back to Florida.
WOW! Perfect round happy bushes. Bushes are happy, wife is happy, everyone is happy ^.^
Looking good Doc!!!! On my way outside to give this a try! Thanks for the good advice!!!! 👌👍👌👍
The Booty cut! Wow thats what I needed to see. It all makes sense when you do it, You just saved us all years of trial and error.
Skills i need to learn. Proper pruning. I wish it could be as easy as you make it look.
Thanks doc
Awesome!! Learned a lot from this video!! Thank you. Evelyn from Colorado!!
Very informative...in the end couln't keep my eyes off your lawn. Yes, I subscribed and now going to check out your other videos.
Great job Doc. I don't know if I can do it, but I am sure going to try since I always wanted to do it. Thank you for that great video !!!
You need an absolutely loved button. ❤️❤️ Thank you thank you thank you.
Great tips. Been doing the same for the past 15 years on bushes at the front of my house. Pretty much learned the technique myself. Same as yours. Now, my next project is creating animals! lol!
I'm impressed. It looks good with a round shape.
I have the exact same trimmer as you do. Since I’m a woman I don’t have the muscle to do all those bushes in one day. It would be a killer on my arms and back for sure!! I may try these tips on my bushes one day at a time. You make it look so easy ;)
Excellent job and an astonishing job to achieve in that heat Well done
Great job! They look really good. I just did 20 of these by hand 😩
I lay down a tarp, then cut, then drag out the tarp, fold it and shake it out into my trash 🗑...kinda easier than picking up thousands of sticks/leaves
Looks great though! Wanna come do mine? Lol
I use old sheets!
I use old sheets!
I use two big pieces of cardboard. I have a notch cut in the side of each to fit around the trunk. When I put them down they overlap a bit. Raking up is easy on the smooth surface of the cardboard. I use my leaf blower to blow the clippings out of the shrub before cleaning up.
just got done doin a customers 7 bushes in her back yard they turned out awesome. and also just cut down some 8 ft tall decorative grass at the parents house and the gas hedge trimmer did awesome 👍
I love your sense of humor.
This is the first time I've watch you Doc, good job! 🍻👌
I'd like to see an episode on outdoor lighting basics.
Wow! That's a lot of work in the heat! Nice job!
The circle trick is a great one -- thanks!
How could you hate such a beautiful bush!
Very nice! I do it the same way on my round "pom-pom" bushes. You have to keep using a smooth flowing motion that is rounded and not herky jerky little cuts. My neighbors never do theirs well.
Thanks Doc for your advice . It is helpful.
Nice work Doc. Personally I prefer using Japanese shears on the ball shaped bushes, you get a really clean cut. But it takes forever!
thank you for posting this. It made my life easier.
Your hard work looks beautiful. 👍
I just found this channel. I definitely like it.
You’ve made me think twice about needing to transplant my shrubs, maybe they just need a trim. Thanks for the video!
Hi C. Lewis... thank you for explaining so clearly during this interesting video.🏆I am in Topiary and my small front garden is amazing with the designs and it is treat to see the finished shapes. Thank you. Jose from Melbourne , Australia
My apologies Doc. I included another name..Lewis instead of yours... my mistake .😫🏆💥
You are an artist sir. You're also very entertaining,
Thanks, I like the round shape you did.
"The wife wants round bushes"
No wonder they live longer than we do-and then some other guy get's all our cool lawn care stuff and you know they won't appreciate it or know what to do with any of it!
Nice job there, Doc-very handy tips.
Doc, you say you have to envision the shape you want and go for it. I’m not a pro but I absolutely agree. I think of it as icing a cake. You have your hard base layer (agressive cut) and then you put the gravy layer of icing on at the end (light cut) for finish appearance. That big ole hedge trimmer is like a spatula😃 great tutorial. I’m gonna try that booty cut though. Never tried it but will today
Beautiful garden, glad to see your using Kobalt. All of my yard tools are Kobalt cordless incuding my mowers.
PA LAWN GUY> Doc I find that twisting the blade 20 degrees down in the direction you are moving gives me a cleaner cut on the surface. Great video.
Good, informative and clear video instruction. Thanks a lot, doc.! keep up the great work :-)
I cut the perimeter of a circle (like the one shown in this video) out of a piece of paper then looked at the my wife's bush through it. She had the biggest bush in the neighborhood!
Sorry for naive question what the name of these tree ?
Great tips! Thanks for sharing
I love the bushes omg I’m going to trim mine tmrw 🤩🤩🤩
Great job! My trimmer gets so heavy for me. Time to do mine!
Looks Awesome!!😁
Thanks for the tips!😊
Such a soothing voice.
Thanks for the tips. Looks pretty good to me.
The best Videos are yours ! Simple to the point the best ! A love button needs to be avaliable to hit! Inappropriate, maybe
looks so beautiful
so pleasing to my eyes
Nice video Doc. Well done
I loved how you did those little round bushes. You make it look so easy. Great tips thank you for your video. Now, can you come to Marion Illinois and do mine? 😁
Great work. I enjoyed this video
I think it all looks great ! ❤️
I was trimming shrubs and a guy in an oil truck stops and says they look good and do I do haircuts. I said sure and every haircut comes with a free hat.
😂😂
Where do I sign up for the haircut & hat?
Doc you are awesome. I literally binge watch your videos especially on rainy days. It may be too late for my lawn this year but I WILL have the best lawn in the neighborhood next year. #girlscandolawnstoo
I'm so good looking, I subscribed twice.
Nice work Doc. 👌🏾
Beautiful job!
Love love love your work
You made look so easy. I will try it
Hey great video was wondering what your thoughts on about mulch and termites does mulch attract them? I was always afraid to put mulch too close to the house . a lot of different opinions on this . thanks in advance for your input.
Excellent video
You are my favorite! Thank you.
Man you make that look soo easy I wish it were smh.. Nice..
Looks beautiful
You seem cool. Thx for this vid and your tips. I’m a new subscriber.
Great advice, thanks.
Those are beautiful here in Florida
I want him to cut my Afro, he does such an awesome job!
Now that's damn funny!
hillarious
I used to have an afro
I change shower curtains regularly and use them. The leaves slide off like a tarp, just easier to to store for me.
I think they look lovely cut round .❤️👌
Thanks for this Vid!!! This is really going to help.
Great video! Your neck of the woods is so beautiful. We don’t have many communities like that here in Las Vegas. Although we do have a couple. Learned a lot thank you!
Great job
Great video
Great job.
Excellent job👍