This Shrub Is So Big They Can't Use The Garage | ECHO 58V Hedge Trimmer ABUSED 

Cutting starts at 2:25!

I say, rip those puppies out. Plant something that will stay small.the builder of my house put in something rediculous like that, as soon as I saw one that was 20 ft high I knew it needed to go. Ain't nobody got time for that!

This is my barber working on me once the shelter in place is lifted.

Imagine having those beautiful arched windows and covering them with those hideous bushes.

That pathway and driveway could do with some serious pressure washing.

I’m pretty sure I can hear the entire neighborhood clapping as you were chopping

Can't believe they didn't want them totally removed. I can't stand anything blocking my windows. Considering what they looked like before, you did an excellent job with what they allowed you to do.

Imagine not using your garage because you can't cut a few branches...

I did landscaping for 10yrs and it never failed to amaze me how often I would come across this exact situation.

Other people's laziness is another person's income!

They need to get rid of those hedges. Horrible placement for that type of shrub. Should never cover your windows with shrubbery. Bad for curb appeal and great for burglarers.

“Someone’s going to be able to walk by without getting molested by the shrub” lol molested, that made me laugh. Interesting way to say it.

Why would you want bushes infront of your windows, cut them out. Looks so nasty.

Theres a mistake in the title of this video. It says shrubs. Those things are damn trees.

"Molested by the shurbs" 😂😂😂

Sounds pretty unanimous. Rip them out and start with a clean slate

When you said aggressive, I thought you were going to make it below the light fixture or even 4ft.

Hard to fix years of neglect in a single trim. Shrubs need steady love to grow well - good work brother Brad.

Why block those beautiful windows 😩😩😩 Take them away!! Great job with the cutting! You only did what you were asked of.

I like that you pointed out access to utilities. As a utility worker that used to work as a residential installer, I HATED dealing with the overgrown and usually prickly bushes the homeowners would constantly neglect. I cannot stress enough for people to keep the growth around their home trimmed back so a tech can service their utility connections, hang lines, etc. without getting scratch up or soaked by wet plants. Thank you for that. I would add: people, when you want the home to look nice, don’t let the brushes or trees cover windows or lights. It encourages mold growth by holding moisture, it hides people trying to break into your home, and it blocks sunlight and fresh air.

What you accomplished is a huge improvement!! However, I would recommend cutting the bushes in front of the windows down to window sill height so the homeowner gets more light inside and can see out of their windows. Also, if you've got a creative side, sculpture those bushes into topiaries. LOL.

as the home owner, I would have had the ones in front of the windows taken down to about 4ft high, you have windows for a reason. But you can only do what they want.

Everyone in the neighborhood said finally lol 😂... Or people are saying wow that giant bush looks great 😂 lol

there are a lot more houses out there with out of control shrubs than most people think. One of the challenges is that people expect that when you cut down their shrubs by 70% that they haven't had trimmed for 12 years they should look like their neighbors that have been trimmed every year

From drain cleaning videos to gardening videos, RU-vid is really keeping me entertained.

Now is the time to power wash drive and walkways next

Looks much better even though he says it's "rough". Actually looks like someone lives there . Before he trimmed the place looked abandoned .

I know it's what the home owner wants but I'd took em down to bout 2 ft tall or all the way out for there's a window still hid and the outside light also

This isnt the first utube video i have watched on yard and lawn clean up . These guys really work hard cleaning up overgrown yards and make everything a lot better again .

My opinion / They still look over grown. Get a little more aggressive and cut another 2 to 3 feet off the top of everything Over all you made a huge improvement to the property. 👍🏼 good job

Who doesn’t love a nicely trimmed bush

Honestly, you made it look much better. You were also honest explaining how when you cut off that much at once, it just does not look nice until the fill leaves grow back. Personally, if it were my home, I would have cut the shrubs in front of the garage and windows down even more, to waste height, but thats more a taste thing. In the short term, it would look even worst, but give it a couple of months after fill-leaves grow back, then it would start looking nice.

I am a large estate garden planner. You did a great job with all the constraints on you.

All fun and games until u hit a wasp nest lol.

Variegated privet. Those things grow fast & can get out of hand fast; have to be trimmed several times a season to keep a shape. Great job.

Really good job. It’s great to hear you talk about managing the customers expectations regarding the final look of an overgrown shrub. It will look pretty rough after the first cut and that it takes time to let the leaves bulk up again. Thank you!

“this shrub is so big they can’t use the garage”: nancy: i’m pretty sure one of our cars is still in there gerald: nancy! i’m pretty sure we left one of our kids in there !!

variegated chinese privet. when they're that big, either tear them out or use a saw and some loppers and take em back to about 2ft.

Lord-a-mercy....you were "lumberjacking".😁

I literally can smell the pine right now. And I also remember my dads hedger ready to quit. It would get hot and not want to work. But the thing was like vintage. Had no problems being in service for 10 plus more years. I think he still have the darn thing. It probably 20 years old and still works. But it gives me good memories

Hello: I just got my overgrown hedges trimmed way down. They hadn't been trimmed in years. Yes they looked rough. I couldnt afford it. So please consider holding back judgement. There many things to consider.Thank you.

I just LOVE my cordless electric lawn care gear... Of course not being a professional, I went for the mid-range quality, but had them for five years now and I have no complaints!...

Why do people plant stuff so close to their House, don't they think it's going to Grow... 🤪

I just did a quick scroll through the comments and didn't see any mention of it, but I think you saved this woman thousands of dollars on future repairs. The shrub on the corner, while attractive in composition, was going to start rotting the fascia and eaves, not to mention the roof. Whatever you charged was well worth it, from the perspective of a home owner's wallet.

Now they just need to call that RU-vid concrete Power Washer guy!!

This is why YOU'RE the professional. Great work and makes sense. This return to "shrub sanity" happens in stages....i found that out today myself. Thank you for your video!!

“Molested by the shrubs” omg thanks for the good laughs and the video

I would just recommend for the home owner to totally get rid of all the shrubs all together since they are so lazy to trim it themselves. That house looks more like it was abandon the way how big the shrubs get. LOL

I would have cut them to 12" high sticks. They would fill in nicely, over time.

We became full time RV lifestyle a bit more than a year ago. Duriung this time we;ve been to MANY different RV parks seeing/judging the care of each of the facilities as I took extreme pride in the 3 homes/properties we previously owned. Detailed yards to perfection one was photo'd in a "neighborhood magazine" to show off "YOU TOO COULD HAVE A BEAUTIFUL YARD LIKE THIS! BUT TODAY!" sort of thing. I took pride in the detail of my work and yards. Now, after more than a year and bored to death no longer owning a yard I always loved to maintain, having my "private time" doing so I finally became the "Camp Host" at this one we're at now in So East Arizona that has been neglected for many years. And now... HERE I GO!!! At first site pulling into the camp noticed the neglect. Kind oa a "OUT SIDE EYES" sort of thing. I began taking it upon myself working on some things here and finally hired to be 'THE GUY". I just picked up an electric hedger, nothing crazy with my own money for someone else but it's doing the job. In the middle of working on hedges similar to what you have here I thought I"d check out other people doing the same and found this.... Yeah, they'll be ugly for the rest of the season but will be beautiful again next. I would have tried to talk the customer down to bringing those down another 75%. Having them look proper when spring time comes again... But that's just my opinion.

You’re choice of words with that walk way shrub/bush 😂 too funny.

Audience I have those same shrubs in front of my home. I keep mines very short to maintain, if not they will grow very tall. People have to be careful, and NEVER let them get past your height. Chainsaw Massacre would have been my best choice to abate this problem...Smh

It's unfortunate that people would critique great expertise and work. This was excellent. Subbed.

I was impressed by how you got form out of those plants and got the lights and pathways free. Well done.

I was looking at my overgrown shrub to see how thick the branches are. I pulled them apart to get a look when a robin started flying in and out of it. Now I guess I need to wait for the bird to finish nesting in it. I thought I'd need a little chainsaw but it looks like a hedgetrimmer might do it, hard to believe though. Thanks for the video.

We, home ownership in the Netherlands, do this ourselves! Fulltime jobs, kids, pets etc.

A great review well done and presented very professionally. We all know hedges won't look tight when left to grow wild, it takes time and regular trimming.

Some home owners have aged or disable (both) . They need others to do what no longer able to do job i loved to do but unable to. All plants and trees grown have information about what a adulthood could be. Some people plant because they like look when small not worried about later either will replace or move. If you have time or dont mind looks for awhile there are many regrouping pruning or removing

I think it looks fantastic. So much better than before. Very presentable

I would have “accidentally” chopped them down. Oops!!! Customer would have been better off. 😁

I think I would have sold her on hooking a chain up and pulling them out 😅 I like the videos. I have been in the business 17 years now and still love seeing a job well done when pulling away

I've used an electric B & D trimmer for years. It's been a workhorse but I no longer am, and wanted to make my job easier. ru-vid.comUgkx_rBCFuDW1zD6blTGhLkvAkxU657uR_lG Around the corners, the small side yard etc. was a pain to run the cord out to, so I bought this thinking I'd use it for touch-ups and hard to reach places. Well, I haven't used the corded one since!This is so light weight and so much easier. It has all the power I need because I start wearing down after about 20 minutes and I haven't run out of battery yet. It takes about two hours to charge. I've used it about twice a week for a month and still have line left too. My favorite feature is the blade inside the shield that keeps the line trim to where I don't even have to think about it. You can see from my pic that it's been heavily used and I probably should clean it more often. Very happy with it.

I moved into a home given to me by my father and it was a huge mess and anyone I called out basically just mowed the grass and left....vines on electric box overgrown hedges so bad they grew through the fence and created almost a new one on the other side. Trash and old tires..Sidewalk covered in overgrown grass and driveway with huge patches of grass...I gave up on calling landscaping businesses and saved for tools...I have a hedge trimmer but it was so slow and I felt I wasn't making progress so I just hacked stuff down with a machete and it looked terrible but its growing back now and hopefully I can do a better job hedge trimming and have more patience since I'm new to lawn maintenance and still have alot to learn...i enjoy your vids and learn alot

Cut them shorter so you can see the light on the wall !! Great job!! Much needed improvement!!

I would have cut the center one in half horizontally. It will grow and can then be made into a nice hedge. The one at the garage, needs cut down more in height as well. As for the one on the right corner of the house, it needs to match to the garage height to balance the look. Done this a lot of times. JMHO

Omg! Pressure washing that driveway would bring me much joy.

You did a very good job. Don't worry about it. It doesn't have to look perfect.

Some times a major reduction of a hedge will take two growing seasons to really look good... along with several touch up trimmings. It's what happens when bushes are allowed to go natural like that. They really show out when work is put in . You did good.

Why is this so relaxing???

I'm impressed with the trimmer, and it's performance 👍. It's a shame you having to defend your work, I know what that's like too, 😔. Great work and video mate. Take care brad 👍👍

It looks much better than it was. It was so overgrown that it will take time like you said to look better. Great job. 👍

Why do I enjoy watching lawn care videos so much?

Such a beautiful house. Shame to have those windows covered. Power wash and bleach the stonework and concrete. Would look great

“Without being molested by the shrub”😂😂😂

You did do a good job with keeping the bushes, and trimming them. I do think this is where you should always give the customer all options and let them make the best informed decision.

Incredible transformation for how bad the bushes were. Very nice explanation on everything.

It’s probably just me but this looks so fun and satisfying to do

I live in Indiana and I just pruned mine back that were hanging halfway over the sidewalk. They look horrible. I do not own the home just rent it however the owner gave me permission. My wife is absolutely livid on how terrible they look right now. I laughed and stated they will grown in full or else how would they have gotten so big. They also had no shape which I dislike a great deal. But I will have to listen to her for maybe 6 month to actually next year but it is all good.

You did an excellent job.. Don’t sell yourself short! Well done!!

You are a good guy and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Have a wonderful day!

Looks like variegated privet. Whoever thought it was a good idea to plant those in rose locations know little about landscaping.

well done sir you have done a cracking job as a landscaper i think u have done a well good job

I love how you said now the bushes won’t molest someone 😂

I completely agree with your trimming of the hedges, I do my own, so I know exactly what you’re saying.

You did it right... I worked beside a cub cadet testing field... They mow this golf field grass everyday until the mower encounters problems and that is just a horrible way to test... All the info that they give you is from soft testing not extreme testing....

In my experience with crazy overgrown shrubs, i find it better to cut them right down just before spring and start them over. Usually looking great again after a few weeks, and you can control their shape easier from a fresh start

They actually didn’t turn out as horrible as I had thought originally. Great job!!

I like that you explained why it does not look very good. It’s all the homeowner would want those beautiful windows covered up by anything. It seems like some small plants below it would be a much better choice.

Molested by the shrubs, LOL:)So funny

Your absolutely right about having to defend your work on YT! Haha. But I 100% agree it looks way better than it did and it's definitely more functional now. Doesn't look perfect but I mean, they probably haven't been trimmed in years! Lol. Hopefully this video gets you many views and subscribers bro! 😉👌

“MOLESTED by the bush!” 😂😂🤣

I can't stop watching these videos lol

Man, that's years of neglect, hope the inside of the house is in better condition.

Molested by the shrubs 😂😂 I cant

RU-vid decides to bring this to me now... almost 4 years later. No regrets there. Yeah, I have to agree with a few folks who mentioned that the windows should have been completely cleared. I wonder what it looks like now. :)

...GORGEOUS musical accompaniment...

who plants trees right infront of windows omg

I have a Echo weed eater. Best thing i ever bought in my life.

A Tip: Safety Goggles is your best friend during situations where you least expect it, anytime, anywhere.

This is a good lesson on making sure you choose the correct plant in the correct location.