03/06/2026
🌿 Does Your Garden Need a Chelsea Chop? 🌿
If your shrubs and flowering plants are starting to take over the garden, now could be the perfect time for a Chelsea Chop.
Named after the famous Chelsea Flower Show, the Chelsea Chop is a pruning technique carried out in late spring that helps keep plants healthier, tidier and flowering for longer throughout the summer.
Benefits of a Chelsea Chop include:
✅ Encouraging bushier, more compact growth
✅ Preventing plants from becoming leggy or top-heavy
✅ Reducing overcrowding in borders
✅ Extending the flowering season
✅ Creating a neater, more manageable garden
It's not just perennials that benefit from seasonal pruning. Regular trimming of shrubs, bushes and hedges can improve the appearance of your garden, encourage healthy growth and prevent plants becoming difficult to manage later in the year.
At LES Tree Services, we provide:
🌳 Shrub Pruning
🌳 Hedge Trimming & Reductions
🌳 Vegetation Management
🌳 Garden Clearances
🌳 Tree Pruning & Tree Surgery
Serving Preston, Penwortham, Fulwood, Bamber Bridge, Longridge, Leyland, Chorley and surrounding areas.
📸 Is there a shrub, hedge or overgrown area in your garden that needs attention? Send us a photo of your garden to [email protected] for a free quotation or give us a call on 01772 885100