How to prune English Box hedges Maltese style

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  • Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
  • THE MALTESE WAY
    How to prune English Box hedges precisely and efficiently, by J Vassallo.

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  • @sixstringedthing
    @sixstringedthing 3 роки тому +370

    Can we take a moment to appreciate this gentleman's fancy footwork and his elegant little flourish at the end.

  • @ha-y-in6938
    @ha-y-in6938 3 роки тому +1480

    Bet the wife loves that extra two stroke exhaust smell add to her clean laundry hanging there to dry. Thumbs up.

    • @Masood1810
      @Masood1810 3 роки тому +26

      One day she'll turn that saw on him!

    • @cwstewartjr1973
      @cwstewartjr1973 3 роки тому +51

      If she has a problem with it, then she needs to finish laundry faster

    • @roccomartelli719
      @roccomartelli719 3 роки тому

      @jenks Cx ,,,

    • @markyyyyyyyy321
      @markyyyyyyyy321 3 роки тому +38

      My wife loves two stroke. Sometimes more

    • @OldestYoungenInGuidePost
      @OldestYoungenInGuidePost 3 роки тому +6

      I would love my clothes to smell like the old
      Castrol R or Silkolene comp 2+ 😌

  • @boyinabluedress
    @boyinabluedress Місяць тому +4

    There's nothing more satisfying to those of us who garden, then to watch your hard work afterwards. Your vision, time, effort, it brings us joy 😊

  • @vardhman
    @vardhman 3 роки тому +746

    Jeff Bezos doing his everyday chores

    • @pajeetsingh
      @pajeetsingh 3 роки тому +21

      Was looking for Bezos comments.

    • @francisschweitzer8431
      @francisschweitzer8431 3 роки тому +4

      You cheeky bugger!!!! That is hilarious

    • @gwilliamee
      @gwilliamee 3 роки тому +2

      Ahah we had the same idea how 🤣😝😜

    • @patrick1532
      @patrick1532 3 роки тому +1

      NOOOO you beat me to it hahaha

    • @garym444
      @garym444 3 роки тому

      could you explain your joke

  • @bonarlibor3067
    @bonarlibor3067 4 роки тому +1699

    Does your wife know your doing that while the washing is on the line mate?

    • @mircea2163
      @mircea2163 3 роки тому +38

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @Masood1810
      @Masood1810 3 роки тому +51

      Imagine what he does in bed to get good results! 😂

    • @jewelrussell8288
      @jewelrussell8288 3 роки тому +7

      Lol

    • @LokustWA
      @LokustWA 3 роки тому +12

      Well he might be making the pathway to the washing on the line for his wife worth the effort. She won’t scream as much about the clothes than she was about the clothes and the hedge altogether.

    • @michaelesposito2629
      @michaelesposito2629 3 роки тому +15

      @@LokustWA lol trust me. She will not see it that way

  • @LokustWA
    @LokustWA 3 роки тому +91

    Imagine the feeling he get when he straightens his back.

    • @YeshMCx
      @YeshMCx 3 роки тому +11

      if that's his profession, I'm pretty sure that IS his back up straight

    • @hxhdfjifzirstc894
      @hxhdfjifzirstc894 3 роки тому +7

      My back hurts just thinking about it. 5 minutes of that and I'd be walking like a 95 year old man.

    • @rossturpin747
      @rossturpin747 3 роки тому +3

      He was bent over for about 20 seconds chill out 😂

    • @freedomnetworth5243
      @freedomnetworth5243 3 роки тому

      im weakk

    • @user-qh9te9hq1g
      @user-qh9te9hq1g Рік тому +2

      I'm a mechanic. Permanent hunch here. No biggie. It makes you stronger than the next man, with a straight back, who still cries about their back allday.

  • @CohnmanTheBudbarian
    @CohnmanTheBudbarian 3 роки тому +28

    Love the smell of freshly cut hedge on my clothes. Seriously, so much nicer than dam detergent or softner

  • @cs_noob5401
    @cs_noob5401 3 роки тому +9

    Like a bloke who takes pride in his work

  • @debraarizona4809
    @debraarizona4809 3 роки тому +19

    This guy is a profectioness.Those are the most leveled hedges I have ever seen,
    awesone job!!😀👍

    • @sixstringedthing
      @sixstringedthing 3 роки тому +1

      *perfectionist. One who constantly seeks perfection. ;)

    • @blank-dr2kx
      @blank-dr2kx 3 роки тому +4

      I can do it without the frame.

    • @debraarizona4809
      @debraarizona4809 3 роки тому

      @@blank-dr2kx
      😃👍

    • @mitchb77
      @mitchb77 2 місяці тому

      @@blank-dr2kxYeah me too!! Some of us don’t have the luxury eh? 😂

    • @geronimopascuale9208
      @geronimopascuale9208 4 дні тому

      Is flat but never Level. Flat and level 2 different things. Is a good idea

  • @johnwheeler3071
    @johnwheeler3071 2 місяці тому +2

    Beautiful job. If hedge cutting was an Olympic sport this man would be a gold medalist.

  • @princefox2009
    @princefox2009 4 роки тому +12

    I have hedges all around my house and have struggled for 20 years. This is the best thing I've ever seen on the web

  • @amethystrain2513
    @amethystrain2513 3 роки тому +15

    He'll be damned if Terry wins the annual best lawn of the neighbor this year.

  • @stefgautier5676
    @stefgautier5676 3 роки тому +3

    J’adore 😂😂 jardin avec haies taillées au cordeau et étendage archi-plein, chaussettes et sous - vêtements 😂😂 ça vend du rêve..

  • @Masood1810
    @Masood1810 3 роки тому +243

    I didn't know this is what Jeff Bezos did in his free time. 😂

    • @aneelaaneela9432
      @aneelaaneela9432 3 роки тому +3

      Ill give u a like

    • @gregoryashton
      @gregoryashton 3 роки тому

      Wow, my comment was deleted 😂 I wonder if it’s because I referred to Jeff Bezos as being a bald twat, or if it’s because I agreed this guy in the video looks a little like him 🤔

    • @gregoryashton
      @gregoryashton 3 роки тому +1

      I literally cannot comment here

    • @PriyangshuGoswamiIN
      @PriyangshuGoswamiIN 3 роки тому

      😂

    • @Vivungisport
      @Vivungisport 3 роки тому

      @Ray Donovan But it's almost true.

  • @lmd2454
    @lmd2454 3 роки тому +12

    Perfect box hedges. Laundry on the line. Priorities on point. 🤪

  • @renekehren4986
    @renekehren4986 2 місяці тому +1

    Ein guter Gärtner macht es ohne Hilfe und hält die Heckenschere leicht schräg! Somit zieht man Stück für Stück das abgeschnitte sauber mit herunter.
    DU AMATEUR!

  • @wrdlmbrt1956
    @wrdlmbrt1956 3 роки тому +7

    Now that's " Genius " ... creating a template to trim the hedges that perfectly! Two thumbs up 👍👍😎 for that man!

    • @gromhub
      @gromhub 3 роки тому +2

      Or you could just hold your arms steady like gardeners have for centuries when pruning box 🤣 🤣

    • @myview5840
      @myview5840 3 роки тому

      Were do you store it

    • @corymacinnes4294
      @corymacinnes4294 3 роки тому +3

      Bet it takes him more time to set that thing up than it does to cut the hedges

  • @colettelajoie8928
    @colettelajoie8928 Місяць тому

    Tout ce qui lui tient à cœur c’est la perfection. 👌👌👌

  • @src3360
    @src3360 3 роки тому +17

    This is a level of perfection that i hope to never attain...

  • @illbill843
    @illbill843 3 роки тому +1

    This guy really doesn't beat around the bush when it comes to yard work

  • @bigdump2825
    @bigdump2825 5 років тому +11

    That hedge is on point nice work!

    • @johnnagel482
      @johnnagel482 4 роки тому

      Da hat sich jemand Gedanken gemacht.

  • @saia2205ify
    @saia2205ify 3 роки тому +2

    And that beautiful dwarf lemon tree bursting with lemons 🍋!

  • @PaulyWaulyy
    @PaulyWaulyy 3 роки тому +11

    Imagine having to lump that around and set that thing up every time you went on a job.

    • @privateuser7
      @privateuser7 3 роки тому +1

      Yeah I have a feeling he's not commercial

    • @ballershanelle
      @ballershanelle 3 роки тому

      Not hedging every week ..and it took maybe, 30 minutes, probably Takes longer for you to wash your clothing than doing this

    • @nigelfiddament5059
      @nigelfiddament5059 7 місяців тому +1

      Honestly, according to the weather in any given year you’ll only need to do it twice or three times. Unless you’re as perfectionist as this guy in which case perhaps every two to three months.

  • @jewelrussell8288
    @jewelrussell8288 3 роки тому +2

    Fantastic idea!!!
    Great to see a real Aussie clothesline 😃

  • @t.nash8
    @t.nash8 4 роки тому +4

    Ducking under the laundry is a nice touch 😁

  • @MrEmitremmus
    @MrEmitremmus 3 роки тому +1

    I enjoy your craftsmanship. Very deliberate. Its in the toes.

  • @scoobafloom
    @scoobafloom 3 роки тому +4

    “Pruning hedges backwards,
    concentrating is the English way..” 🎶
    -Pink Floyd

  • @brianmarsee1497
    @brianmarsee1497 2 місяці тому

    There is nothing wrong with perfection, looks awesome!!

  • @thefishylife6823
    @thefishylife6823 3 роки тому +10

    This is nothing short of extreme OCD!!! Wow

  • @gagacrazy10
    @gagacrazy10 4 місяці тому +1

    Dunno if all that frame work is necessary, I just do my hedges by eye and they come out really nice.
    Pro tip, don’t brush the top with your hand it will pull small branches up and make it look uneven, use a blower
    😉👍🏻

  • @MrEazyE357
    @MrEazyE357 3 роки тому +6

    So, just manufacture a gigantic jig? And where exactly do I store that?

  • @chandarussell
    @chandarussell 2 місяці тому

    I grew up in England but have lived in Canada for several decades now and box hedges don’t grow out on the Canadian prairie as it’s to dry year around and to cold in the winter. I just love it though.

  • @martinc9867
    @martinc9867 4 роки тому +4

    If you like it square,put a wall there maybe.And clean with a vacuum cleaner ; )

  • @DesertRunner602
    @DesertRunner602 3 роки тому +1

    You know you take great pride in your yard when have a device that keeps you level when cutting

  • @G4mer_D4d
    @G4mer_D4d 3 роки тому +4

    I used to be proud I could do this freehand... Now I realize my boss was cheap!

    • @G4mer_D4d
      @G4mer_D4d Рік тому

      @@Wungus_Bill 14 acre property I used to be assist manage for. Boss was cheap so we did it. I eventually made them look not bad. 😂

  • @fhhfgj
    @fhhfgj 3 роки тому

    Strangely satisfying to watch this...

  • @08abreur
    @08abreur 3 роки тому +11

    Jeff Bezos be like “I do my own hedges son”

  • @ebl36
    @ebl36 3 роки тому

    It’s so satisfying watching him sweep the trimmings off the top

  • @aqhasassy
    @aqhasassy 3 роки тому +10

    Right up under the clean clothes. Then he’ll use a leaf blower. Hope he gets itchy underwear.

  • @dayletaylor1313
    @dayletaylor1313 3 роки тому

    Work smarter not harder. This guy gets it

  • @elymisany
    @elymisany 3 роки тому +3

    Julian just called, he said Ricky wants his pants back

  • @tedstefaniw1212
    @tedstefaniw1212 2 місяці тому

    The irony of such beautiful manicured shrubs next to hanging laundry is astounding.

  • @chinsawjosh
    @chinsawjosh 3 роки тому +3

    I cut miles of box hedges as neat as that without the jig.

  • @dianesorbello9676
    @dianesorbello9676 Місяць тому

    Wow thats a beautiful hedge.. clever man. 😮❤

  • @truenorth5975
    @truenorth5975 3 роки тому +6

    I saw ' How to prune an English box'
    I laughed.

    • @hexerey
      @hexerey 3 роки тому

      Hmm. I didn't 🤔

  • @kss4061
    @kss4061 2 місяці тому

    the neighbor is happy for these delightful noises

  • @gaycha6589
    @gaycha6589 8 років тому +4

    Awesome. Some should design and sell these cutting guides

  • @MelodyMan69
    @MelodyMan69 2 місяці тому +1

    The washing on the line will appreciate the gardening work.

  • @Camromulus
    @Camromulus 3 роки тому +6

    Some sk8er watching this;
    *hits a doobie* "Yea I'd grind that."

  • @cesarmartinez6575
    @cesarmartinez6575 3 роки тому

    Definitely a homeowner. A landscaper would never.

  • @calebrhodes1702
    @calebrhodes1702 8 років тому +6

    Brilliant, r u in Oz??

    • @gregoryashton
      @gregoryashton 3 роки тому

      You would have thought the word ENGLISH in the title might have been a giveaway but I guess not 🙄

    • @originalherdsman3524
      @originalherdsman3524 3 роки тому

      I was thinking Malta but probably as theirs lots of Maltese in Oz

    • @gregoryashton
      @gregoryashton 3 роки тому

      @@originalherdsman3524 Troll

    • @originalherdsman3524
      @originalherdsman3524 3 роки тому

      @@gregoryashton i don't live under a bridge. !!
      Go watch Only In Malta. On UA-cam.

    • @gregoryashton
      @gregoryashton 3 роки тому

      @@originalherdsman3524 What the hell has Oz got to do with it. The guy is English, it SAYS he’s English you imbecile. But hey, thanks for the recommendation, funny videos 😊

  • @djames2377
    @djames2377 Рік тому

    Look at his foot work at the same time brilliant

  • @drunkenmaster3630
    @drunkenmaster3630 3 роки тому +3

    'Jeff Bezos lite' in his leisure time!

  • @brianmaza3793
    @brianmaza3793 3 роки тому +2

    I'm 20 years old and I live with my mom. I want a lawn of my own now

    • @jacklancaster6927
      @jacklancaster6927 3 роки тому

      Well get off your back side and make your own garden..

  • @badbatch974
    @badbatch974 3 роки тому +4

    You know you have a problem when you need to use a straight edge to trim your hedge.

  • @SomebodysNephew
    @SomebodysNephew 2 місяці тому

    I love pruning these types of bushes.

  • @loganwidby5953
    @loganwidby5953 3 роки тому +4

    I always wondered how Jeff Bezos kept his hedges so perfect, I just automatically thought it was the billions.

    • @LeekMil
      @LeekMil 3 роки тому

      I'm interesting.............. In such" how about you.
      What do you notice about, the work stress or non stress,huh

  • @buzzvideoz1822
    @buzzvideoz1822 3 роки тому +1

    Better fade than my barber.

  • @Americanflow
    @Americanflow 3 роки тому +3

    Jeff Bezos now that he's retired. Used to do big things back in his day...

  • @alexrocio7627
    @alexrocio7627 5 місяців тому

    Love the extra you put in too to make it perfect but I believe your skill enough to use such a tool....beautiful work I hope you charge extra as I do believe your capable and smart to earn profit...beautiful video...professional

  • @BA-pg4od
    @BA-pg4od Рік тому

    Casual observer: It will be ok if they're not EXACTLY the same height. Homeowner: I've made a jig for that.

  • @pennypink3759
    @pennypink3759 3 роки тому

    His wife probably really appreciate his beautiful workmanship. 🇬🇧

  • @ajni957
    @ajni957 3 роки тому +1

    I'm amazed at how humble he is.
    He is the richest man on the planet, CEO of one of the biggest companies in the world, and still manages to do his garden and spend time with his family.
    Respect Jeff Bezos, RESPECT.

  • @earlhickey7176
    @earlhickey7176 3 роки тому

    Bis der Buchsbaumzünsler zuschlägt... Hahahaha
    You are in my list

  • @gerardpeters4878
    @gerardpeters4878 3 роки тому

    Wow impressive. A like from me for you're hard work. 👍

  • @saratogakellys7648
    @saratogakellys7648 3 роки тому

    Irish born and trained...I can trim the hedges to perfection free hand with power or standard trimmers.👍🇮🇪☘

  • @TALLAanil
    @TALLAanil 3 роки тому +1

    This is what is called perfection

  • @dollazNzentz
    @dollazNzentz 3 роки тому

    I love the look of English box hedges. Unfortunately I never got to see them grow all the way when we sold our home.

  • @FeekyChucker
    @FeekyChucker 3 роки тому +1

    when he brushed the hedge with his arm my hayfever senses started tingling.

  • @GarciaJE223
    @GarciaJE223 3 роки тому

    Y’all impressed by this, when real yards men do it jus by their earned precision learned from years of experience

    • @alexmouw514
      @alexmouw514 3 роки тому

      Whats impressive is the fact people takes years of experience and practice to still slightly fuck it up wheres this bloke here, just does something so simple to make it so perfect. Why take years to do something right when it can be done in a couple of minutes the exact same way if not better

  • @VesicaPiscis33
    @VesicaPiscis33 3 роки тому

    That was so satisfying to watch! 🤷🏻‍♀️

  • @javieranaya1969
    @javieranaya1969 3 роки тому +1

    Muy buena forma de cortar el pasto

  • @Johnny53kgb-nsa
    @Johnny53kgb-nsa Рік тому

    Very nice idea on the straight cut.

  • @LelaE34
    @LelaE34 3 роки тому

    I had 2 square boxwood shrubs and I asked my mowing person if he could trim them, he said yes and he tried to make them round. They never looked right again so I had them removed. Now I do my own trimming.

  • @kimheartsuds
    @kimheartsuds 3 роки тому +2

    This is one of the most ocd things I've ever seen and I get it!

  • @jbdragon3295
    @jbdragon3295 3 роки тому

    That is a fancy way to get your hedges just right. It’s a bulky thing to drag out and put away. Neatest hedges on the block.

  • @fordworkmate
    @fordworkmate Місяць тому

    Magnificent hedge and nice path.... To a clothes line, wonder what his front yard is like?

  • @sueday9292
    @sueday9292 4 місяці тому

    Love the old Hills Hoist.

  • @FreeJokesKoolMC
    @FreeJokesKoolMC 3 роки тому +1

    Wow, Santa is a Gardener too.

  • @mrleejones007
    @mrleejones007 3 роки тому

    Many blessings from Australia and Malta. God bless

  • @austinolsen9149
    @austinolsen9149 3 роки тому

    A steady hand works just as good

  • @roomofidiots
    @roomofidiots 3 роки тому

    Love the clothes on the line.

  • @King0neEurope
    @King0neEurope 3 роки тому +2

    Building that thing was just extra work haha
    I trim our hedges nicely square without any problem and it doesnt even take long

    • @jordruss8621
      @jordruss8621 3 роки тому +1

      Then you gotta store them bigass things till you trim your hedge again

    • @King0neEurope
      @King0neEurope 3 роки тому

      @@jordruss8621 Imagine him building one for every bush in his back yard hahaha

  • @chetchelios7614
    @chetchelios7614 3 роки тому

    Look at all that metal for the stand he using to get a level cut. That thing must weigh alot and be hard to maneuver around. Gotta appreciate the determination for perfection and precision

    • @BENYEET
      @BENYEET 3 роки тому

      Its hallow aluminum most it can weight is 75

    • @chetchelios7614
      @chetchelios7614 3 роки тому

      @@BENYEET that angle iron isn't aluminum or hollow. Also look at how he has to move it around to trim the other hedge.

  • @SlavaWRX
    @SlavaWRX 3 роки тому

    Кайф! 👏🤪Хочу такой же забор у дома.

  •  Місяць тому

    The fact he puts up the railing just to get it flat, hilarious lol

  • @Julie-so3mn
    @Julie-so3mn 3 роки тому

    Bravo monsieur quel belle invention

  • @ciceromarquesdasilvasilva9683
    @ciceromarquesdasilvasilva9683 3 роки тому +1

    Aí sim ficou muito lindo

  • @mikeryan3291
    @mikeryan3291 3 роки тому

    That's was smooth and satisfying

  • @FrankRoosevelt32
    @FrankRoosevelt32 3 роки тому +2

    The title of this video sounds like something someone would make up to make fun of someone who is obsessed with their garden. “Yeah I typically prune my English Box Hedges Maltese style but sometimes I’ll give ‘em a Pomeranian or a Labrador to change it up.”

    • @kingokada2474
      @kingokada2474 3 роки тому

      I'm assuming you have no idea that maltese are people from the island of malta. Not just a bog that was raised by our people then stolen by the Roman's

  • @purdysanchez
    @purdysanchez 3 роки тому

    I like this guy's style

  • @susanrevelle5793
    @susanrevelle5793 3 роки тому

    That must be so satisfying

  • @sharonhunter337
    @sharonhunter337 3 роки тому

    All this time I have been impressed that this was done free hand. Not sure if I'm relieved.

  • @divineknowledge4607
    @divineknowledge4607 2 роки тому

    If you set it back away from the boxwoods you could use the inside of the frame to cut your vertical line straight as well.

  • @brendan2533
    @brendan2533 3 роки тому

    You can tell this guys loves his yard more than his children

  • @steverichens4242
    @steverichens4242 2 місяці тому

    When you’re super OCD, it just can never be that perfect

  • @debbiehaythe102
    @debbiehaythe102 3 роки тому

    I really like your work🙏🏾

  • @ZoltanHercules
    @ZoltanHercules 3 роки тому

    God bless the Maltese. If there’s a shortcut to do something, they know the shortcut to the shortcut.

  • @writepg
    @writepg Рік тому

    Looking sharp, as if someone asked a mason to trim the hedges.

  • @nancyveron3241
    @nancyveron3241 3 роки тому

    Un genio total!! 💪🏼👍🏼👍🏼