hedge trimming and pruning two different things and can get priced differently. if your a certifyed nurserymen you do pruning for $50 per hour if your hedge trimming you get $38 buck per hour. and a clean-up guy gets billed at $35 per hour. if you have skills and know how to prune you can get these prices easy. if your a hedge trim, mow guy without the hort skills $25 per hour is more common. for pruning we have 6 ladders of different sizes, fiskar prune sticks, 24", 30" gas power trimmers, gas 24" pole trimmer reaches up 16'. fiskar hand pruners. we have 3 certifyed people to prune and two horticutural specialist. remember prune for growth trim for beauty. good luck