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31 jobs, each one shown before and after. Every photograph is ours, taken on the job — no stock, no drawings, nothing borrowed.

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Garden clearances
Grass cutting
Hedge trimming
Tree work
Jet washing
Waste removal

7 jobs

Garden clearances

About garden clearances

Cleared back for a new fence

Overgrown bank and hedge taken out and the ground brought back to bare soil, so the customer could get a new fence up and start again.

A steep garden bank buried under brambles and ivy, with a bag of cuttings part-filled and someone cutting into the growth

The same bank cleared to bare soil, the fence panels and the road behind it visible again

Border taken back to soil

A border that had closed over completely — everything cut out, the roots dug through and the bed left clear for replanting.

A border beside a house packed with overgrown shrubs and weeds beneath a red acer

The same border stripped to bare turned soil, with the acer kept and its trunk now clear

Fence line freed up

Ivy pulled off the fence, the trellis uncovered and the white stone border dug back out of the weeds.

A side passage where ivy has climbed the whole fence and weeds have grown over a white stone border

The same passage with the fence and trellis clear and the white stone border visible again

Decking and steps dug out

Waist-high weeds cleared off the steps and decking and the whole area laid to fresh gravel.

Timber steps and decking almost hidden by tall weeds and ragwort growing up through them

The same steps and decking clear, with new gravel laid across the ground beside them

A garden that had gone over completely

Head-high growth from the house all the way down to the garage, cut back and cleared in one visit.

A back garden completely lost under head-high brambles and self-seeded growth right up against the house

The same garden cut down and cleared, the path and the green garage doors reachable again

Overgrown slabs to a gravel bed

Broken slabs and grass lifted out, the ground levelled, edged in timber and laid to gravel.

A front garden of broken, uneven slabs with grass and weeds growing through every joint

The same area cleared, edged with timber and finished with a clean bed of light gravel

Borders weeded and re-gravelled

Weeds taken out of the borders and paths, then the gravel raked back clean around the tree and the pots.

A brick-edged garden where weeds have grown across the gravel and through the paving joints

The same garden with the weeds gone, the gravel clean and the paths swept, strimmer standing by

9 jobs

Grass cutting

About grass cutting

Front lawn brought back

A front lawn that had gone to seed, cut right down, edged along the path and every clipping taken away.

A small front lawn grown knee-high and gone to seed in front of a terraced house with red window surrounds

The same front lawn cut short and edged, with the path to the front door clear and the flowering shrubs untouched

Back garden cut and cleared

Long grass and weeds across the whole plot cut down, edges done and the paths swept.

A back garden overtaken by long grass and weeds, running right up to the paving and the fence

The same back garden cut short and swept, with clear paving and a usable lawn

Knee-high to cut in a morning

A family lawn that had got away over a wet spring — taken down in stages and tidied up.

A back lawn grown knee-high with wildflowers through it, a petrol mower parked at the edge of it

The same lawn cut short and even, with the patio and the swing set clear again

Getting the garden back for the kids

Long grass and ragwort cut down so the garden could actually be used again.

A sloping back garden thick with long grass and yellow ragwort, a trampoline just visible at the top

The same sloping garden cut short with the path down the side clear

Path and bank cut back

The path re-found, the bank either side taken down and the whole lot cleared away.

A concrete path through a garden almost swallowed by long grass growing in from both sides

The same path clear with the banks either side cut short and garden furniture set out

Walled lawn, one visit

Overgrown grass in a walled garden cut, edged and swept in a single visit.

A walled back lawn grown long and lush, spilling over the edging onto the path

The same walled lawn cut short and even with a clean edge along the paving

Bank taken down

A steep bank of grass and ragwort cut right down and all the cuttings taken away.

A steep garden bank covered in long grass and yellow ragwort in full flower

The same bank cut down to a short, even finish with the houses behind now visible

Two-foot grass off a front garden

Waist-high grass and brambles strimmed right back to the walls, the steps uncovered and every scrap taken away.

A terraced front garden completely overgrown with waist-high grass and weeds, hiding the steps up to the front door

The same front garden cut right back, the stone steps and low walls visible again and every scrap of cuttings removed

The shed was in there somewhere

Thick seeding grass cut down across the whole plot and the ground swept clear.

A walled back garden lost under thick, seeding grass and weeds, with the shed and washing line barely reachable

The same back garden cut short and swept, with clear ground from the patio to the shed

5 jobs

Hedge trimming

About hedge trimming

Shrub cut back off the lawn

A shrub that had spread across half the lawn, cut hard back into shape.

A large flowering shrub grown right out across a back lawn, taking up most of the garden

The same shrub cut hard back into a squared-off hedge with the lawn behind it recovered

Conifers off the drive

Conifers that had grown across the drive cut back to the boundary so a car could get past.

Overgrown conifers and shrubs leaning right out across a concrete drive, narrowing it to a gap

The same conifers cut back tight to the boundary with the full width of the drive clear

Full hedge removal

A hedge that had grown over the whole fence taken out completely — checked for nests first, then cut out and cleared.

A dense overgrown hedge grown right over a boundary fence and well above head height

The same boundary with the hedge gone, the fence panels fully visible and the ground cut level beneath

Beech hedge cut back hard

A beech hedge reduced right down, and the view over the fields came back with it.

A tall beech hedge in winter leaf standing well above head height and blocking the view out of the garden

The same beech hedge reduced to about waist height, with the trees and open field behind it now visible

Shrub out of a gravel garden

A large round shrub dug out and the gravel raked back over where it stood.

A big rounded shrub taking up the middle of a gravelled back garden

The same garden with the shrub removed and the gravel raked clear across the space

3 jobs

Tree work

About tree work

Conifer taken off the lawn

A mature conifer that had taken over the garden felled, cut up and carried out, and the ground left level.

A large mature conifer standing in the middle of a back lawn, shading most of the garden

The same lawn with the conifer gone, only a bare patch of ground where it stood and the view down the garden open

Tree out of a raised bed

A multi-stemmed tree taken out of a raised bed, cut level and the timber straight onto the tipper.

A multi-stemmed tree growing out of a raised concrete bed against a garden wall, with the Keep It Green van parked behind

The same raised bed with the tree gone, cut level and swept clean, and the van loaded on the road behind

Birch corner cleared

A birch and the growth around it taken down, the stump cut flush and the plot cleared.

A silver birch standing in a garden grown waist-high with grass and weeds all around it

The same garden cut down and cleared with the birch stump cut flush to the ground and the garage now reachable

5 jobs

Jet washing

About jet washing

Path washed and border cleared

Overgrown border cut out and the paving washed back to clean stone, with new edging along the run.

A narrow garden path beside dark decking, with an overgrown border spilling across the slabs

The same path washed back to clean pale slabs with the border cleared and fresh timber edging down

Weeds out of the joints

Weeds pulled out of every joint and the whole patio washed down to clean stone.

A large buff-coloured patio with weeds and grass growing up through the joints between the slabs

The same patio washed clean and wet down, the joints clear and the colour of the slabs showing again

Side path taken back

Grass and weeds cut off both edges of the path and the surface blown and washed clear.

A tarmac path down the side of a house with grass and weeds growing in from both edges

The same path with both edges cut back clean and the surface cleared, blower standing on it

Patio back in use

Weeds cleared from the joints and the paving washed down so the seating area could be used again.

A back patio with weeds growing thickly through the paving joints and around the garden chairs

The same patio cleared and washed down with clean joints and the chairs set back out

Brick steps uncovered

Steps that had disappeared under growth cleared off and washed back to brick.

A flight of brick garden steps almost hidden under weeds and trailing growth from the bank beside them

The same steps cleared and washed down, every brick tread visible and clean

Also from these jobs

A large sandstone patio washed back to clean stone outside a set of bifold doors — The finished job — sandstone back to the colour it was laid

Clean wet sandstone paving wrapping around a corner from a lawn to a set of bifold doors — Every slab gone over, right into the corners

A washed sandstone patio beside a brick wall with planted pots set back out on it — Pots back, furniture back, job done

A paved path half jet washed, the cleaned half noticeably lighter than the untouched half — Halfway down the path — the difference in a single pass

Clean grey paving slabs after jet washing, with the pressure washer visible in the background — Joints cleared and the whole area rinsed down afterwards

2 jobs

Waste removal

About waste removal

Shed cleared out

A shed packed to the door emptied, loaded and taken away — household waste to a licensed transfer station, with a transfer note for the customer.

A garden shed packed floor to roof with old toys, bags, pipes and household clutter

The same shed completely emptied, down to bare timber walls and a swept floor

Yard cleared and re-laid

Years of stored junk cleared out of a back yard, the ground cleaned off and fresh gravel laid over it.

A back yard piled with old garden furniture, bicycles, pots and household items stacked against the fence

The same corner of the yard emptied and finished with a clean bed of fresh gravel

Also from these jobs

The Keep It Green tipper with its body raised, unloading a garden clearance at a licensed waste transfer station — Where it all ends up — a licensed transfer station, and a transfer note for you

The Keep It Green tipper parked on a Plymouth street outside a bungalow, ready to load — On a job in Plymouth — the tipper goes where a skip lorry often cannot

The Keep It Green tipper, wrapped in leaf-green livery, parked under bare oak trees — The van that turns up

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