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Garden clearances in Plymouth and the South West

Brambles, ivy, two-foot grass, the lot — cut back, cleared out and every scrap of waste taken away the same day.

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A front garden cleared of broken slabs and weeds, edged in timber and finished with clean light gravel

Our own work

Before and after

Every photograph on this page is one of ours, taken on the job, and every job is shown both ways round.

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

When a garden has got out of hand

There is a point where a garden stops being something you can put right on a Saturday. The grass is above your knees, the borders have gone, brambles have come through from next door and there is a fence somewhere under the ivy. At that point it needs a crew, a tipper and a day.

That is what a full clearance is. We come in, cut everything back to a manageable level, clear out what should not be there, and take the whole lot away with us. You get the garden back as usable ground — ready to plant, to re-turf, to fence, or just to sit in.

What we actually do on the day

We start by walking round it with you, because the single most useful thing you can tell us is what stays. There is nearly always something — a shrub someone planted, a tree that was a present, a border that is worth saving. Everything else comes out.

Then it is strimmers, hedge cutters and the chainsaw where it is needed, working from the worst end of the garden towards the gate. Waste is loaded as we go rather than left in piles, so the garden looks better by the hour rather than worse. Before we leave, the paths and patio get swept, because a clearance that leaves cuttings all over the paving is only half a job.

Waste is included, and it is disposed of properly

This matters more than people expect. Unlicensed operators in this trade fly-tip what they collect, and it is the householder who can be prosecuted for it, not the person who took it away. Everything we remove goes to a licensed site, and you get the paperwork.

Where we work

Most of our clearance work is in Plymouth, Plympton and Plymstock, but we cover a good radius around the city — over the bridge into Saltash and Torpoint, out to Ivybridge and Wembury, and up towards Yelverton and Tavistock.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

They've an amazing job on my front garden, at least 2ft grass with brambles and who knows what else, turned up when they said and did a good job of tidying up. Highly recommend.

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Questions people ask

My garden has been left for years. Is it too far gone?

Almost certainly not. Every garden we clear has been left longer than the owner would like, and we have taken on plots with two-foot grass, brambles above head height and fences lost underneath ivy. Send us a couple of photos and we will tell you honestly what is involved.

Do you take the waste away?

Yes, always, and it is included in the price we quote you. Green waste goes to the tip at Chelson Meadow in Plymouth and household rubbish goes to a licensed transfer station. You get a waste transfer note for anything we take from your property.

How long does a full clearance take?

Most domestic clearances are a single day. A very overgrown plot, or one where trees and hedges have to come out as well, can run to two days. We will tell you which it is when we quote, so nobody is surprised.

Will I need to be there while you work?

Only if you want to be. Plenty of customers let us in, go to work and come back to a finished garden. What we do need is access, somewhere to park the tipper and a quick conversation first about what stays and what goes.

I am embarrassed about the state of it. Does that matter?

Not to us. It is genuinely the most common thing people say when they call, and it is never as bad as they think. Gardens get away from people — illness, work, a bad summer, a house that has been empty. We are there to sort it, not to comment on it.

What happens after the clearance?

Most people either leave it and enjoy the space, or put us on a regular visit so it never gets back to that state. A fortnightly or monthly cut costs a fraction of another full clearance in two years' time.

Garden getting away from you?

Tell us what you need and we’ll give you a free, no-obligation quote. No job is too big or too small.

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