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.
Plymouth · South East Cornwall · South Hams
Hedge trimming, reduction and removal
Cut, shaped, reduced or taken out completely — and the light comes back into the garden.
Free quotes · All waste taken away · OAP & NHS discount
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.
Shrub cut back off the lawn
A shrub that had spread across half the lawn, cut hard back into shape.
From a tidy-up to taking it out completely
Hedges are the thing that creeps up on people. A hedge that was chest height when it went in is over the windows five years later, and the garden behind it has gone dark. Then cutting it back means going further than a trim.
We do the full range: routine cutting and shaping to keep a hedge dense, hard reductions on hedges that have simply got too big, and full removal where the hedge has had its day.
The light is usually the point
Customers ask for hedge work because the hedge is untidy. What they actually notice afterwards is the light. Taking two or three feet off the top of a boundary hedge changes the whole feel of a garden — and taking one out entirely can give you back a view you had forgotten was there.
Nesting season, honestly handled
Between March and August we check a hedge for active nests before anything starts. If there is one, the work waits. It is the law, and it is also just the right way to do it. Outside that window there is nothing to hold the job up.
Conifers and leylandii — what to expect
Leylandii, cypress and most conifers will not reshoot from brown wood. Cut into the bare centre and it stays bare. So there is a real decision to make: reduce it to the last of the green and keep a hedge, or take it out and replace it with something else — or with fencing. We will tell you which we would do before you commit, not after.
Waste is included
Hedge work generates more material than any other garden job we do. All of it goes with us, and it is disposed of at a licensed site.
More of this kind of job
Hedge trimming we have done
Conifers off the drive
Conifers that had grown across the drive cut back to the boundary so a car could get past.
Full hedge removal
A hedge that had grown over the whole fence taken out completely — checked for nests first, then cut out and cleared.
Beech hedge cut back hard
A beech hedge reduced right down, and the view over the fields came back with it.
Shrub out of a gravel garden
A large round shrub dug out and the gravel raked back over where it stood.
What a customer said
We had keep it green out today to cut back some huge overgrown bushes and wow what a fabulous job! All the waste taken away too. Very fast, efficient and left so tidy thanks again. Would defo recommend for any gardening needs
Questions people ask
Do you cut leylandii back hard?
Yes — and it is one of the most common jobs we get. The one thing to know is that conifers do not reshoot from brown wood, so once you cut into the bare interior it stays bare. We will always tell you before we cut how far back it can go and still green up, and how far back it can go if you just want it gone.
When is the best time to have a hedge cut?
For most garden hedges, late summer through to early spring. Between March and August is bird nesting season, which is why we check a hedge before we start — it is an offence to damage an active nest, and we will not do it. Off-season work can usually still go ahead once the hedge has been checked.
Can you take a hedge out completely?
Yes. We cut it down, clear the growth, and take the stumps out or grind them depending on what is going in afterwards. It is a popular job before new fencing goes up, and it usually opens up far more light and space than people expect.
Do you clear up afterwards?
Every time. Hedge work produces a startling amount of material, and it all goes on the tipper. The area is left swept and ready for whatever comes next, whether that is planting, fencing or nothing at all.
My hedge is on a boundary. Whose is it?
If it is genuinely on the line, it is worth a word with the neighbour before we cut the far side — most are pleased someone is dealing with it. You are entitled to cut anything overhanging your side back to the boundary. We will work to whatever you have agreed.
How tall can you work?
We work off the ground and off ladders and platforms for normal domestic hedges. Anything that has grown into genuine tree height gets quoted as tree work rather than hedge work.
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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