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Hedge & topiary work
A good hedge is one of the hardest things in a garden to get right and one of the easiest to ruin. We shape and maintain them by hand, with sharp, clean tools, and the patience the job actually deserves.
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What it is
Hedge work is anything from a single annual trim of a suburban griselinia to ongoing maintenance of formal totara avenues, clipped buxus parterres and topiary. We use battery shears for fine work, hand-held petrol cutters only where the scale demands, and string lines on every formal hedge so the lines actually read straight. Where a hedge has been let go, we plan a two- or three-stage restoration rather than butchering it back in one visit.
When you'd need it
A formal hedge needs its annual or twice-yearly trim to hold its shape
An overgrown hedge needs careful restoration back to a workable size
A new boundary screen needs shaping in its early years to set the lines for life
Topiary, parterres or specimen pieces need experienced hands and a steady eye
Our approach
A five-step process, every time.
- 01
Site visit to look at species, condition, scale and the lines you want to hold.
- 02
Fixed-price quote, with an honest call on whether one visit or a staged restoration is right.
- 03
String lines and levels set up before any cutting starts on formal hedges.
- 04
Trim by hand using battery shears, with petrol cutters reserved for bulk runs.
- 05
All clippings collected, sites swept clean, and a maintenance schedule offered if you want one.
What's included in the price
- Site visit and species assessment
- Fixed-price quote
- String lines and levels for formal work
- Battery shears for fine and finishing cuts
- Petrol cutters for bulk runs only
- Sharp, clean blades on every visit
- Tarpaulins under the hedge as we work
- All clippings collected
- Path and lawn swept clean
- Removal of all green waste
- Annual or twice-yearly maintenance schedule
What you don't pay extra for
- Standard cleanup and sweep
- Removal of clippings
- String lines and levels
- Quiet battery tools where possible
FAQ
The questions we hear most.
Recent example
Formal totara avenue, Herne Bay
A 40-metre run of clipped totara along a heritage driveway needed restoring after two years without attention. Over two visits a fortnight apart, we brought the lines back true, lifted the base by 200mm to clear the gravel, and set up an annual maintenance schedule. The owner now sees us twice a year and the avenue holds its shape between visits.
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