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Hedge Cutting in Kennington

Hedges cut to a line you pick, not a guess.

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The Work

Hedge trimming and shaping in Kennington

Hedge Cutting across Kennington and the streets around it. What follows is how the job runs wherever we are; what changes from one Kennington address to the next is access, and that is what we come and look at before quoting.

A hedge that gets cut to the same line every year stays dense and keeps its shape. One that gets a rough trim whenever it looks untidy creeps outward a few inches a season until it has taken a metre off the garden.

We agree the height and the face before starting, then cut to it. Next time, the line is already there to work back to.

  • An agreed finished height and face before the machines come out
  • A nesting-bird check on anything cut between March and August
  • Clippings raked up and removed or chipped
  • Boundary hedges cut from both sides where access allows
Hedge Cutting in progress

What We Do

What hedge cutting covers

The parts of the job, and what each of them is actually for.

1

Agree the line

We set the height and how far in the faces come, so you know what you are getting.

2

Check for nests

From March to August the hedge gets looked over first. An active nest stops the work by law.

3

Cut and shape

Top and faces cut to the agreed line, tapered slightly so light reaches the bottom of the hedge.

4

Clear up

Clippings raked out of the base and off the borders, then chipped or taken.

The Price

Hedge Cutting costs in Kennington

Run length, finished height and how long it has been left all move the figure, and a hedge you can reach from the ground costs less than one worked off a platform. Small hedges are the ones that catch people out, which is why these are measured on site rather than priced off a description. The visit is free.

  • Run length and finished height. Anything worked off a platform costs more than a hedge you can reach from the ground.
  • How far it has been left to grow since the last cut.
  • Whether both sides are accessible.
  • The volume of clippings, which is what fills the van.
A tall garden hedge trimmed back to shape

Why Choose Us

Why Kennington calls us back

  • The price comes after we have seen it

    Access decides most of what a tree job costs, and you cannot see access down a phone line. Someone comes and looks, then you get a figure in writing that does not move on the day.

  • We finish the job the same day we start it

    The chipper runs alongside the cutting, so there is no stack of brash left by the gate waiting on a second visit.

  • Trees and grounds from one team

    The same crew fells the tree, washes the patio it was dropping on, and lays the turf afterwards. You are not chasing three different trades to finish one garden.

  • You are told when something is a bad idea

    Conifers cut past the green never recover. Gravel over bare soil sinks. Where a job will not give you what you are hoping for, we say so before quoting, not after.

  • You do not pay until you are happy with it

    No deposit up front, and nothing asked for until the work is finished and you have checked it over. There is a fourteen day cooling off period on top of that.

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FAQs

Kennington hedge cutting questions

When is the best time to cut a hedge?

For most garden hedges, late summer or early autumn gives the tidiest finish that lasts through winter. Fast growers like leylandii usually want two cuts a year to hold a line.

Why can you not cut my hedge in June?

We can, but it gets checked for nesting birds first. Disturbing an active nest is an offence, so if we find one the work waits until the birds have fledged.

Can you cut the neighbour's side?

Only with their agreement and access. Legally you can trim growth overhanging your boundary, but reaching over to cut their face of the hedge needs their say-so.

How often should a hedge be cut?

Most garden hedges hold their shape on one cut a year. Fast growers such as leylandii and privet want two, normally late spring and again in late summer, or they creep outwards a few inches every season until the garden has lost a metre.

Do you take the clippings away?

Yes, that is part of the job. Clippings are raked out of the base and off the borders, then chipped or loaded out. If you would rather keep the chip for your own borders, say so and we will leave it stacked.

Can an overgrown hedge be brought back?

Usually, if it is a broadleaf such as beech, hornbeam, privet or laurel, because those will shoot again from old wood. Conifers will not, so a leylandii screen left too long has a hard limit on how far back it can go. We will tell you which you have when we see it.

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Hedge Cutting across Kennington and the surrounding SE11 streets.

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