Domestic and commercial
From a seasonal trim to a major height reduction, we shape hedges carefully, protect the surrounding garden and remove the waste when the work is complete.
What we cover
We work on laurel, privet, conifer, Leylandii, yew, beech, hornbeam, hawthorn, mixed native and ornamental hedging.
If a hedge is blocking a path, growing over a boundary or simply becoming difficult to manage, send a photo and location for an initial estimate.
A routine trim takes back the season's growth to the line the hedge already has. The face is cut straight, the top is kept level and slightly narrower than the base so light reaches the bottom, and corners are kept square or rounded to match. Done at the right point in the year, a trim keeps a hedge dense and stops it creeping outwards a little more every season.
When a hedge has outgrown its space, the job becomes a reduction: taking height off the top and width off the sides, sometimes by a metre or more. Tall hedges are worked from platforms and steps set up safely on the ground, and the cut is planned so the hedge can green up again. Some plants, such as Leylandii, will not regrow from bare brown wood, so Craig will explain how far each hedge can be taken back before you decide.
Hedge cutting produces a lot of material. Sheets go down to catch what falls, beds and lawns underneath are raked through, and the clippings are loaded and taken away rather than left in bags for you to deal with.
Long boundary hedges beside paddock rails and yard entrances need the same care with timing and clear-up; our page on hedge trimming in Newmarket explains how that work is planned around horses.
Need the boundary smaller rather than just tidier? See hedge reduction. If the hedge needs to come out completely, our hedge removal service covers taking it down and dealing with the roots.
Most hedges are trimmed once or twice a year between late spring and early autumn, with fast growers needing more. Hedges are checked for nesting birds before cutting in spring and summer, and heavy reductions are often best left until autumn or winter.
Common questions
Craig is based in Brandon and cuts hedges across Suffolk and Norfolk, travelling 30 to 60 miles, including Thetford, Bury St Edmunds and Newmarket.
Trimming takes off the latest growth to keep the existing shape. A reduction takes off height or width to make the hedge smaller.
Yes. Clippings are collected and removed, and the ground under the hedge is raked clear.
Yes. Height reductions are part of the service. Craig will look at the hedge and explain how far it can be taken back.
Yes. Send a photo and location of the hedge for an initial estimate.
Prices and timing explained
Hedge removal cost depends on how long and tall the hedge is, what it is made of, whether the roots and stumps come out too, how much waste there is and how easily it can be reached. A short privet hedge and a long, mature conifer boundary are very different jobs, so a good quote is built from those details rather than a flat rate.
Read guideMost garden hedges want a trim once or twice a year, but fast growers need more and slow growers less. Here is how the common hedge types behave and how to tell when yours is due.
Read guideYou can put hedge cuttings in your council garden waste bin, take them to a household recycling centre, compost or chip them at home, or have them taken away by a registered waste carrier. Which suits you depends mostly on how much there is.
Read guideHedge cutting is priced on the time the hedge takes and the waste it produces, not on a flat rate per metre. This guide explains what pushes a price up or down locally.
Read guideThe mowing and weeding look the same, but looking after a business site is a different job from caring for a family garden. Here is what changes and what to ask before you book either.
Read guidePeople search for a gardener when the garden has started to get away from them. This guide explains what regular garden care includes season by season and how to set it up well.
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Straightforward advice
Call Craig or send photos, your location and a short description for an initial estimate.
