Harborne has a lot of hedges. Between the Victorian and inter-war houses, the large gardens and the tall boundary lines, a hedge here can go from tidy to towering in a couple of seasons. We cut and shape hedges across Harborne, bringing down height and width, squaring up the sides and levelling the tops before we leave.
Some customers want a regular visit to keep things neat. Others have a hedge that has simply got away from them and needs bringing back under control. Either way we look at the hedge first, agree what is sensible, then do the work and clear up behind us.
Many Harborne gardens are generous, and the hedges that surround them tend to match. Long runs of privet, laurel, beech and mixed native hedging often reach well above head height, which makes a ladder or platform part of the job. We work from stable ground, cut to a line, and keep the top level so the whole length looks even from the road.
Where a hedge shares a boundary with a neighbour, we cut your side properly and take the top across, so the shape stays consistent along the whole run. Mature garden trees often grow close to Harborne hedges, so we cut around low branches and roots with care, and we tell you if anything else needs attention before we carry on with the rest of the work.
An overgrown hedge is rarely a lost cause, but the method matters. Broadleaf hedges such as beech, hornbeam and privet usually respond well to a firm cut back, sometimes taken in stages over a season or two. Laurel can be cut harder, though we prefer clean cuts with secateurs on the big leaves so they do not brown at the edges. Each hedge gets its own plan.
Conifers and Leylandii are different, because many will not regrow from bare old wood. We reduce them only as far as the green growth allows, and we say so honestly if a hedge has gone too far to cut hard. In Harborne we often see conifers that have crept out over paths and gateways, and those can usually be narrowed safely. Nothing is cut blindly.
Between spring and late summer, birds may be nesting in hedges, so we check before cutting and leave any active nest alone. That can mean doing part of a hedge now and the rest later, which we will talk through with you. All clippings are taken away, and paths, drives and borders are swept, so your Harborne garden looks cared for when we have gone.
Based in Hall Green, so we are never far from the gardens we work in.
We look at the job before we price it, so you know what is involved.
Branches, clippings and rubbish from our jobs are cleared and the garden left tidy.
Call, or send photos on WhatsApp, and we will come back to you.
Hedge TrimmingA tall conifer screen at the end of a long garden cut back, with cuttings on the lawn and tools nearby.
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Hedge TrimmingA tall, thick Leylandii hedge on a Birmingham plot was reduced and topped off, with the clippings chipped on site.
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Hedge TrimmingA very large conifer hedge beside a Solihull driveway was reduced in height, with the clippings fed through the chipper.
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There is no simple height that suits every garden. A hedge that blocks light, spills onto the pavement or is too tall to reach safely is due a cut. We can reduce the height and width, and we will tell you what the hedge can take.
Usually, yes. We cut from your side and take the top across level. If we need access from next door to finish the far face, we will explain that first so you can speak to your neighbour before we start.
Yes, we take all the clippings with us and sweep the paths, drive and any hard standing before we leave. If you would rather keep some for the compost heap, just let us know and we will leave it tidy.
Tell us what needs doing and where. We will get back to you to arrange a visit and a free, no-obligation quote. Photos sent on WhatsApp help.
