Leylandii and conifers
Fast-growing and best cut twice a year. Never cut back into brown wood, as it won't regrow. Height reductions are best done before it gets too tall.
Hedge trimming Bournemouth, Poole & Dorset
Garden hedges, tall leylandii, roadside and farm hedgerows trimmed square, reduced in height and left tidy. A two-person team, the right kit for the height, and every cutting cleared away.
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Hedge trimming in short
We trim hedges of every type and height across Dorset and Hampshire, from a low beech hedge in a front garden to a long run of leylandii or a farm hedgerow. One person cuts from a tripod ladder or platform while the other rakes up and loads the cuttings, so the job is done in one visit and the garden is left clean. We check for nesting birds before cutting between March and August.
- Hedges
- Leylandii, laurel, privet, beech, hawthorn, griselinia, escallonia, yew and mixed hedgerows
- Work
- Annual trims, height and width reductions, reshaping and overgrown hedge recovery
- Best time
- Late summer to early autumn for most garden hedges, avoiding active nests
- Waste
- All cuttings raked up and taken away
- Price
- Mid-range, fixed written quote after a free visit
Neat hedges, done properly
A good trim is about the line as much as the length: straight faces, a level top and a slight taper so the base keeps its leaves.
For most garden hedges we cut the faces first, then the top, working to a line so the finished hedge is even along its whole length. We shape the hedge slightly narrower at the top than the bottom, which lets light reach the lower branches and stops it going bare at the base.
Tall hedges are cut from tripod ladders or a platform, never from a ladder leant against the hedge. A second person rakes and clears as we go, and everything is taken away in the truck.
Hedges that have got out of hand can be reduced in height and width in one go. Conifers like leylandii won't grow back from bare wood, so we only cut them back into green growth. Laurel, beech, privet, yew and hawthorn can be cut much harder and will regrow.
Every kind of hedge
Laurel
Vigorous and forgiving. Can be cut hard and will regrow. Best trimmed with care to avoid shredding the big leaves.
Beech and hornbeam
Hold their brown leaves through winter when trimmed in late summer. Once a year is usually enough.
Privet and box
Small-leaved and dense. Two or three light trims a year keep a crisp shape.
Coastal hedges
Griselinia, escallonia and pittosporum cope with salt wind in Poole, Bournemouth and along the coast. Trimmed after flowering.
Farm hedgerows
Hawthorn, blackthorn and mixed native hedges cut with a tractor and flail, outside the nesting season.
From first visit to a clean finish
- 1
Free visit
We measure the hedge, look at the height and access, and agree the finished height and width.
- 2
Nesting check
Between March and August we check for active nests first. If there is one, we wait.
- 3
Trim
Faces, then the top, cut to a line from tripod ladders or a platform.
- 4
Clear up
Cuttings raked from beds, lawns and paths, and taken away in the truck.
What does hedge trimming cost?
Hedges are priced by the job after a free visit, not by the hour.
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We are mid-range on price, and the written quote is the price you pay. Regular trims cost less than rescuing a hedge that has been left for years.
What affects the price
- The length, height and width of the hedge
- The type of hedge and how much growth there is
- Access to both sides, and whether we need a platform
- How much waste there is to take away
Hedge trimming questions
Anything not covered here? Ask us and we'll give you a straight answer.
When is the best time to trim a hedge?
For most garden hedges, late summer to early autumn, after the main nesting season. Fast growers like leylandii and privet benefit from a second, lighter trim in early summer, as long as there are no active nests.
Can you cut a hedge during nesting season?
Yes, as long as there are no active nests. It is an offence to damage or destroy a nest that is in use, so we check the hedge first and leave any section with nesting birds.
How much can a leylandii hedge be cut back?
Only back into green growth. Leylandii doesn't regrow from bare brown wood, so cutting too far leaves permanent bare patches. We plan reductions so the hedge stays green.
Can you reduce the height of a tall hedge?
Yes. We reduce tall hedges from tripod ladders or a platform, often by a metre or more in one visit, and take all the waste away. See hedge removal if you want it gone altogether.
My neighbour's hedge is too high. What can I do?
You can cut back branches overhanging your side to the boundary line. For evergreen hedges over 2 m that block light, the council can step in under the high hedges rules, but you have to try to resolve it with your neighbour first.
Do you take the cuttings away?
Yes. Everything is raked up and taken away in the truck, and paths and lawns are swept.
Do we cover you?
Based in Ferndown, covering all of Dorset, all of Hampshire and parts of Wiltshire.
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