What’s included
- Formal trims to the top and both faces
- Height and width reductions for overgrown hedges
- Leylandii, laurel, beech, privet, yew and holly
- Tall hedges cut safely from towers and platforms
- Every clipping taken away
- Nests checked before we start
Green waste chipped and recycled, and the garden swept before we leave.
Signs it’s time to call
Keeping its shape
A trim once or twice a year so it stays neat and dense.
Grown too tall or wide
Taking light from the house or crowding a path or drive.
Before a sale
Tidy boundaries that make a front garden look cared for.
A difficult boundary
A shared hedge both neighbours want sorted out properly.
How a hedge cut runs
Three steps, agreed with you before any work starts.
Step 1: Tell us the size and type
Roughly how long and how tall, and what it is. A photo helps.
Step 2: We check for nests and agree a height
We look for nesting birds and agree the finished height and width with you.
Step 3: We cut, clear and sweep
Clean lines, the clippings taken away and the paths swept.
Hedge cutting and reduction: your questions
Answers to what people ask us most about this job.
When should hedges be cut?
Most hedges are best cut in late summer, with a second cut in winter if they need it. We avoid the main nesting season, roughly March to August, unless we have checked the hedge and found no active nests.
Can you cut leylandii back hard?
We can take a lot off the height, but leylandii will not regrow from bare brown wood, so the sides only go back to where there is still green growth.
My neighbour’s hedge is too tall. What can I do?
Talk to them first. If that does not work, councils in England can look at complaints about evergreen hedges over two metres tall that block light, usually for a fee. We can only work on a hedge with its owner’s agreement.
Do you take the clippings away?
Yes, it is always included. Clippings are chipped or composted rather than sent to landfill.
Got a question we haven’t answered?
Ask in the quote form’s note, or call and talk it through with the person who will do the work.
Other work we often pair with it
Get a quote for hedge cutting and reduction
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On a real Hollin site this would go straight to the team, who reply within one working day to talk about a visit. Nothing is booked until a date is agreed with you.
This is a demo website, so nothing was sent and nothing was stored.
- A photo of the whole tree, and one closer up, if you can
- How we get in: side gate, alley or through the house
- Any letter from the council about the tree
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