Routine cuts done properly, on every species we work with.

What's included

• Top, sides and front face cut to your chosen height and width
• All arisings cleared from site and disposed of properly (we carry an EA upper-tier waste-carrier registration)
• Brush-down of the path, lawn or driveway underneath
• Six-week section-211 notice filed on your behalf if you're in a conservation area and the hedge has any stems over 75mm at chest height
• Fixed price quoted in advance, no day-rate creep

Pricing

Most routine cuts in Canterbury fall in the £120 – £400 range depending on hedge length, height, and how much access we need. We give a fixed price after seeing photos and the postcode, no surprises on the day, no charge if the quote isn't accepted.

Timing by species

The best window depends on what you're growing.

• Privet, Leylandii, thuja, fast-growing, often needs two cuts a year (late spring and late summer)
• Beech, hornbeam, single late-summer cut (August to early September) keeps the russet winter leaves
• Yew, single late-August cut; yew is happy with a hard clip once a year and resentful of more
• Holly, laurel, late summer; both bruise easily, so we prefer secateurs and loppers on visible faces over a hedge trimmer where time allows
• Native mixed (hawthorn, blackthorn, hazel), winter only (September to February) to comply with nesting law

What we don't do on cutting jobs

If a hedge needs more than a routine cut, it's overgrown, gappy, leaning, or has outgrown the position, that's a reduction job, not a cut. We'll tell you that at quote stage rather than do a botched cut and pretend it solved the problem.