Hedge reduction & shaping

Is this the job you need?

Taller every year.

Hedges are cheaper to keep in shape than to rescue. But if yours has got away, it can usually be brought back in one visit.

Blocking light to the garden, or to a neighbour's
Over two metres and the neighbour has mentioned it
Spreading over the drive, the path or the pavement
Bare at the base and thick at the top
Leylandii you'd like lower before it's past saving

Before and after

Same drive. Same hedge. Lower, and straight.

BeforeAfter

Laurel taken down to two metres and faced up on both sides.Drag to compare

How we do it

A straight line, every time.

01

Agree the height and line

We set a string line at the height you want, because 'a bit lower' means different things to different people.

02

Check for nests

Birds nest in hedges from roughly March to August. We check first, and we'll come back if a nest is active.

03

Cut and face up

Tripod ladders or a platform for the tall ones, long-reach trimmers for the top, both faces trimmed.

04

Clear up

Clippings chipped on site, drive and lawn swept.

On the job

The line.

Questions

Asked about hedge reduction.

How far can a hedge be cut back?+

Laurel, yew, beech and hornbeam regrow from old wood, so they can come down hard. Leylandii and most conifers will not regrow from brown wood, so we keep inside the green.

Can you do my neighbour's side?+

Only with their say-so. Your right stops at the boundary, though you can cut what overhangs your side.

Is there a legal height for hedges?+

Not as such, but under the High Hedges rules a council can order an evergreen hedge over two metres to be reduced if it blocks a neighbour's light. Keeping it at two metres avoids the argument.

Get a quote

Tell us what's worrying you.

A photo and a postcode is enough to start. We'll ring to arrange a visit.

Site visit, usually within 48 hours
Written, itemised, fixed-price quote
Insurance certificates included
No obligation

Or call 01632 960 123

Where we work

Hedge reduction across Kent.

Maidstone Sevenoaks Tonbridge Tunbridge Wells Ashford Cranbrook Tenterden Edenbridge West Malling Paddock Wood Headcorn Canterbury

Other services

Same crew, same standards.

Shape & light