Leylandii hedge cutting in Ilkeston, Cotmanhay and Kirk Hallam. Height reduced, sides trimmed and the cuttings cleared, timed around nesting birds.
Tall hedges taken down to a manageable height in one or more stages.
Cut back without going into the brown wood, so the hedge stays green.
All the waste bagged and taken away, leaving the garden clear.
Checked for nesting birds first, and the heavy work planned outside the main nesting season.
Platforms or ladders suited to the height, never leaning into the hedge.
Booked twice a year so the hedge never gets out of hand again.
A photo from the garden with something in shot for scale, and one from the neighbour side if you can get it. Tell us roughly how long the hedge is and when it was last cut.
A platform or ladder is set up. The top comes down in stages and the sides are trimmed in the green growth. Cuttings are bagged and taken away. Nesting birds are checked for before any spring or summer work.
Leylandii grows fast. An Ilkeston garden hedge that was chest height ten years ago can now block the light from the whole back of the house. The catch is that leylandii does not regrow from old brown wood. Cutting too hard into the sides leaves bare patches that never green up.
The answer is regular trimming of the green growth, and a planned height reduction where it has got away. Nesting birds are checked for before any cutting in spring and summer.
In Ilkeston the cost of cutting leylandii depends on the height and the length of hedge. It also depends on how easy it is to reach from both sides, and how much waste there is. A first cut on an overgrown hedge produces far more waste than a regular trim. A photo from the garden with something in shot for scale helps us price it.
Not from the brown wood. The top can be reduced, but the sides should stay in the green growth.
Twice a year keeps most leylandii hedges tidy and stops them getting away again.
Only with their agreement. It is often easiest to agree a shared cut and split the work.
Often, but sometimes it is better done in stages to keep it healthy.
Yes, including grinding out the stumps where needed.
A typical garden hedge takes half a day to a day. A tall hedge that needs reducing in stages takes longer. The first cut on an overgrown hedge is always the slowest.
All the cuttings are bagged and taken away. Leylandii does not compost well, so it does not stay in the garden. The path and the border are swept before we leave.
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