Hedge trimming in Exeter.
Beech, laurel, privet, conifer and mixed native hedge cut back to shape and height, with the cuttings taken away.
Hedge trimming in Exeter
Exeter boundaries are mostly hedges rather than fences once you are off the newer estates, and a lot of them have been left a season or two longer than they should have been. That is normal and it is fixable. It just means a hard cut back first, in the right season, rather than a light trim that leaves it the same size next year.
Terraced gardens in the city are usually the fiddly ones. The hedge runs the length of a narrow plot, there is nowhere to drop cuttings, and everything has to come back out through the house or a side gate. That is factored into the price rather than discovered on the day.
After the first cut, most hedges sit on a once or twice a year cycle. Formal beech and privet look best cut twice; conifer and mixed native usually only needs the once, in the right window.
Common questions
Hedge trimming in Exeter: common questions.
When is the best time to cut a hedge?
It depends on the hedge, and on nesting birds: we avoid cutting anything likely to be nesting through the main season, which in practice means the heavy work lands late summer through winter for most native and mixed hedging.
Can an overgrown hedge be brought back?
Usually. Beech, laurel, privet and hawthorn take a hard cut and come back. Conifer is the exception: cut into old brown wood and it does not regrow, so there is a limit to how far back it can come. We will tell you which yours is before starting.
Do you clear up the cuttings?
Yes. Cuttings are raked up and taken away, and the ground underneath swept.
Next step
Hedge trimming in Exeter
Send a couple of photos and a line about the job. We will come back with a price.