Cardiff is a green city. Street trees line the roads, parks such as Bute Park and Roath Park break up the streets, and many of the larger Victorian and Edwardian houses have deep gardens enclosed by hedges. We trim those hedges for homeowners across Cardiff, keeping boundaries sharp, level and in proportion, whether they are small front hedges or tall conifer screens.
We cut sides and tops, reduce overgrown height and width, and restore hedges that have been left too long. Privet, laurel, beech, conifer and mixed boundaries are all familiar work. Green waste is taken away and paths are swept, so the garden is tidy again as soon as we have gone.
Many of Cardiff's older houses have front hedges that are part of the street scene. A clipped privet or laurel hedge on a Victorian terrace should have straight lines and a flat top, because any unevenness is obvious from the pavement. We cut with care, check our work from the road, and keep the sides tapering slightly inward so the lower branches still catch the light and the hedge stays thick right down to the ground.
Where a house sits in a conservation area, the hedge can be part of what gives the street its character, and you may prefer to keep a boundary as it is rather than reshape it. We are happy to follow what is already there, trimming to the existing height and line, and will not make dramatic changes unless you ask for them.
The leafy suburbs of Cardiff have larger gardens, and with them come larger hedges. Conifer screens can reach many feet in height if they are left alone, blocking light and dominating a plot. We reduce them to a controlled size within the living growth, since conifers usually will not regrow from bare wood, and we explain the limits before we begin cutting.
Big garden trees often overhang boundary hedges, dropping leaves and shading the plants beneath. Where hedges have thinned under that shade, we may suggest lighter, more frequent cutting to encourage dense growth, or point out where lower branches have simply given up. We keep the advice practical and tell you what is likely to work in your Cardiff garden, rather than promising more than a hedge can give.
Formal hedges look untidy quickly if they are left, so some homeowners in Cardiff book regular visits through the growing season, while others only want a single reduction on an overgrown boundary. Either suits us. We check for nesting birds beforehand and leave alone any hedge in use. We also cover Llandaff, Whitchurch, Rhiwbina, Penylan, St Mellons and Pontprennau, so just tell us where in Cardiff you are.
A few jobs we have completed. We also work in and around Cardiff.
Hedge TrimmingA long clipped hedge beside a patio, a front hedge cut back at the kerb and a tall garden tree reduced from a ladder in Cardiff.
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Hedge TrimmingOvergrown hedges, a leaning conifer and tall boundary growth along a narrow lane, tackled as one hedge trimming project in Abertillery.
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Hedge TrimmingLarge evergreen hedges and shrubs pressing in on the front steps of a red-brick house in Barry, shown before cutting back.
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Most garden hedges need cutting once or twice a year, but the right rhythm depends on the plant, the shape you want and the nesting season.
Read the guide →Hedge cutting is priced on the job in front of us, and a handful of practical factors explain why two hedges that look similar can need very different amounts of work.
Read the guide →Some hedges just need a single tidy-up, while others stay manageable only with planned visits, and the right choice depends on the hedge and how you use your garden.
Read the guide →Yes. We keep to the existing height and line unless you ask otherwise, so the boundary looks the way it did. Rules on hedges are different from rules on trees, but if you are unsure about a particular property, or plan a major change, it is worth checking with the council first.
Often, yes. We cut within the green growth to keep the hedge healthy, because many conifers will not regrow from bare wood. We will tell you how far it can safely come down, and suggest alternatives if it is too far gone.
It depends on the species. Fast growers such as privet soften sooner than slower hedges, and a formal front hedge shows every stray shoot. A light second trim later in the growing season is a common way to hold the shape, and we can suggest a pattern once we have seen the hedge.
Tell us what needs doing and where. We will come back to you, or call 07766 919630 if it is urgent.