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 the Rochester 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 Rochester 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

Ask us: is a trim the right job, or do I need more?

If a hedge needs more than a routine cut, it's overgrown, gappy, leaning, or has outgrown the position, that's a reduction job or an overgrown hedge reclamation, not a trim. We'll tell you that at quote stage rather than do a botched cut and pretend it solved the problem. See the full answer in our when-to-cut Q&A.