Hedge trimming in Watford (WD17 and WD18)

What is included in hedge trimming

Start on the side you can reach. Follow the hedge to the point where it runs beside a fence, crosses a gate or changes ownership in your working brief. Avoid assuming that access from one garden also provides access to the other face. A diagram or wide photograph can show the part you can authorise, the part you want left alone and any panels that look weak.

• Hedge trimming and shaping on the agreed accessible faces
• Working around boundary features identified beforehand
• Gathering trimmings on the agreed side

What is not included

• Unarranged entry from a neighbouring property
• Repairs to shared fences or gates
• Cutting hedges taller than 4 metres, which are assessed individually

Agree the working side

Show the hedge and its support as two features. One side may be reachable from a path while the base is covered by a fence panel. Point out the sections where branches run through the timber or where an adjacent gate needs clearance. Decide which face is the priority and which growth provides screening you want to retain. If someone else needs to agree access, explain that before choosing a time. A drawing showing the corner and the entrance can be clearer than a photograph of foliage alone.

Describe where trimmings can be gathered. If the accessible side has a narrow path, identify an alternative gathering spot and the route to it. When the brief covers only the outside face, show how you will identify the beginning and end of that face on arrival.

Flag any signs of nesting before a date is set. GOV.UK guidance on protecting wild birds explains why work must avoid intentionally damaging or destroying a nest while it is used or being built. A shared boundary makes it useful to establish who can show the affected face from each side.

Prices

65 pounds per hour. No VAT added. Minimum booking 1 hour. The charging basis, hours and team size are confirmed in your written quotation.

How it works

1. Identify the face and approach you can provide.
2. Agree the outline, access and stopping point.
3. Check which side is clear and gather cuttings where agreed.

Photos to send

Take a side view and an end view. Mark the panels, entrance and corner where the hedge changes direction. Say whether another person needs to arrange access. Flag any nesting activity or sections where you cannot see the base.

Areas we cover nearby

• Pinner
• Stanmore
• Borehamwood
• Harrow
• Gardening

Watford coverage and local reference points

Hempstead Road is in the council’s Town Hall address. A boundary hedge may have separate entrances on either side, so give the full postcode and say which gate can be opened. These are coverage references rather than directions for entering the garden.

• Hempstead Road
• Watford Town Hall (WD17 3EX)
• Watford Underground station

These are reference points for coverage. They do not identify where the work in the photographs took place.

Your questions about hedge trimming

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