Agree the retained planting
Point out what you want to keep during the initial discussion or walk round. The brief should reflect your priorities for the garden.
✦ GARDENING · LONDON & NEARBY
Shrub pruning within an agreed garden-care brief.
Shrub pruning is one of the tasks that can be included in a full maintenance tidy-up. Tell us which planting needs attention and which plants you want kept. We agree those priorities before working rather than treating all growth as something to remove.
Trading since March 2015 · Edgware based · Homes & businesses
✦ A DEFINED GARDENING TASK
Retained shrubs come first in the discussion.
Some enquiries concern a garden that needs a regular tidy; others follow months without care. The same description can hide different amounts of work. Photographs or a site visit help us understand the current garden and estimate the hours. Where dense growth has made the space difficult to work in, the initial clearance of a safe working area comes before the agreed garden tasks.
Use the walk round to agree the cutting brief.
The walk round with the customer, where possible, gives us a chance to identify retained plants and confirm the priorities. We bring a professional tool set including secateurs and loppers, alongside the other gardening equipment in our van. The tools need no customer water or power. We carry out the agreed work, gather clippings and sweep paths before checking the visit against what was discussed.
✦ SCOPE & PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS
What to agree before booking.
Separate shrubs and hedges
Shrub pruning and hedge trimming and shaping are named maintenance tasks. Describe both if they are needed rather than using one broad cutting-back label.
Check the agreed work
The finish includes gathered clippings and swept paths, followed by a check with the customer where possible. New tasks need discussion before proceeding.
Your quotation details.
£65 per hour. One simple hourly rate. Minimum booking 1 hour. No VAT added. We confirm the hours before you book. Subject to assessment from photos or a visit. Suitable shrub pruning uses the garden-maintenance rate. Explain the plants and result you want; larger tree work is a separate enquiry.
Extras and separate work.
This page does not turn shrub pruning into tree felling, climbing work or stump removal. Planting materials and lawn renovation are also separate.
✦ BEFORE YOU BOOK
Shrub Pruning questions.
Is shrub pruning included in maintenance?+
It is in the maintenance service. Agree the particular shrubs and priorities for the actual visit.
How do I show what I want kept?+
Identify retained plants in the discussion and, where possible, during the short walk round before work starts.
Can you do tree felling under this service?+
No. Tree felling and climbing work are separate from routine shrub care. Tell us about the tree and the proposed work so we can assess a separate enquiry.
Do you provide the pruning tools?+
Yes. We bring professional gardening tools, including secateurs and loppers; customer power and water are not needed.
Is there a separate hourly rate for this task?+
No. £65 per hour. One simple hourly rate. Minimum booking 1 hour. No VAT added. We confirm the hours before you book. Subject to assessment from photos or a visit. Suitable shrub pruning uses the garden-maintenance rate.
✦ RELATED TASKS
Keep the work clearly scoped.
Tell us about your shrub pruning job.
Your postcode and current photos help define the scope before we agree a quotation and appointment.