Hedge cutting
Hedge cutting and hedge trimming
Hedges topped, trimmed, cut back and shaped across Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow. Tell Tony how long and how tall, and he can give you an idea.
40 years' experience in the team. Mon to Sat, 8am to 10pm, and calls outside those hours are answered.
Hedge cutting
What can be done with a hedge
- 01
Trimming
The sides and top cut back to a neat line, the regular job that keeps a hedge in shape.
- 02
Topping
The height brought down. A tall hedge can be topped by a metre or more in one go.
- 03
Reduction
A hedge that's grown wide is cut back hard on the sides to win back the path or the garden.
- 04
Shaping
Square, tapered or rounded, so the hedge looks the way you want it from the house.
How long and how tall?
Size up your hedge
Pick the closest answers. Tony gets a clear picture of the job before he rings you.
Good to know
Every hedge is different
- Leylandii does not grow back from old brown wood. Cut back past the green and it stays bare, so it's best kept trimmed and topped often.
- Laurel takes a hard cut and grows back. Cut it back by hand where you can, as a hedge trimmer leaves torn brown leaves.
- Beech holds its brown leaves through winter. Privet grows fast and wants trimming more often.
- The Wildlife Act restricts cutting hedgerows from 1 March to 31 August, to protect nesting birds. It is aimed at hedgerows in the countryside rather than garden hedges, but check any hedge for nests before a summer cut. The Wildlife Act on the NPWS website
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Calls Mon to Sat, 8am to 10pm
Mon to Sat, 8am to 10pm. Out of hours calls are taken too.