Service
Hedge trimming and shaping
We trim and reduce tall hedges, like lilly pillies, murrayas, conifers, bamboo and photinias, that have got past a ladder and a pair of shears. We can bring height back to what you want, square up the faces and chip everything on site. Hedges over 2.5 m that block a neighbour's sunlight or view can also be the subject of a Land and Environment Court order.
- Height
- EWP for tall screens
- Waste
- Chipped and removed
- Quotes
- Free
- Regular trims
- By arrangement
Getting an overgrown hedge back
A screening hedge that has been left for a few years is usually too tall to reach safely, and much wider than you planted it. Getting it back is a two-step job: bring the height down to something you can manage, then cut the faces back to where there’s still healthy growth. Species matter here. Lilly pilly, murraya, viburnum and photinia recover well from a hard cut, while conifers such as leyland cypress won’t regrow from brown wood, so they can only be trimmed back to where the foliage is still green.
Our work
Photos of our work.
Backyard removal, before clean-up
Climber over the water
EWP pruning at a brick building
An elevated work platform gets the arborist to the canopy without climbing or damaging the tree.
Questions
Hedges: common questions.
Do I need council approval to trim a hedge?
Usually not for routine trimming, but some councils set limits on how much can be cut back in a year, and removing a hedge of protected species can need a permit. Check your council's page.
My neighbour's hedge is blocking my sun. What can I do?
Talk to them first. If that fails, NSW's Trees (Disputes Between Neighbours) Act lets the Land and Environment Court order work on hedges of two or more trees that are 2.5 m or taller and severely block sunlight to a window or a view. Our guide to neighbour tree disputes explains the process.
How hard can you cut back a hedge?
It depends on the species. Lilly pillies and murrayas re-shoot from old wood and can be cut back hard. Most conifers won't regrow from bare wood, so they can only be trimmed within the green.
Hedges near you
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