Hedge Trimming & Hedge Cutting
Hedges, bushes and shrubs brought back into shape, with the clippings cleared up after.
Most residential hedges want trimming a couple of times a year to hold their shape — more often for fast growers. Left too long they thicken at the top, shade out the bottom, and go bare where you don't want them to.
Our hedge cutting is straightforward: we trim to a clean line, take the sides in as well as the top so light still reaches the lower growth, and clear the clippings before we leave. The same visit covers loose bushes and shrubs that need shaping rather than a formal hedge line.
What's included
- Trimming the top and both sides of a hedge to an even line
- Bush and shrub shaping, including round and informal shapes
- Cutting hedges back off paths, driveways, fences and windows
- Tidying the base and edge where the hedge meets lawn or garden bed
- Raking and blowing up the clippings
Overgrown hedges
If a hedge has been left a season or two too long, it usually can't go back to its old size in one cut without leaving bare patches. We take it back as far as it can sensibly handle, then bring it in further at the next trim. You'll get a straight answer on what's achievable before we start rather than after.
Keeping hedges maintained
Hedge maintenance is much less work than hedge rescue. Two trims a year holds most common hedging plants, and fast growers like photinia or pittosporum may want three. A lot of customers simply add a trim onto a scheduled mowing visit so it never gets forgotten.
What sits outside a normal hedge trim
Some jobs need more than a trim, and we'll flag them rather than take them on. Hard renovation pruning of a very overgrown hedge back into old wood is a bigger call and can leave it bare for a season. Anything requiring work at height, tree lopping, or removal of a hedge and its root system is outside what we do.
When to trim
For most common hedging plants around Melbourne, a light trim in late spring and again in late summer or early autumn keeps them tidy without stressing them. If yours has been left for longer, we'll take it back in stages rather than cut it back hard in one go.
What a hedge trim costs
There's no flat rate, because a single round shrub and a 20-metre boundary hedge aren't the same job. What changes the price is the length and height of the hedge, how far it's been left to grow, how much access there is around it, and how much green waste comes off.
We quote the job before it starts — in person or from a couple of photos — so you know the figure up front. Regularly maintained hedges cost less to keep than hedges that get rescued every few years, simply because there's less material to cut and clear.
Hedge trimming across Melbourne's south-east
We trim hedges, bushes and shrubs around Hallam, Berwick, Beaconsfield, Harkaway, Narre Warren, Narre Warren North, Hampton Park and Endeavour Hills. Older, established streets tend to bring the long boundary and privacy hedges; newer estates are more often front hedges, screening plants and shrubs that have spread over a path or window.
Hedge work is often booked alongside a mow or a garden cleanup rather than as a standalone visit, which keeps the travel and setup on one trip.
Recent work
Photos from hedge trimming jobs we've actually done.
More jobs on our recent work page.
Hedges hold their shape longest when they're trimmed on regular maintenance.
We trim hedges, bushes and shrubs for homes in hedge trimming in Berwick, hedge trimming in Beaconsfield, hedge cutting in Hallam and Harkaway.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does hedge trimming cost?
- It's quoted per job rather than a fixed rate — the length and height of the hedge, how overgrown it is, access, and how much green waste comes off all change the price. Send the address and a photo and we'll give you a free quote before anything starts.
- How often should hedges be trimmed?
- Two trims a year holds most common hedging plants around Melbourne — usually late spring and again in late summer or early autumn. Fast growers like photinia or pittosporum often want a third.
- Do you take the hedge clippings away?
- Small trims go in the green bin. Bigger jobs produce more than a bin holds, so removal is quoted with the job.
- How high can you trim?
- We work at ground level with standard equipment. Very tall hedges that need elevated access aren't something we take on.
- Do you do hedging in Beaconsfield?
- Yes — Beaconsfield is part of our service area, along with Berwick, Harkaway, Narre Warren, Hallam, Hampton Park and Endeavour Hills. Send the address and a photo of the hedge and we'll quote it.
- Do you trim bushes and shrubs as well as formal hedges?
- Yes. Bush trimming and shrub shaping are the same visit — anything from a row of hedging plants to individual shrubs that have spread over a path or window.
- Can hedge trimming be added to my regular mow?
- Yes — a lot of customers add a trim a couple of times a year onto a mowing visit. Just ask when you book.
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