About | Ramsgate Hedges

What we do

We cut hedges. We reduce overgrown ones. We remove the ones that have to go. And we plant new ones — with the right species for a Ramsgate seafront, cliff-top or sheltered walled garden, not whatever the nursery has in stock.

That's it. We don't do tree surgery, lawn care, fencing, or the rest of the garden-services bundle. Hedges are a craft worth being good at; we keep our focus narrow so we are.

Why local matters here

Most of central Ramsgate — Promenade, Harbour, town centre, East Cliff to Winterstoke Gardens, West Cliff — sits inside a single large Conservation Area. Article 4 Directions apply. Any tree with a stem over 75mm at chest height needs six weeks' written notice to Thanet DC before pruning. A mainland contractor won't know the boundary or the paperwork.

The soils and the salt matter too. Thanet's Upper Chalk overlain with the pale Thanet Formation sands is thin, alkaline, and drought-prone in summer. The seafront and both cliffs take direct salt spray on an easterly. Behind a Regency terrace it's a different game entirely — sheltered walled gardens where the species palette opens right up.

We work this patch every week. The CA paperwork is included. The salt-tolerant species knowledge is built in. The coastal-safety zone protocol on the cliff-tops is checked before we quote.

How we work

Photos and postcode for an initial quote. We can give a fixed price for most routine cuts without coming out. Reductions and removals usually need a site visit (free, no obligation).
Fixed-price quotes. No day-rate creep. If the job runs longer than we expected, that's our problem, not yours.
Conservation-area paperwork handled. If your address needs a section-211 notice, we file it. Cost included in the quote.
All arisings cleared. We carry an Environment Agency upper-tier waste-carrier registration. Clippings go to the Thanet HWRC or get chipped, never burned on site.
Bank transfer or cash. Invoice or receipt either way.

What you won't get

A salesman trying to upsell you a "garden makeover."
A quote that doubles when we arrive.
A botched cut to compensate for not telling you the hedge actually needs a reduction.
Lectures about the cosmic importance of compost.

Our promise

Three things you can hold us to on every job:

A proper job, or you don't pay. No payment until you've walked the hedge with us and you're happy.
10% off for pensioners. Anyone on a state pension. Honour system — just mention it when you book.
10% off repeat jobs over £500. Used us before? Your next bigger job gets 10% off, no time limit, no need to ask.

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