Garden Clearancein Watford & Hertfordshire— everything gone, chipped on site.
Overgrown gardens cleared to a blank slate. Trees, brambles, hedges, brash — all cut down, chipped on site where practical, and everything else removed under our Environment Agency waste carrier licence.
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Watford · Bushey · Radlett · Harrow · St Albans
What garden clearance actually involves
Full or part clearance of overgrown gardens — removal of overgrown trees and shrubs, brambles, ivy, saplings, hedges, and green waste — leaving a clean, cleared site ready for the next stage.
New property owners inheriting neglected gardens, landlords preparing rentals, executors clearing probate properties, developers clearing plots, and anyone who's let a garden 'go' for a few too many years.
Any time of year (with nesting checks in the bird season). Ideal before landscaping, building work, sale of a property or the start of a new tenancy.
Doing it yourself with a hire-shop chipper is a fortnight of work, three trips to the tip, damaged hands and an ache that won't quit. Doing it with a proper team is a day or two — with everything gone, chipped on site, and no skips on the drive.
What happens if you put it off
An overgrown garden isn't just an eyesore — it's a legal, insurance and neighbour problem waiting to happen.
Property value & sale delays
Buyers walk away from properties with jungle gardens. Estate agents routinely price them down 5–10%.
Pest and rat infestations
Overgrown gardens host rats, foxes and wasp nests that spread into the house and neighbouring properties.
Fly-tipping and fire
Un-managed gardens attract dumped waste and become fire risk in dry summers.
Common mistakes we're called in to fix
- Hiring a skip and doing it yourself — the skip is on the drive for weeks and rarely holds enough.
- Using a general 'gardener' with a van — often not licensed to carry waste; you're liable if they fly-tip it.
- Skipping the nest check in bird season — a wildlife offence with real fines.
- Trying to burn everything on site — usually breaks local smoke bylaws and starts arguments with neighbours.
A clear, quoted, tidy job — every time
No day rates. No guesswork on the day. You know what we're doing, when, and what it costs before a single cut is made.
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Free site visit
We walk the site, agree scope (what stays, what goes) and access.
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Fixed-price quote
One price for the whole clearance — within 24 hours.
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Nest & wildlife check
Visual check for active nests and protected species before starting.
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Clear on site
Trees felled, shrubs cut, brambles and ivy taken back, ground worked over as agreed.
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Chip & remove
Everything possible chipped on site; the rest loaded and removed under our EA licence.
What you actually get when we do the job
One team, one day (or two)
Full-day teams clear more in a day than DIY manages in a fortnight.
Everything taken away
No skip, no piles, no trips to the tip — all disposed of legally by us.
Chipped on site
Woody material chipped where practical, reducing waste volume and cost.
Blank slate for the next step
Clean, level(-ish) ground ready for landscaping, laying, or replanting.
Licensed & insured
EA waste carrier licence, £10m public liability, no fly-tipping risk to you.
Fixed price
One written price, honoured — no 'while we're here' extras.
Garden Clearance — the full picture
What we clear
Overgrown trees and saplings, dense scrub, brambles, ivy on ground and structures, hedges that need removing entirely, laurel thickets, bamboo colonies (with follow-up plan — bamboo needs ongoing management), self-set sycamores and holly, and general accumulated green waste. On probate and long-vacant properties we regularly clear alongside general waste too — quoted per site.
What we can't remove
Domestic rubbish (fridges, mattresses, sofas) needs a separate specialist waste licence, but we can recommend and coordinate. Asbestos of any kind — do not disturb; a licensed asbestos contractor is legally required. Contaminated soil — needs a soil survey and specialist disposal.
Legal — nesting, protected species, waste
Bird nesting season is March–August; we visually check every hedge, ivy tangle and shrub before cutting. Where nests are active we work around them or return post-fledging. Bats in outbuildings, badger setts and great crested newts are all protected species — if we spot signs we stop and advise. All arisings are removed under our Environment Agency waste carrier registration and disposed of at licensed facilities with a waste transfer note.
After the clearance
Cleared sites can be topsoiled and levelled, seeded or turfed, or handed straight to a landscaper. We're happy to coordinate the next stage — planting, hedging, tree replacement — as a follow-on job.
Garden Clearance: your questions, answered straight
How much does garden clearance cost?
Fixed price per site after a free visit — never a day rate. Cost varies with size, density, access and how much woody material can be chipped on site.
How long does a typical clearance take?
A neglected suburban garden is often a full day for a 3-person team; larger or heavily overgrown plots can be 2–3 days. Confirmed in the written quote.
Do you take the waste away?
Yes — everything, under our Environment Agency waste carrier licence. Chipped on site where possible to reduce volume.
Can you clear in the bird nesting season?
Yes with visual nest checks. Where nests are found we work around them or return once fledglings have left.
What if there's rubbish as well as green waste?
Domestic rubbish is a separate licence; we'll coordinate a specialist waste contractor at the same time so it's still one job for you.
Do you level the ground / take up old paving?
Basic ground working is included; substantial hard landscaping removal is quoted separately.
Can you replant / re-turf after clearance?
Yes — often quoted as a follow-on visit once the cleared ground has settled.
Are you insured?
£10m public liability, £5m employers' liability, EA waste carrier registered.
Ready to sort your garden clearance? Get a fixed price in 24 hours.
Free site visit. Written quote — not a day rate. Council TPO paperwork handled on your behalf. Full clean-up and all waste chipped or taken away under our Environment Agency waste carrier licence.
- Owner-led team — Sam or the team quote every job in person
- £10m public liability + £5m employers' liability
- NPTC CS39 climbers, City & Guilds qualified
- 24/7 phone answered for emergencies
Request your free quote
Tell us what you need — we'll come and take a proper look.