A narrow side yard and an acreage frontage are priced differently
No pile of clippings left at the kerb
BC Landscape and Nursery Association standards
Newton, Guildford, Cloverdale and South Surrey
Newton, Whalley and older Guildford have hedges planted decades ago that have quietly outgrown their spot. Clayton and Grandview Heights have hedges barely five years old. Opposite problems.
In the newer subdivisions the side yard is narrow and the hedge is doing the job of a fence. Keeping it off the path and off next door matters more than how tall it is.
Cloverdale and the acreages east of it have hedge runs measured in tens of metres. Those are priced by the metre and cut in a single pass, not shaped bush by bush.
South Surrey, Crescent Beach and Ocean Park get salt air the rest of Surrey never sees. That changes which face burns and when we cut it.
| Area of Surrey | What we usually find | How we schedule it |
|---|---|---|
| Newton and Whalley | Older lots with mature laurel and cedar that has been left a long time. Wide at the base, thin underneath. | Reduction first, then twice a year |
| Guildford and Fleetwood | Seventies and eighties subdivisions. Established hedges at or just past the size they were meant to be. | Two cuts a year, holding the line |
| Cloverdale and Clayton | The sharpest contrast in Surrey. Long older frontages on one side of the road and brand new narrow side yards on the other. | Long runs in Cloverdale, width control in Clayton |
| South Surrey, Crescent Beach and Ocean Park | The only part of Surrey with a marine edge. Salt air burns the exposed face while the sheltered side keeps growing. | Windward face assessed before cutting |
| Grandview Heights, Morgan Creek and Campbell Heights | The newest housing and the business park frontages, where a young hedge is still being trained and a commercial frontage is the first thing a customer sees. | Trained narrow early, scheduled programmes |
It depends on the length and height of the hedge, the species, how far past where you want it the growth has got, and how much room there is to work. A five metre laurel in a Clayton side yard and a thirty metre run in Cloverdale are not comparable. We measure it, quote in writing in Canadian dollars, and the number does not move.
Twice a year suits most Surrey hedges, usually late spring and late summer. Fast laurel in a warm sheltered spot can want three. A young hedge being trained to a width is better cut little and often than hard once a year.
It is common in the newer subdivisions and it is usually fine. We cut what is on your side, and where the far face needs doing we will ask about access rather than reaching over and guessing. We are happy to speak to a neighbour directly. We do not give advice on property lines themselves.
Usually yes, in stages. Laurel takes a hard reduction and regrows from old wood. Cedar does not shoot from bare brown wood, so with a cedar run we work out what is actually there before we cut and tell you what will and will not come back.
Sometimes. Bare lower growth is nearly always a light problem, caused by a hedge that is wider at the top than the base. Correcting the taper lets light down and laurel and yew will often fill back in. Cedar mostly will not, and we will say so.
Yes, always. Everything we cut leaves with us and is disposed of properly. The haul away is inside the quoted price rather than added afterwards.
Yes, all of Surrey, including Fleetwood, Whalley, Clayton, Port Kells, Bridgeview, Grandview Heights, Morgan Creek, Crescent Beach and Ocean Park.
Yes, on scheduled programmes, including the business park frontages around Campbell Heights and Port Kells where access hours matter.
