Hedges done properly. Locally.

What I do

I cut hedges. I reduce overgrown ones. I remove the ones that have to go. And I plant new ones — with the right species for Deal's coastal shingle and salt-laden easterlies, not whatever the nursery has in stock.

That's it. No tree surgery, lawn care, fencing, or the rest of the garden-services bundle. Hedges are a craft worth being good at; I keep the focus narrow so I am.

Georgian understatement

Deal earned the Sunday Times Best Places to Live UK listing in 2019 and again in 2022 — the only Kent entry both years — for "proper old-fashioned charm." The Georgian terraces on Middle Street set the standard for that. I try to work to it. Clipped lines where a villa in Upper Walmer wants clipped lines. Cottage looseness where a fisherman's terrace on Beach Street wants cottage looseness. Not the same hedge; not the same job.

Why local matters here

Deal is not on the Thanet chalk. It's shingle and Holocene alluvium over the Richborough Syncline. Middle Street is Kent's first conservation area (1968). Seven CAs cover Deal and Walmer between them, and Dover District Council maintains 55 Article 4 directions that catch front-facing works. Kingsdown clifftop butts the Kingsdown-to-Dover-Cliffs SSSI. The Walmer beach and villa boundaries take a battering from cold Channel easterlies — Tamarix and Olearia traversii thrive; beech and yew scorch. A contractor from Thanet or inland Kent won't know any of that without being told.

I work this patch every week. Conservation-area paperwork is included. Nesting protocol is built into how I schedule. The species recommendations match what actually thrives here — including the salt-tolerant list at the front line and the classic Kent hedging behind.

How I work

• Photos and postcode for an initial quote. I 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 I expected, that is my problem, not yours.
• Conservation-area paperwork handled. If your address needs a section-211 notice to Dover District Council, I file it. Cost included in the quote.
• All arisings cleared. Environment Agency upper-tier waste-carrier registration. Clippings go to the Dover Recycling Centre at Honeywood Road, Whitfield (van permit and slot booking already handled), or get chipped. Never burned on site.
• Bank transfer or cash. Invoice or receipt either way.
• Photos on completion. Useful for DFL owners running Deal as a second home from London on the HS1 line.

What you won't get

• A salesman trying to upsell you a "garden makeover."
• A quote that doubles when I arrive.
• A botched cut to compensate for not telling you the hedge actually needs a reduction.
• Griselinia recommended for the front line just because the nursery had a pallet in.

My promise

Three things you can hold me to on every job:

• A proper job, or you don't pay. No payment until you've walked the hedge with me 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 me before? Your next bigger job gets 10% off, no time limit, no need to ask.

Contact

Email hello@dealhedges.co.uk. Call or WhatsApp 07763 100 477. Based in Deal CT14; covering Deal, Walmer, Kingsdown, Mill Hill, Sholden, Upper Deal and the surrounding villages.