Hedge & Branch Trimming Across Melbourne's West
Shaped hedges, cut-back branches over your gutters and roof, all clippings taken away. Fully insured, fixed price up front. Servicing Bacchus Marsh and Melbourne's west.
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How To Tell
Signs Your Hedge Needs A Trim
Lost Its Outline
If the top is wavy and the sides have started to bow, the hedge has missed a trim. Bringing it back to shape now keeps the inside foliage healthy.
Wild Top Or New Shoots
Long shoots sticking out the top means the hedge is putting energy into height not density. A sharp top cut and side trim sends growth back into the body of the plant.
Branches Over Gutters
Branches hanging over the roof or gutter line drop leaves and twigs every storm. Cutting them back stops the gutters filling up between cleans.
Bare Patches Inside
Bare patches inside the hedge usually mean it has been left too long, or trimmed too tight at the base. We can shape it back without scalping it.
What We Cover
Hedges, Shrubs & Branches
One fixed price, every visit covers:
- Hedges shaped sharp on top and sides, square or rounded to suit
- Side faces tapered slightly wider at the base for healthy growth
- Branches cut back from over gutters, roofs and pathways
- Overgrown shrubs brought back to a tidy size without scalping
- Light reshape on topiary balls, cones and formal hedges
- Hand-finish on the corners and tops with secateurs
- A safety check on branches at risk in storm season
- Clippings and prunings raked up and taken away
- Path, driveway and outdoor floors blown clean
- Walk-through with you to flag anything else worth doing next visit
When To Trim
Best Time to Trim Common Melbourne Hedges
Hedge species each have a sweet spot for trimming. Cut at the wrong time and you lose flowers, encourage disease, or get patchy regrowth. Here is the quick guide for the species we see most often around Melbourne's west.
Not sure what you have? Send Craig a photo and we will tell you what it is and when to book it.
- Photinia (Red Robin): trim in late spring and again late summer
- Lilly Pilly: light trim spring and summer, hard prune after fruiting
- Murraya: prune after flowering, light shape mid-summer
- Buxus & Topiary: small monthly shape across spring through autumn
- Conifers (Leighton, Pencil Pine): one careful trim in late spring only
- Bottlebrush & Grevillea: prune lightly after each flowering flush
Why C&J
Trimmed by Hand, Not Just a Hedger
Anyone can run a hedge trimmer along the top. Doing it properly means the right cut, at the right height, with the mess actually taken away.
Sharp Shape, Every Time
Hedges left straight, level and the right size for the spot.
Fully Insured
Working at height over gutters and roofs, you are covered.
No Mess Left Behind
Clippings raked up and taken away, not piled in your green bin.
Branches Off Your Roof
Branches over gutters cut back so they stop dropping leaves and damaging the roof.
DIY Or Hire Us
Is It Worth Trimming Yourself?
Doing It Yourself
- A 2-metre hedge needs a ladder, long-reach trimmer and tarp
- Half a day cutting, half a day raking up the mess
- The bin only takes one corner of the clippings pile
- Ladder work near the gutter line is a common injury spot
- Wrong cut leaves uneven, patchy regrowth for months
Hiring C&J
- Right gear for the height, up to 3 metres from the ground
- Whole hedge shaped and finished in one visit
- Clippings raked up and taken away
- Fully insured for ladders, gutters and power-line clearance
- Species-aware cuts so the hedge grows back denser
How It Works
From Quote to Done
Free Quote
Send a photo or address, we come back with a fixed price the same day.
Book a Day
Pick a one-off trim or set a 2-or-3 visit-per-year schedule.
Shape, Cut, Tidy
Hedge shaped, branches cut back, clippings taken away.
Walked Through
We walk it with you, you only pay if you are happy.
Tools Of The Trade
Gear We Bring For Every Trim
We bring our own gear, fuelled and sharpened. You point us at the hedge, we do the rest.
- Petrol Stihl hedge trimmer with regularly sharpened blades
- Long-reach extension trimmer for hedges up to 3 metres
- Petrol pole saw for branches over gutters and pathways
- Felco hand secateurs for clean cuts on topiary corners
- 2-step orchard ladder for safe work off the ground
- Tarps and bins so green waste leaves with us, not your bin
Hedge & Branch FAQs
Common Questions
We don't remove whole trees or stumps. We do trim hedges, cut back branches that are hanging over your gutters, roof or property line, and shape overgrown shrubs. For full tree removal we can recommend a local arborist.
We comfortably do hedges up to around 3 metres from the ground with our gear. For anything taller or up against power lines we will tell you up front and bring the right equipment.
For most hedges, twice a year, once in late spring and once at the end of summer, keeps them sharp. Conifers prefer one careful trim in late spring only. We can build a schedule around the species.
Always. Clippings and prunings leave with us. You don't end up with a pile on the lawn or weight in your bin.
Yes, this is one of the most common jobs we do. Cutting back the overhanging branches stops the leaves dropping straight into your gutters all year.
Most species (photinia, lilly pilly, murraya, buxus) recover from bare patches if we shape them carefully and give the inside light. Conifers do not, the bare wood inside a conifer stays bare. We will tell you straight which one you are dealing with.
Yes. We can trim your side only, or trim both sides if your neighbour is happy. We will check with you before doing anything past the boundary.
If a branch is touching or within 1 metre of the power line, that's a Powercor job (free for the homeowner). We can cut back everything outside the safety zone, and we will tell you straight up if it needs the energy company.
Yes. Most of our customers book hedges and overhanging branches together so the whole property gets done at once. The fixed quote covers the lot.
A standard front-fence hedge is 60 to 90 minutes including clean-up. A full perimeter hedge can run 2 to 3 hours. We give you a finish window when we quote.
Where We Trim
Suburbs We Cover
Based in Bacchus Marsh, trimming hedges across Melbourne's west and the Bacchus Marsh corridor.
Melbourne West
Inner West
- Williamstown
- Altona
- Sunshine
- Footscray
- Yarraville
- Essendon
- Moonee Ponds
Bacchus Marsh Corridor
- Bacchus Marsh
- Ballan
- Gordon
- Myrniong
North & Macedon Ranges
- Sunbury
- Gisborne
- Riddells Creek
- Romsey
Ready When You Are
Book a Trim Today
Fixed price up front, fully insured, all clippings gone.