Garden Clearance in Chafford Hundred

Chafford Hundred is a planned 1990s residential development, which means virtually all of its housing dates from the same relatively narrow window. The gardens here have a specific character as a result: many were planted with young shrubs and ornamental trees when the houses were first occupied, and those plantings are now thirty years old or more. What was a modest forsythia or a clipped viburnum in 1995 may now be a substantial, sprawling shrub taking up a third of the garden. Boundary hedging has bulked out, self-set seedlings from mature garden trees have taken hold in borders, and the lawns — laid on what was builder's rubble and heavy clay in many cases — have become bumpy, weed-heavy and difficult to maintain. Garden clearance in Chafford Hundred therefore often involves more substantial cutting back than a younger garden would need, and we approach it accordingly.

The estate's relatively uniform build period also means many homeowners are encountering the same issues at the same time — neighbours noticing that their shared boundary treatment needs refreshing, or that a garden which looked manageable a few years ago has quietly become overwhelming. We work across Chafford Hundred on an ongoing basis and understand its garden character well. We offer clearance and tidy-up work only — we are not a licensed waste carrier — so we agree how the green waste from any clearance, which can be considerable when dealing with mature 1990s planting, will be managed before we begin.