Hedges, shrubs & small trees
Pruning & Hedging in Fremantle
Most garden problems we are called to fix are timing problems: the right cut made in the wrong month. Pruning and hedging work is planned around each plant's cycle so growth comes back dense and healthy.
What’s included
Formal hedge trimming
Straight lines and consistent faces on hedges of any size, from low borders to tall screening runs.
Screening and boundary hedges
Maintained to an agreed height and line, which matters where hedges provide privacy between lots or neighbours.
Shrub and ornamental pruning
Plant-specific cuts that encourage healthy structure and stronger flowering the following season.
Small tree care
Lower branch trimming, deadwood removal and clearance from roofs, paths and driveways.
Palm frond cleaning
Dead fronds and seed pods removed and taken away — common and often overdue on Fremantle properties.
Full green waste removal
Everything cut is removed on the day, including the volume a big hedge run produces.
Pruning and hedging in a coastal climate
Hedges and shrubs within a few kilometres of the coast grow unevenly — the sheltered side races away while the seaward side burns back under salt wind. Getting a crisp hedge in Fremantle, South Fremantle, North Coogee or Mosman Park means trimming to the plant's actual growth pattern rather than a straight line on the first pass, and timing cuts so new growth is not pushed out just before a run of hot easterlies.
We maintain formal hedges in the usual Perth species — murraya, photinia, viburnum, lilly pilly, Japanese box and westringia — on a cycle that keeps them dense rather than woody and hollow at the base. Ornamental and native shrubs are pruned in season for shape, airflow and flowering, with clean bypass cuts above the node so the plant heals instead of dying back.
Small tree work covers canopy lifting for clearance over paths and driveways, deadwood removal, thinning to let light into the garden below, palm frond and seed pod removal, and fruit tree pruning for productive citrus, fig and stone fruit. Anything requiring climbing, large limb removal or work near powerlines is referred to a qualified arborist rather than attempted from a ladder. All prunings are chipped or loaded and removed the same day.
Pruning equipment
- Battery hedge trimmers with long-reach and articulating heads
- Sharp bypass secateurs and loppers for clean, healing cuts
- Pole saws and pole pruners for canopy lifting and palm fronds
- Hedge collection sheets for fast clean-up on paved areas
- String lines and levels for formal hedge faces and tops
- Sterilising solution between plants where disease is present
What we prune
- Formal boundary and screening hedges
- Native and coastal shrub plantings
- Ornamental and flowering garden shrubs
- Small trees, palms and fruit trees
- Strata and commercial hedge lines on scheduled cycles
Who this suits
Homes, strata boundaries and commercial frontages
- Homes with established hedges or overgrown shrubs
- Strata complexes with shared boundary screening
- Commercial frontages where the hedge is the first impression
- Properties needing clearance from paths, roofs or signage
Cut in season
We schedule to the plant, not just the calendar, so hedges thicken instead of thinning out.
Clean finish
Lines checked from the street and every clipping cleared before we leave.
No height surprises
Agreed heights and lines recorded so the next visit matches the last one.
Service area
Available across Fremantle and 26 surrounding suburbs
Within roughly 8km of Fremantle, from North Fremantle and Mosman Park through to Bibra Lake and Spearwood.
Related services
Garden Maintenance in Fremantle
Regular garden maintenance keeps a property looking cared for instead of rescued. We run fortnightly, monthly and seasonal visits across Fremantle and the western suburbs, with the same crew each time so nobody has to re-explain the garden.
Lawn Maintenance in Fremantle
Coastal Fremantle lawns sit on sandy, free-draining soil that loses nutrients and water quickly. Keeping turf healthy here is about cutting height, feeding and irrigation working together — not just a weekly mow.
Strata Garden Maintenance in Fremantle
Strata grounds have two audiences: the residents who see them daily and the committee that approves the invoice. We maintain common property across Fremantle apartment blocks, villa complexes and townhouse groups on set service days, with reporting that makes budget conversations straightforward.
Grounds Maintenance, Fremantle & Perth
Grounds maintenance is the broader program that keeps a whole site presentable across the year — lawns, beds, hedges, hard-surface edges, irrigation and seasonal horticulture, planned together rather than booked job by job.
Frequently asked questions
Request a pruning or hedging quote
Tell us about the property and we’ll come back with a clear, fixed quote — usually within 24 hours.