"Clearance" means four quite different things depending on how far back you want the garden taken. Agreeing which one you mean is most of the job.
A garden clearance normally covers cutting back overgrown vegetation, removing the green waste, and clearing agreed debris so the space is usable again.
The important detail is the depth of clearance. Cutting back, clearing to ground level, and removing roots and stumps are three different jobs at three different prices — and the one you need depends entirely on what happens to the garden next.
| Level | What it means | When you need it |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cut back and tidy | Growth reduced, garden made presentable | Routine overgrowth; letting a property |
| 2. Clear to ground level | Everything above ground removed | Starting again with the space |
| 3. Clear including roots | Root systems and stumps taken out | Before turfing, paving or building |
| 4. Clear and prepare | Ground cultivated and levelled ready | Immediately before a new lawn or project |
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Be prepared for the space to look larger and barer than you expected. A cleared garden is not a finished garden — it is a blank one. That is exactly what you want if fencing, turfing or landscaping is coming next, but it is worth knowing in advance if you were picturing an immediate transformation.
Normally cutting back overgrown vegetation, removing self-seeded growth, clearing beds and long grass, uncovering paths and patios, and removing the green waste and agreed debris.
Cutting back and tidying, clearing to ground level, clearing including roots and stumps, and clearing and preparing the ground. Which you need depends on what happens to the garden next.
Usually not — it needs different equipment and is quoted separately.
Green waste removal is normally included. Rubble, soil, furniture and appliances have different disposal routes and are agreed separately.
That always needs specialist removal and is never part of a standard clearance.
Remove anything you want to keep, mark plants to be retained, clear access routes, confirm parking, and flag anything buried such as a soakaway or cables to a shed.
Only if you have asked for clearance to that level. Turfing needs roots removed and the ground cultivated and levelled, which is a further stage.
Yes, and it usually makes sense. Clearance with turfing or fencing is the most common combination.
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