Overgrown Hedges
There are over 68 kilometres of hedges maintained across the borough. These include formal hedges in parks, rural hedges and hedges bordering dual carriageways. Hedges are cut using a mixture of hand held and tractor mounted equipment.
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Continental Landscapes hedge maintenance 
Formal Hedges
These usually consist of ornamental plant species and are cut by hand (secateurs, loppers, hedge cutters, etc.) and occasionally tractor mounted equipment.
The contractor is responsible for:
- Cutting once or twice per annum
- Cutting sides and top as necessary to maintain a neat, tidy hedge that does not obstruct or overhang
- Collecting cuttings
The contractor is not responsible for:
- Watering
- Cutting to create or maintain private views
- Cutting back private boundary hedges, which overhand paths and pavements
Leisure Services is responsible for:
Arranging for the replacing, replanting or provision of new hedges
Rural Hedges
These consist predominantly of native plant species and are cut with tractor-mounted equipment.
The contractor is responsible for:
- Cutting once per annum
- Cutting sides and top as necessary to maintain a neat, tidy hedge that does not obstruct or overhang
- Clearing around street signs and furniture
- Clearing grass cuttings from paths, pavements and roads
The contractor is not responsible for:
- Cutting to create or maintain private views
- Cutting back private boundary hedges
- Controlling weeds
Hedges on High Speed Roads
These consist predominantly of native plant species and are cut with tractor-mounted equipment. Works on these sites require additional traffic management and in some cases this includes the use of mobile traffic works.
The contractor is responsible for:
- Cutting once per annum (ordinarily co-ordinated with final grass cut)
- Cutting sides and top as necessary to maintain a neat, tidy hedge that does not obstruct or overhang
- Clearing around street signs and furniture
- Clearing cuttings from paths, pavements and roads
- Scheduling the work
- Providing traffic management
The contractor is not responsible for:
- Cutting to create or maintain private views
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