Garden & Outdoor Clearance
From years of neglect to weekend-ready in a day. Vegetation, green waste, old furniture, sheds and trampolines - sorted, removed and routed to licensed composters and transfer stations.
Single fixed fee · No hourly rates · Property left tidy and access-clear.
Same-Week
Booking across the region
Licensed Routes
Green waste to composters
Fully Insured
Public liability cover
Fixed Fee
Quoted before we start
Our Work
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Overview
Garden clearance is the structured removal of vegetation, green waste, garden furniture, outbuildings and anything else that's accumulated outdoors - leaving the plot tidy, the access clear and the property ready for sale, letting, landscaping or simply re-use. It covers everything from a single overgrown back garden to multi-property estate gardens and probate properties where the garden has been untouched for years.
Homeowners returning to a neglected garden, executors clearing a probate property, landlords reclaiming tenancies, estate agents preparing a property for marketing, and households who simply need the trampoline / climbing frame / years of garden waste gone in one visit rather than fifty council recycling-centre trips.
Book us before the marketing photographs are taken, before the landscaper quotes, before the new tenants move in, or whenever a single look at the garden has become enough to put the rest of the project off. We work year-round - though late winter through early spring is the cleanest window for major vegetation cutbacks before bird nesting season.
Overgrown gardens hide structural issues - fence collapses, drainage problems, pest harbourage, Japanese knotweed. They also halve the perceived value of a property in marketing photos. A one-day clearance pays for itself in either the asking price uplift or the avoided second viewing.
What Happens If It's Left
Garden clearance is the job homeowners put off the longest - and pay the most for in the end.
Japanese knotweed, Himalayan balsam and giant hogweed are all common across the Wirral and Liverpool. Cutting them without controlled disposal spreads them - and knotweed on a property is a legal mortgage disclosure issue.
Long-untouched gardens are perfect rat habitat - and rats in the garden become rats in the loft within one autumn. A clearance often pre-empts a pest-control bill.
Vegetation pressing against fence panels, sheds and outbuildings accelerates rot - usually invisible until the clearance reveals it. Better to find it before completion than at the structural survey.
Garden waste taken away by cheap operators is one of the most frequently fly-tipped categories in Merseyside. The householder remains liable under Section 34.
Soil and vegetation built up against external walls bridges the damp-proof course - a hidden cause of internal damp that mysteriously clears up after the garden is cut back.
Our Process
We attend within 48 hours, walk the plot, identify invasive species, confirm vehicle access (and whether barrowing through the property is required), and agree what stays.
You receive a written price for the full job - vegetation, green waste, hard items (furniture, sheds, trampolines), and any structural items like decking or fence panels.
Crew works methodically from one boundary to the other, cutting back overgrowth, chipping where appropriate, bagging green waste at source.
Sheds, greenhouses, trampolines, old furniture, paving slabs and concrete are dismantled, segregated by waste stream, and loaded.
Green waste goes to commercial composting facilities; timber and metals are segregated for recycling; mixed waste is taken to licensed transfer stations - all under EA waste-carrier authorisation.
Paths swept, access points cleared, photographs taken, Waste Transfer Notes issued. The garden is handed over ready for landscaping, marketing or simply enjoying.
Why It's Worth Doing Properly
Every benefit below is something you can measure, document or hand to an insurer - not a slogan.
What would take a homeowner thirty council trips is handled in a single crew visit.
Green waste to commercial composters, hard waste to licensed transfer stations, full transfer notes - your Section 34 duty discharged.
A tidy garden adds visible value to estate-agent marketing - often the difference between a fast sale and a price reduction.
Structural problems with fences, walls and drainage are exposed before they become a buyer's negotiating point.
No hourly rates, no per-bag charges - quoted in writing before work starts.
Paths swept, access clear, conservatory and patio doors not covered in clippings. We don't just leave it 'cleared' - we leave it tidy.
Guide Pricing
Guide prices only. Final cost depends on access, volume, hazard level and site survey. Contact us for a free written quote.
| Job Type | Typical Scope | Price From |
|---|---|---|
| Small garden | Up to 1/4 van load of green waste | From£120 |
| Medium garden | Up to 1/2 van load, light cut-back | From£220 |
| Large garden / overgrown | Full van load, heavy clearance | From£380 |
Prices exclude VAT. Quoted on a per-job basis after a free site survey or phone consultation. No obligation.
In Detail
Garden clearance varies hugely by site. Here are the most common scenarios and how we handle each.
Multi-year neglect typically means waist-high vegetation, self-seeded saplings, and concealed structures (often forgotten ornaments, ponds, even old vehicles). We clear in sequence - soft growth first, then woody, then hard items - so the plot reveals itself safely.
Often the garden has been unmaintained for years before the property comes to us. We treat these with the same documented inventory approach as house clearance - anything that looks valuable or sentimental is flagged before removal.
Timber sheds, metal sheds, greenhouses and old summerhouses are dismantled on site, segregated for recycling where possible, and removed in a single visit. Concrete bases broken out by separate arrangement.
Climbing frames, trampolines, sandpits, hot tubs and bulky garden furniture are dismantled and removed - separately or alongside a broader clearance.
Where Japanese knotweed is identified, we do not cut without controlled disposal. We coordinate with PCA-accredited treatment specialists and route any cut material under controlled-waste paperwork to avoid spread liability.
Failed timber decking, rotten fence panels, broken paving slabs and concrete are common adjacent jobs - quoted as part of the clearance rather than as separate visits.
A typical neglected back garden on a three-bed semi is in the region of £350–£700, depending on access, volume of green waste and whether sheds or hard structures need removing. You always receive a written fixed-fee quote after the on-site survey.
We typically survey within 48 hours and complete the work within the same week. Urgent pre-completion or pre-letting work can usually be slotted in within 2–3 working days.
Only for the initial survey - we then work from keys or gate access. You'll receive photographic sign-off when complete.
We stop, document, photograph and notify you. Knotweed cannot be cut and disposed of through normal routes - we coordinate with a PCA-accredited specialist for treatment, then return to complete the clearance.
Yes - dismantling and removal of sheds, greenhouses, trampolines, climbing frames and hot tubs is part of our standard scope. Quoted within the overall fixed fee.
Commercial composting facilities licensed by the Environment Agency. We can name the destination on request. The vast majority of garden waste we collect is diverted from landfill.
Tidy - paths swept, access clear, surfaces left navigable. We don't landscape (that's a separate trade), but we hand over a plot a landscaper can start on without doing a half-day prep themselves.
Yes - full Wirral peninsula, Liverpool, Cheshire, Chester, Ellesmere Port, Birkenhead, Wallasey, Warrington and Runcorn from our Heswall base.
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