Getting rid of hedge clippings (a lot of them)

hoodie6029

Hi folks,

My parents have a rural bungalow, they got their leylandii hedge clipped recently and a couple of feet cut off the top of them.
They didn’t plan on how to get rid of the cuttings, I’d estimate that they’ve about 4 large skipfuls piled up from the work.
Any idea how much it would be to have someone come and chip these up and take them away?

Thanks in advance

SouthWesterly

Where are they located?
A tree surgeon to mulch them

hoodie6029

Thanks SouthWesterly, I see a few people offering the service alright.

Any idea what it would cost? Located near Navan

eusap

look up your local civic amenity site they often have a bin for green waste, also there is a place near maynooth if you have access to transport

GreeBo

To reduce costs you can prune the branches off the larger branches and then run over them multiple times with your mower, leylandii greens pretty much disappear when mulched.
You are then "only" left with the larger, bare branches which can be cut and put in the boot.

Hocus Focus

GreeBo wrote: »

To reduce costs you can prune the branches off the larger branches and then run over them multiple times with your mower, leylandii greens pretty much disappear when mulched.
You are then "only" left with the larger, bare branches which can be cut and put in the boot.

When mulched like this with a chipper or mower and mixed with grass cuttings and other green waste they make a good ericaceous compost for acid loving plants.

hoodie6029

Some great info there folks. Thanks a lot. I'll let Dad know to sharpen the hatchet and rev up the mower!

Once they are all stripped back, I'd be surprised if there was more than one big trailer for the recycling centre.