Frenchs Forest gets more rain than most of Sydney and sits high enough to be out of the salt. Things grow here properly, which is lovely right up until you fall two months behind.
Frenchs Forest sits about 20 kilometres north of the city at around 156 metres on the ridgelines, inside Northern Beaches Council, and takes high rainfall compared with the rest of Sydney. Around 92 per cent of its dwellings are separate houses, with Garigal National Park close by and Manly Dam Reserve adjoining to the south-east.
With that much rain and no salt burn to slow anything down, hedges and beds put on growth at a rate that catches people out. A hedge left for three months here is a bigger job than the same hedge left for six months in western Sydney.
Being up on the ridge rather than on the coast means no salt-laden wind, which is unusual for a Northern Beaches suburb. Plants that would scorch at Manly or Palm Beach do well here, and that is worth taking advantage of.
Almost everything here is a freestanding house, often on a generous block, with Garigal National Park and Manly Dam Reserve nearby. Boundary beds against bushland get steady regrowth pressure and need to stay in the cycle.
Regular visits on a cycle tight enough to keep up with how fast things grow here.
Boundary hedges and screens cut to a clean line. On this rainfall a hedge here often wants two cuts where one would do inland, which is worth knowing before booking an annual trim.
How we trim hedgesLifting canopies off roofs and gutters and thinning growth so light reaches the garden. Near national park the council controls significant pruning and we check what is allowed first.
See our pruning and trimmingBeds, paths, paving joints and the bushland boundary cleared back, roots included. In this much rain the weed load rebuilds quickly, so a regular pass beats one big clear.
More on weedingMulch at a depth suited to high rainfall. Too heavy here holds the ground wet rather than helping, so we match the grade and depth to how each bed drains.
More on mulchingNew lawn over prepared and levelled ground. The rainfall suits turf well, though under an established canopy we will tell you honestly where it will hold.
How we lay new turfClippings, prunings and green waste taken away every visit. Growth rates here mean the volume off a single visit is well beyond what a council green bin will take.
See our rubbish removalRemoving a tree that threatens a structure or has failed. Northern Beaches Council controls removal and significant pruning of many trees, with tighter rules near bushland, so we check before quoting.
About our tree lopping workHow often you want us, more than anything about the garden.
Three steps, a fixed written price per visit, and no lock-in contract.
We look at the block, the hedges and the bush boundary, then tell you the cycle that will actually keep up with it.
A fixed price per visit on a frequency matched to the growth rate here, which is usually tighter than people expect.
Same crew each time. All clippings and green waste leave with us and the paths and driveway are swept down.
Terry and his team are fantastic to work with.
The team have been very professional with their work, communication and they were also fast paced.
They use very high quality materials and workmanship is flawless.
Frenchs Forest sits inland on the Northern Beaches with Forestville, Belrose, Davidson, Beacon Hill and Killarney Heights nearby.
For a garden rebuild rather than upkeep, see our landscaping work in Frenchs Forest or everything we do across the Northern Beaches, and browse every Sydney suburb we service.
Rainfall mostly, plus you are high enough on the ridge to be out of the salt that slows growth nearer the coast. It is a good problem to have, but it does mean a hedge left for three months is a far bigger job than the same hedge inland.
More often than you would think, and it works out cheaper. On a tight cycle each visit is short and the garden never needs rescuing. Long gaps here mean every visit is a catch-up, which costs more over a year.
Yes, and that is one of the nice things about being up here. No salt-laden wind means the planting list is far wider than it is a few kilometres east, so you are not limited to the toughest coastal species.
Yes. There is steady regrowth pressure pushing in across that boundary, and clearing and tree work along it are controlled. We keep that edge in the regular cycle rather than treating it as an occasional clear.
Yes, every visit, and there is a lot of it here. A single visit on one of these blocks generates well beyond what a council green bin holds.
Yes. We work across Frenchs Forest 2086 and the surrounding Northern Beaches suburbs including Forestville, Belrose, Davidson, Killarney Heights, Beacon Hill and Allambie Heights.
Send us the basics and we will come out, look at the block and the hedges, and give you a fixed written price per visit. The visit costs nothing.
Prefer to talk it through? Call 0451 267 287.
Whether it has run away over a wet few months or you simply want it held properly, we will come out and price it.