What would you do?

whywhywhy

Leave it until autumn.

I agree.

Anyone who offers to cut hedges at this time of year cannot be a professional, surely?

The best time is winter or very early spring before the birds start nesting and before the new growth.

We usually have ours cut in January or February.
It's easier too, without all the foliage.

whywhywhy

Luckygirl3

The problem is that he is free now and not likely to be in autumn.

What price do you put on not killing something and having peace of mind. I would wait until autumn.

He might just be saying that to make you employ him now. I would wait.

Leave it until the autumn. The birds and other wildlife will thank you. If you go ahead with it now just for the sake of keeping an appointment, you will feel awful if nesting birds and their young are killed. And of course you will have them committed a crime and so will your hedge man who doesn't seem to be aware of the law.

NO NO NO.
How can they even contemplate it in the nesting season.!

They can't be very experienced.
My hedge trimmer guy comes in the Autumn and won't do hedges any sooner.

I agree. But am under pressure from this guy. It is slightly awkward as he is the partner of a friend. Also it is almost impossible to get people to do these jobs round here. You have to grab what is offered.

Luckygirl3

I agree. But am under pressure from this guy. It is slightly awkward as he is the partner of a friend. Also it is almost impossible to get people to do these jobs round here. You have to grab what is offered.

I do know, we're waiting and waiting for tradesmen to come and start or even finish jobs! However, we do have a reliable man who comes to cut lawns and trim our deciduous hedge. He couldn't come until February this year as he's busy.

However, is the hedge causing you a problem? If not, I'd really recommend leaving it until late October or early November at the earliest. Surely he isn't booked up until February?

Cutting hedges not illegal, but disturbing nesting birds is. Book the hedge cutter for not before late August

Hardly any wonder the guy is free to do it now as nobody else would want him cutting hedges before Autum . If he was reputable he wouldn't even consider it

Don't know how it works in your area of the country re local Facebook groups.

Where I'm from (a city) they are normal - events advertised, people asking odd queries, etc.

Where I live now - it's personality cult time and the main admin. of them feels free to try and have them as he personally wants (yep...it's nearly always a man!). If you've got a fair-minded man running it there won't be a problem in putting up a request for anyone to tell you of suitable tradesperson to do this - and you should have some replies - as people will be used to that sort of request going up.

I’m unsure if I’ve reached the correct ‘destination’ but, I’m 73 next month and I want to buy myself a dolls house! I’ve always wanted one but was never fortunate enough to receive one. I can still hear the howls of derision and laughter from the family when I stated I was buying a dolls house so, am I ‘losing it’, as says my son or, is there anybody out there who feels the same way about an item they’ve always longed for?? Criss