ME9 · ME10
Sittingbourne and Milton Regis at the centre, the Swale marsh-edge estates to the north, and the Fruit Belt villages to the south. Three landscapes, three different soil types, and the cost breakdown adjusts for each.
Sittingbourne and Milton Regis together form the built-up centre. Part of the High Street area sits inside the Sittingbourne conservation area, and the historic core around Church Street and Middle Row is separately covered by the Milton Regis conservation area, both administered by Swale Borough Council. Any stem over 75mm needs six weeks' notice before pruning, which we file at no extra cost.
North of the town, towards Milton Creek and the Swale estuary. Heavy, poorly-drained clay that stays wet through winter. Fast-growing species do well here because there's rarely a shortage of water, but roots can struggle in waterlogged ground, so we watch for shallow-rooted hedges leaning after wet winters.
South and east of the town, on the free-draining brickearth loam that made this stretch of north Kent the historic fruit-growing "Fruit Belt" between the M2 and the A2. Orchards, mature field hedges, and larger rural gardens with hornbeam and mixed native hedging alongside the boundary conifers.
Our standard round covers ME9 and ME10. If you're further out - towards Faversham, Sheerness or the rest of the Isle of Sheppey - get in touch anyway; we sometimes take on larger jobs outside the usual round, and we'll tell you honestly if travel time makes it uneconomic rather than quote a number that doesn't add up.
Send a postcode and a couple of photos to hello@sittingbournehedges.co.uk or call 07763 100 477.