Hiring guides
Practical advice on timing, permissions and what to ask before you hire, written for Cork gardens.
- Hiring for grass cuttingWhat a grass cutting service includes · How often to cut grass in Cork · Overgrown lawns
- Hiring for hedge cuttingWhen you can cut hedges in Ireland · Roadside hedges are your responsibility · Trimming versus reduction
- Hiring for tree surgeryCommon tree surgery jobs · Permissions: Tree Preservation Orders · Permissions: felling licences · Qualifications and insurance · Ash dieback
- Hiring for garden maintenanceWhat a maintenance visit usually includes · Planning around the Cork growing season · Questions to ask before you hire
- Hiring for garden clearanceWhat clearance usually involves · Waste permits matter · Watch out for Japanese knotweed · After the clearance
- Hiring for power washingPower washing or soft washing? · Re-sanding and sealing · Protecting plants and drains
- Hiring for landscapingHard and soft landscaping · Drainage matters in Cork · Planning permission basics · Comparing quotes
- Hiring for garden designDesign-only or design-and-build · What to prepare for a first meeting · Setting a realistic budget · Professional bodies