tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post8928846430894044830..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Hedge saga cut shortKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-73746034944501106142012-10-19T13:23:29.183+02:002012-10-19T13:23:29.183+02:00Ken I have done it every year since we bought the ...Ken I have done it every year since we bought the place in 2005. It was only about half the height then, we have let it grow because of nosey parker next door. It has been 2 metres high since about 2008. I usually have to do the fence side 2 to 3 times a year because if, as I said, 1 leaf as much as touches the fence we get a visit!! DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-28125845866021319732012-10-19T10:15:44.134+02:002012-10-19T10:15:44.134+02:00Hi Diane, do I understand that you have personally...Hi Diane, do I understand that you have personally pruned that tall laurel hedge? If so, <i>chapeau !</i>Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-88692478767339969992012-10-19T08:25:07.887+02:002012-10-19T08:25:07.887+02:00Ken: yes, I guess I'm not comparing like with ...Ken: yes, I guess I'm not comparing like with like. The amount of waste we've accumulated would have taken them all afternoon to dispose of -- partly because the tip isn't that close too.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-26536812337428213612012-10-19T08:22:49.842+02:002012-10-19T08:22:49.842+02:00A great job indeed!A great job indeed!Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-16204795512902181242012-10-18T18:13:49.163+02:002012-10-18T18:13:49.163+02:00The hedge looks nice. Walt and you also always ha...The hedge looks nice. Walt and you also always had a well-cut hedge. The workers were fast, efficient and neat. Lucky you chose the right crew.<br /><br />Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04911284607089608538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-46165753820948868402012-10-18T15:21:59.293+02:002012-10-18T15:21:59.293+02:00Forgot to add that our hedge is about 100 meters, ...Forgot to add that our hedge is about 100 meters, but only 30 is laurel the rest is fir. We are planting laurel slowly along inside it as the fir is not that happy! DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-16677102694637989742012-10-18T15:17:19.528+02:002012-10-18T15:17:19.528+02:00Love that header, stunning.
We have a long, 2 met...Love that header, stunning.<br /><br />We have a long, 2 metre high laurel hedge which I have just cut. We keep it high as the only person in the hamlet who is a pain happens to have the property next door:-( If one leaf should as much as touch the fence he comes round and complains. <br /><br />Everyone here has the same problem with this miserable old bugger!! DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-76835479325016190262012-10-18T14:56:10.479+02:002012-10-18T14:56:10.479+02:00i think 12 or 13 E an hour is very reasonable........i think 12 or 13 E an hour is very reasonable.....it is hard work and they are trying to make a living.....its good you could find someone to do it....the hedge looks very neatmelindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337254308066184912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-88188590559447444382012-10-18T14:32:54.172+02:002012-10-18T14:32:54.172+02:00Wonder if all the neighbors got
together and got a...Wonder if all the neighbors got<br />together and got a "group bid"<br />the price might come down per<br />household.<br /><br />Looks beautiful.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335063080532127542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-32793267270033594482012-10-18T14:24:59.394+02:002012-10-18T14:24:59.394+02:00I love the look of your hedge. I also like picket ...I love the look of your hedge. I also like picket fences, but they have to be maintained also and painting is hard work, as you know- but not so dangerous as hedge trimming.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-18635318049950224082012-10-18T14:15:40.648+02:002012-10-18T14:15:40.648+02:00nicely done! but wow that is a lot of work! and T...nicely done! but wow that is a lot of work! and Tim is very very punny... ha!Ohiofarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-88587548986058315902012-10-18T13:10:02.889+02:002012-10-18T13:10:02.889+02:00Sometimes, you have to decide that just because yo...Sometimes, you have to decide that just because you CAN do a job, doesn't mean that you SHOULD do the job... it makes sense to hire someone for a job this big, especially if it takes a physical toll on you.<br /><br />And.... what if you left it to grow, without trimming it?Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-22443462581452848482012-10-18T11:14:28.600+02:002012-10-18T11:14:28.600+02:00The French word devis means bid or estimate.
I fo...The French word <i>devis</i> means bid or estimate.<br /><br />I forgot to mention another bid we got 5 or 6 years ago that was for 12€ per person/hour.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-64836537103186194032012-10-18T11:08:17.166+02:002012-10-18T11:08:17.166+02:00Double the cost! You must be having a lot of stuff...Double the cost! You must be having a lot of stuff cut down, so there would be a lot of debris to haul away, Susan. Our guy's devis said the cost of the hedge trimming was 378€, plus 12€ (yes, twelve euros) to rake up and haul away the clippings = 390€ in all.<br /><br />I figure it was a 10-hour job, and there were three people involved (the crew + the boss). I calculate that 39€ per hour divided by 3 = 13€ per person hour.<br /><br />When we had the hedge pruned 7 or 8 years ago by another entrepreneur, he charged us 400€. This time, I got a second estimate from another landscaping contractor who said he wanted 575€. So I was happy with the 390€ bid.<br /><br />Tim... groan!Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-45404495247596329712012-10-18T08:38:11.601+02:002012-10-18T08:38:11.601+02:00I agree with Susan... and it looks magnifique, aus...I agree with Susan... and it looks magnifique, aussi! And of course... it "leaves" you the time to "branch" out into other things... like taking time as you say to "leaf" through old pictures... or, perhaps, you could research your respective family "trees"...Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-76012519809489943482012-10-18T08:01:55.279+02:002012-10-18T08:01:55.279+02:00An excellent decision on your part I reckon. I'...An excellent decision on your part I reckon. I'm getting the garden maintenance professionals in today to trim the orchard -- annual close mow and hedge control, plus some new compost bins. I'm spending slightly more than half of what you did, but we are having a bonfire. They said for them to take the stuff away would double the cost, so it looks like they charge about the same as your guys.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.com