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Winter Grounds Maintenance: What Your Site Actually Needs

DB Tree and Garden — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:07:21 +0000

Leaf fall, slip risk and dark afternoons. What winter grounds maintenance should still be doing on your commercial site between October and March.

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Operated Plant Hire or Self-Drive: Which Do You Actually Need?

DB Tree and Garden — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 22:47:13 +0000

Day rates look similar until you price the operator, the training and the risk. How operated plant hire compares with self-drive on a real site.

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Garden Maintenance for Landlords: Keeping Rental Gardens Lettable in Sunderland

DB Tree and Garden — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Who cuts the grass in a rental? What a tenancy can pass to a tenant, what it can't, and why a scheduled visit beats a check-out clearance bill.

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Neighbour’s Leylandii Blocking Your Light? Your Options and What They Cost

DB Tree and Garden — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Next door's leylandii taking your light? What you can cut back yourself, the council's high hedge route, and what a reduction or removal costs.

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How Much Does Hedge Cutting Cost? A 2026 Guide for Sunderland Homeowners

DB Tree and Garden — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000

What drives hedge cutting cost: run length, height, access and green waste. How to compare three quotes properly and spot a cut-only price.

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Tree Roots and Your House: Drains, Drives and Subsidence Explained

DB Tree and Garden — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:52:31 +0000

Will tree roots wreck your house? What roots really do to drains, when subsidence is a real risk, and the order to act: monitor, barrier, reduce, remove.

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Commercial Grounds Maintenance: What Should Actually Be in the Contract

DB Tree and Garden — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Commercial grounds maintenance: what a proper contract must cover — scope, frequency, seasonal schedule, response times, insurance and pricing for North East sites.

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Ivy on Trees and Walls: Is It a Problem and How Do You Deal With It?

DB Tree and Garden — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Wondering whether to remove ivy on trees or leave it? An honest North East guide to when ivy helps, when it harms, and how to take it off a tree safely.

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Crown Reduction vs Pollarding vs Topping: Tree Pruning Terms Explained

DB Tree and Garden — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Crown reduction vs pollarding, plus thinning, lifting and why topping is bad. A plain-English guide to tree pruning terms and what to ask your surgeon for.

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Garden Clearance in Sunderland: What to Expect and What Affects the Cost

DB Tree and Garden — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Honest guide to garden clearance Sunderland costs — overgrown plots, probate & end-of-tenancy jobs. What drives the price and what you get for it. Free quotes.

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