Welcome back everyone! With this video I just wanted to be transparent with you all, we have good days and bad days.. sometimes things go wrong but we will always put it right. Hope you all have a great weekend and thanks for watching!
I kind of think that the homeowners should have kept up with those shrubs so that they wouldn't have become so out of control! That being said, you did well!
The large quantity of material could be reduced into manageable porshions if you can strimm them down with a preferably old blade and transport them in a big bag or mabe a wheely bin. if you are able to optain a tipper trailer for the van that could help you out*
In this particular case, I would have trimmed the hedge height to just under the battlements, or maybe 3 or 4 inches lower than the lowest point of the battlements. Next, enter the neighbor's side and stake the plants up, and reduce the plant thickness that juts into the property by at least half. I wouldn't have altered the wall at all, because it may affect the strength of it down the line, and you don't want any liability. I don't know how windy it gets there, but with enough friction, the ropes may not hold, and the pins and rope sticking out of the wall into the alley may be compromised by passers by. Or, instead of staking, maybe a trellis may work on the inner part of the wall.
A brick wall is not a very strong structure without a structure applying downward pressure. It would have better to remove the hedge completely. The surviving hedge may now produce an enormous amount of horizontal force on the wall. I hope it doesn’t cause damage to the wall because you do a brilliant job of helping the community.
I didn't even think of that but absolutely right. If the wall is not well made it will absolutely fall down. Let's hope hey. Does look strong enough to support for now.
The hedge would have grown back even if it was cut down, right? Then it would be an easier job to manage its growth from the start to prevent this from getting too heavy again ?
Do not take on the burden of guilt. It is not yours. Circumstances (the storm) and others neglect (overgrown and untrained weakened hedge) created a problem that you resolved. Call it, what it is: a lesson learned. Looks great. Thanks for all the hard work. ❤
I have seen a lot of suggestions as to what Ben and his Dad should/could have done differently/better. The fact of the matter is, the hedge is the responsibility of the homeowners, it was overgrown into the alleyway and Ben cleared it to make it safe for people to use, the fact that the rest came down in the storm was their problem to sort not Ben's, I'm sure the homeowners were very chilled a out the whole situation being sorted, as it has definitely saved them a lot of time and money!! I personally would not have had the nerve to complain, i am astounded they did. That said Ben and his Dad are the most kind hearted generous people, and do the most amazing work, well done boys 👍
@@mirelaxothey would have had a fine and it would have gone on the land registry records too, so if the house went up for sale. The future home owners would be aware of the problem hedge.
At the end of the day not your fault, it's the owners responsibility to keep it under control and not let it grow over a public right of way like that, good for you for coming back and sorting it for him though :)
There is a lesson here for all gardeners and hedge owners. Plants must be regularly maintained long before they create problems. This issue was years in the making. Also, I admire your integrity and tenacity in dealing with this out of control hedge.
2 things to take heed of now you have fixed the Hedge to the Wall. 1. Some bright spark does not come along and cut the wire, 2. The hedge and wind do not pull the wall down.
Yes, in Melbourne, AU, we had a situation several years ago, where all local brick walls were checked, after a brick wall collapsed (partly due to high winds) killing 3 people.
You're a good person. The quality of character is revealed when something like this happens. I agree with other commenters that the hedge would be better removed for the sake of the wall. As a home owner, I would have done that myself or hired a professional like you. Well done mate. You son has a father he can be proud of.
@FlawlessCleaningServices you could fix some posts to the top of the garden side of the wall and fix a trellis or simple fence. Make it about 600mm high from the top of the wall. You can cut a hedge to half its height and it'll regrow (a third can come off the width - did ghat to mu hedge. Advise from the Royal Horticultural Society)
@@FlawlessCleaningServicesAny privacy should be the homeowners problem they only had it before because they let it go completely overgrown and hanging over, blocking the alleyway - they should try a little harder for privacy if brick wall isn’t enough. 😊
@@FlawlessCleaningServices You can trim the hedge branches that extend into the yard. Those are the ones adding weight and pulling force. It'll look ragged for a while but small branches will leaf out to cover the bare spots and there will eventually be upward growth to give privacy. If you do trim inside, do a targeted surgical trim, not with the hedge clippers. More like pruning. Go in with bypass pruners and remove the thicker branches that go straight out and leave the shorter ones so you don't end up with a wall of rough cut stems. It will give a softer look and won't pull on the wall as much. Ideally you want it to stay upright without being tied to the wall.
The council should have cited the owner long ago for obstruction of the walk way :0. You and your father are fine people who work hard and help others.....the owner needed to pay for the hedge removal. As homeowners we all have a responsibility to keep up our property. :)they
Both of you are right. The council did cite somebody that's why Ben and Paul did the initial cutting. The council and homeowner need to take responsibility not our hardworking duo.
Personally I would have just removed the whole lot. Having said that, you have done a brilliant job in sorting this problem out. It is now up to the homeowner to keep the hedge trimmed and the wall upright. 🙂
Nope. When a plant growing from your private property, blocks access to a public thouroughfare, be it pavement or road, it is your responsibility to clear the obstruction at your own expense. It is not the councils responsibility, they have little enough finances as it is to provide everyone with the services they need.
Unfortunately, now all the weight of the hedge is on one side of that brick wall. Looking close at the state of the concrete that is holding the brick up does not look very good. I can see cracks in it. It may fall anyway and bring the wall down anyway. That being said, I love what you and your dad do for the community and the elderly.❤
A previous comment is right when they said the ivy is the responsibility of the garden owner and if they also own the wall they should get rid of all the ivy if they want the wall to remain standing! I’m not sure all you effort to tie it down is a good idea. You are so kind and community minded I applaud your effort never the less.
My first thought, "Wow. It's really true. No good deed goes unpunished". I felt so bad for you guys. Then I realized this provided a way for y'all to educate us on what we can do if this happens to us. I mean it when I say that this is my very favorite channel on RUclips. I will sit & binge watch (over & over) for hours......for context, I'm disabled & can't do very much myself, so I live vicariously through you & your Dad. He especially gives me hope. 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
Disabled, too. I watch for the same reasons. My favorites list may be a little different than yours but I know xactly how you feel. Kinda like chatting projects over with friends.
You do so much good for people less fortunate than most of us there are always thing's that might happen we never planned on and the weather is our biggest problem in this country, if it had not been for the storm the heaging probably would of stayed upright but you did what All good people ((I would like to think)) would do and you and your dad put everything back together, you do so much good work in your community keep up the good work between you Ben and the plonker Dad thank you for showing us how good people do thing's together thank you for your great video's and the great entertainment.
If you want to use this as a learning opportunity, the lesson is "what not to do". Thankfully, there are people in the comments who are doing the right thing by pointing out how stupid and dangerous this is. The brick wall was not designed to have all that weight pulling on it. It's not going to end well. Hopefully we get to see the video of them fixing this monumental stuff up. 😄
You did your best with that old hedge darling! If the owner had trimmed it down regularly like he ought to have done, it wouldn't have got into this state!! Not your fault ❤ from South Africa
That looks EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. A wall like that is not meant to have lateral forces applied to it. That hedge is going to bring down that wall, and when it does it could cause serious injury - or even death - to anyone it falls on. You need to get back around there ASAP and get the hedge removed BEFORE something terrible happens.
Guys, you definitely have to cut back the garden side. So the weight doesn't pull so much sideways. Inside the garden that hedge very overgrown too. The brick fence will be demaged by not doing so.
We did a hard cut on the inside, and the owner said they would do it again at some point. But you’re right I can offer and see what they say. The inside had eyelets and wire all the way along, so the previous owner intended it grow along it but I guess maintenance just crept away from them
Great job as always! The storm was bad. I think the homeowner, if able, should have been maintaining the hedge anyway so you’ve done him a favour which is probably why he was so chilled about it.
It would have fallen anyway. It's not the storm it's that you don't know how to cut an ivy hedge. It's a mat underneath any good gardener knows that. It will take years to grow back. And now looks a mess.
The neighbor said ok because their shrubs and trees were on your customers property! They were the ones who should have paid you in the first place. May God bless you both 🙂
Not your fault Ben, That would have happened whoever cut the hedge, and it had to be cut for the public’s safety. It should have been looked after properly and not allowed to get out of control it’s too late. Also too late to expect any other result. You did a great job with what you found.
If you visited my area and cleaned up and then came back when things go wrong (i.e. storm and hedge collapses) I'd give you a cuppa and treat! You are a gem!
So glad the homeowner was east to work with - I assume you’ll keep in touch to see if this work or if the hedge should indeed come out. The alley is so much safer for all and that really was the goal. 😊
@@FlawlessCleaningServices Oh Dan, sorry to see you guys having to do all this extra work when the most commonsensical thing to do is to remove thehedge altogether and start anew. I don't think we saw the end of it... cheers!
ha ha, I always used to say "oh look there's Bernie", the person would then look up and then I would burn them with the teaspoon (Burnie). 'Bernie' is a legend as he always leaves a mark wherever he goes ha ha. Great job done all round. Well modelled Kress hat
A lot of hedges get planted too close to the wall so all the growth is on one side. Taking off the overhang just made it even more lopsided. It looked mostly like it was Viburnum tinus which can be hard pruned about 2ft off the ground. Just for future reference. Ben and Paul, you did a fab job of tidying up the alley! I hope the hedge stays up.
My thoughts, exactly. Prune it down short for the owners and let them start again. I'm really afraid those viburnum will just pull the wall down. They're way too top heavy to support themselves and the wall isn't meant to support anything like that with the way it's built. Food for thought. I know you'd hate to have to go back and change what you've done, but I think you'd hate paying to replace the wall even more... Arthur is just the loveliest little boy!
Wish I had a Dad like yours .. He's such a Card. Burnin u with his Spoon what a Meanie and Drinkin his Tea barkin orders as he laughs way too funny Ty Guys U really do make my day God Love ya. .
Good temporary fix - maybe go back later and remove the hedge or cut it way back so it doesn't compromise the structural integrity of the brick wall. As always, lovely to see you and your dad working together.
Every time I watch one of your videos, I feel like someone gave me a hug. Which is weird, because you guys are British, and not, in my experience, big on hugs. 😊
Awsome job to the both of you. Im sure later on if this fails, and the nieghbors are fine with completely removeing the hedge, it will be another great and awsome clean up to see. You Dad makes me laugh every time. Bless him and we love him. Thank you for the blessings you provide people and the beautiful transfomations. Im always here.
They were nice to try to help but yes, they can be blamed as they were the ones who did the trimming. It was not thought out and poorly executed. All the good intentions in the world don't change that.
The hedge had grown to that extend without being managed so it grew over the wall and changed the weight distribution. I would agree on those saying to reduce the density to reduce the weight on those supports
So much respect for what you did. However I had a hedge like that and that ivy is strong enough to pull a house down, best thing for that is rip the lot out! But as usual you went the extra mile. Well done to both of you 👍👍
I really love that you saved it rather than ripping it all down. I'm only sad that we didn't get a view of it from inside the garden. I'm sure it's a lovely thing to stare at w/ all the green 😊🌳
Like how they gave you options to put it right, think I might have cut it back so no support was needed and let it grow again, it was years old and probably causing more harm than good and the storm didn't help ! looks like a bit of pointing is needed too. All that said and I wasn't being critical, how lovely of you both putting it right and making sure they were happy...your Dad is such a great help and support to you and such a great character.
@@herobrinenoch3522 that's my worry as well. That the hedge is so heavy that next time it falls over it will take the wall with it. That would be an even bigger cost.
An enormous botanical monster balancing on the garden wall... After pruning the balance was lost. You did an excellent repair job and in spring there will be a fresh green hedge again.
I personally feel that the owner of the hedge is, was & should always be responsible for the maintenance of their hedge. It grows out of property boundaries and you neec to cut it back. Maybe being from the US makes me weird, but I'll take it.
It was great to see how you handled an unexpected stressful situation so professionally after the storm damage. Really impressed by your calm approach and willingness to work with the homeowner to find the best solution. Restoring the hedge instead of full removal shows your dedication to the job. Thanks for sharing the process - it's always reassuring to see landscapers putting things right after Mother Nature throws a curveball. Wishing you the best with any other cleanup jobs coming your way!
The best outcome is always when you take responsibility and the people involved are good with your response and are willing to work with you...very satisfying and it actually happens quite often....we usually just hear about it when it goes bad!
Wow! I swear your truck is a lot bigger on the inside than on the outside! It amazes me how much stuff you fit in it to haul off. I honestly hope this job doesn't come back to haunt you. I love your work and your videos are great. I love seeing you and your Dad working together. You're both blessed to have each other and be a part of each other's lives ❤ Thank you for being such a great reminder to help out our fellow neighbors- we really have no idea what they're up against. I wish your whole family lots of happiness and good health always. Keep doing the good works!
Sorry guys. You were just trying to help the community. The person who the hedge belonged to should have sorted it out. Shouldn’t have allowed it to grow all over the wall and into the alleyway. I hope you weren’t saddled with the £50 disposal of the greenery fee. 😒
Well done, that was an effort to get it back up and safe and alot to get rid of, but you all managed to do it and the homeowner was happy. Arthur is a little treat, cute as well. Well done all.
Great Job Ben And Dad. Sometimes bad things happen, and it's how we deal with them that makes us who we are. Happy days chaps. Loved the hot spoon trick , quality. 😅😅
Wonderful videos. A tip from a Gardner, when trimming hedges or when you have limbed up trees in some of your projects, limb them up evenly all the way around, not just one side. Keep up the great work.
✨💜just watched this “goodness guys , how do you do it , what looked like a straight forward job turned into bloody hard work 🥵 you cracked it once again 👏🏼👏🏼 your dad burning you with the spoon 🤣 what a little devil 👿 & your sweetheart son at the end ❤️❤️ bless him xxxwell done Great job ❤️
Hopefully the hedge stay below the wall height so the wind can’t catch it and take down the whole wall ! You are both awesome to take care right away 🙏🙏 those homeowners got a job done for free looking forward to the family out tro
Great that you went to fix the problem and in public view. Even with the vast amounts of vegetation removed, I still have doubts on what is left is supporting itself. If it can’t and will put stress on that wall, I fear that it is only a matter of time where that top third of the wall will get pulled over causing a bigger problem. I hope I am wrong with that thinking but keep up your good deeds
I admire you two so much. Not only do you do wonderful things for people. You're so happy while you're doing it. AND, you're amazingly smart at what you do and thinking of ways to overcome situations that occur. You're wonderful and brilliant at the same time. I wish I could know you two in person. I would be so honored to be your friend.
In fairness if they had met their legal obligation and maintained it in the first place it wouldn't have happened. Its their own fault because they allowed it to overgrow.
In America the homeowner of that hedge would've been made to pay for the removal of the hedge. it would've been on them to take it down and any subsequent wall-fall. I like and appreciate that you guys have a council that takes care of such things.
Aww sometimes despite our best intentions things go a bit pear-shaped. Without the storm who knows how long that hedge would have stood and been fine. Good on you for coming back and making it right
We had the same problem with our overgrown ivy which covered a wall. Thankfully we put the cut ivy on an bank and it’s taken root helping to stabilise an earth bank which was sinking because of all the heavy rain we had during the last 8 months.
That looks like it weighed a tonne! You, your Uncle Paul and the Kress Ambassador (😂) did well to get it back against the wall before the next storm rolls in! 👏
RJ please don’t call him the Ambassador his head is big enough as it is 😂.. thinking he can burn me with a hot spoon too, the cheek of it. Have a great weekend!
You are an amazing member of society. Dont want to see you fail. Society grows strong because of people like you but id prefer your longevity so i offer this as good advice 😊
😮 Vous êtes drôlement gentils et généreux d’avoir résolu le problème de ce propriétaire qui a si mal entretenu cette gigantesque haie 🥴… et vous n’avez pas été récompensé de sa part ? Bravo ! 🌸🌸🌸
Greatxwork Ben, but I do think you should have taken the whole hedge out. A malicious person could just cut those wires holding the hedge up and then you will be back to square one again
I have shared this before. Twenty years ago I saw a show with the dear departed Queen Elizabeth II driving interviewer around one of the Royal estates and as they drove past a building with ivy on it, the late Queen remarked that would never have been allowed in her grandmother's time (Queen Mary, wife of King George V) because she hated ivy on walls. That has stuck in my mind and as you shared the homeowner giving the option of taking it out, all I could think was Queen Mary would say "clear it all out." It was nice of you guys to try and save it.
That was so good of you to go back and sort this out, well done e Ben and Paul, hopefully the storms are gone for a bit. Lovely blue skies last couple of days.
Welcome back everyone! With this video I just wanted to be transparent with you all, we have good days and bad days.. sometimes things go wrong but we will always put it right. Hope you all have a great weekend and thanks for watching!
You are very special (kind and honest ) people 💪👏♥️
I kind of think that the homeowners should have kept up with those shrubs so that they wouldn't have become so out of control! That being said, you did well!
The large quantity of material could be reduced into manageable porshions if you can strimm them down with a preferably old blade and transport them in a big bag or mabe a wheely bin.
if you are able to optain a tipper trailer for the van that could help you out*
I knew this would happen and almost commented on the last video but didn't want to seem negative or tell you what to do so I didn't.
In this particular case, I would have trimmed the hedge height to just under the battlements, or maybe 3 or 4 inches lower than the lowest point of the battlements. Next, enter the neighbor's side and stake the plants up, and reduce the plant thickness that juts into the property by at least half. I wouldn't have altered the wall at all, because it may affect the strength of it down the line, and you don't want any liability. I don't know how windy it gets there, but with enough friction, the ropes may not hold, and the pins and rope sticking out of the wall into the alley may be compromised by passers by. Or, instead of staking, maybe a trellis may work on the inner part of the wall.
Glad you saved the hedge. It’s been there so long that there is probably a whole ecosystem now supporting birds and wildlife.
A brick wall is not a very strong structure without a structure applying downward pressure. It would have better to remove the hedge completely. The surviving hedge may now produce an enormous amount of horizontal force on the wall. I hope it doesn’t cause damage to the wall because you do a brilliant job of helping the community.
More like some kid will cut the cords to see what happens.
I didn't even think of that but absolutely right.
If the wall is not well made it will absolutely fall down.
Let's hope hey.
Does look strong enough to support for now.
got to agree… thats a lot of weight to attach to the wall…might have been a ‘cheaper’ plan to just pull the hedge out in the long run…
The hedge would have grown back even if it was cut down, right? Then it would be an easier job to manage its growth from the start to prevent this from getting too heavy again ?
yep, I would have taken 2 to 3 days and get rid of the hedge. put in decorative cedars or something.
Do not take on the burden of guilt. It is not yours. Circumstances (the storm) and others neglect (overgrown and untrained weakened hedge) created a problem that you resolved. Call it, what it is: a lesson learned. Looks great. Thanks for all the hard work. ❤
It is their fault. 100%.
I have seen a lot of suggestions as to what Ben and his Dad should/could have done differently/better. The fact of the matter is, the hedge is the responsibility of the homeowners, it was overgrown into the alleyway and Ben cleared it to make it safe for people to use, the fact that the rest came down in the storm was their problem to sort not Ben's, I'm sure the homeowners were very chilled a out the whole situation being sorted, as it has definitely saved them a lot of time and money!! I personally would not have had the nerve to complain, i am astounded they did.
That said Ben and his Dad are the most kind hearted generous people, and do the most amazing work, well done boys 👍
Exactly. Council wouldn’t have given two hoots if it were them doing the trimming. Probably would have back charged the owner too.
@@mirelaxothey would have had a fine and it would have gone on the land registry records too, so if the house went up for sale. The future home owners would be aware of the problem hedge.
At the end of the day not your fault, it's the owners responsibility to keep it under control and not let it grow over a public right of way like that, good for you for coming back and sorting it for him though :)
was going to say the same thing
I agree- the home owner took no duty to control his hedge but you were the bigger man by going back and fixing his neglect ! love your video !
I agree.
I love all of my White brothers and sisters.
If this is council property shouldn't the council he responsible for the upkeep?
There is a lesson here for all gardeners and hedge owners. Plants must be regularly maintained long before they create problems. This issue was years in the making. Also, I admire your integrity and tenacity in dealing with this out of control hedge.
2 things to take heed of now you have fixed the Hedge to the Wall. 1. Some bright spark does not come along and cut the wire, 2. The hedge and wind do not pull the wall down.
100% should have just removed it seeing as the owner was happy with that.
Yes, in Melbourne, AU, we had a situation several years ago, where all local brick walls were checked, after a brick wall collapsed (partly due to high winds) killing 3 people.
My thoughts too.
I am also wondering about the council there. Will they object to the holes drilled in council property?
You try and do something good and bites you in the back.
You're a good person.
The quality of character is revealed when something like this happens. I agree with other commenters that the hedge would be better removed for the sake of the wall. As a home owner, I would have done that myself or hired a professional like you. Well done mate. You son has a father he can be proud of.
Appreciate that, what could I install for privacy instead of the hedge for them?
Thanks for watching
@FlawlessCleaningServices you could fix some posts to the top of the garden side of the wall and fix a trellis or simple fence. Make it about 600mm high from the top of the wall. You can cut a hedge to half its height and it'll regrow (a third can come off the width - did ghat to mu hedge. Advise from the Royal Horticultural Society)
@@FlawlessCleaningServicesAny privacy should be the homeowners problem they only had it before because they let it go completely overgrown and hanging over, blocking the alleyway - they should try a little harder for privacy if brick wall isn’t enough. 😊
@@plankfacetruth.
@@FlawlessCleaningServices You can trim the hedge branches that extend into the yard. Those are the ones adding weight and pulling force. It'll look ragged for a while but small branches will leaf out to cover the bare spots and there will eventually be upward growth to give privacy.
If you do trim inside, do a targeted surgical trim, not with the hedge clippers. More like pruning. Go in with bypass pruners and remove the thicker branches that go straight out and leave the shorter ones so you don't end up with a wall of rough cut stems. It will give a softer look and won't pull on the wall as much. Ideally you want it to stay upright without being tied to the wall.
The council should have cited the owner long ago for obstruction of the walk way :0. You and your father are fine people who work hard and help others.....the owner needed to pay for the hedge removal. As homeowners we all have a responsibility to keep up our property. :)they
You're so right. We've seen people getting citations for less than that. And yes, the owners should have picked up the hedge removal tab.
Both of you are right. The council did cite somebody that's why Ben and Paul did the initial cutting. The council and homeowner need to take responsibility not our hardworking duo.
The owner should let you take it down. It’s just a mess. You’ve done a good job!
My Grandfather used to pull that hot teaspoon technique on me as a kid. I’d forgotten until I saw your Dad. So sweet you two ❤
My dad used to do that with cold iced tea (we’re from the southern USA) on our legs. Very sneaky! 😊
My Grandfather did it with a twinkle in his eye. Brought back so many memories seeing it today.
My dad used to that - make a big play of stirring his tea then touch your hand with a cold spoon ! And laugh when we jumped anyway
So wrong that you are charged for the green waste your basically a Charity 😤 Great video as always Ben
Especially as the waste site will make money composting it all then selling back to gardeners.
Personally I would have just removed the whole lot. Having said that, you have done a brilliant job in sorting this problem out. It is now up to the homeowner to keep the hedge trimmed and the wall upright. 🙂
Thanks for showing the reality of getting rid of all the cuttings. The council should be donating that for free as you are saving them a job!
What is that place where they dropped off all the cuttings?
Nope. When a plant growing from your private property, blocks access to a public thouroughfare, be it pavement or road, it is your responsibility to clear the obstruction at your own expense. It is not the councils responsibility, they have little enough finances as it is to provide everyone with the services they need.
Somehow I reckon this isn't the last we see of this ivy hedge. Thanks for the warts and all, x
Homeowner was grateful you cut the hedge and fix it
Because they did not trim it to begin with
You and your dad are honorable people
Here here!!!
Unfortunately, now all the weight of the hedge is on one side of that brick wall. Looking close at the state of the concrete that is holding the brick up does not look very good. I can see cracks in it. It may fall anyway and bring the wall down anyway. That being said, I love what you and your dad do for the community and the elderly.❤
The old spoon trick ,it never fails lol hahaha
A previous comment is right when they said the ivy is the responsibility of the garden owner and if they also own the wall they should get rid of all the ivy if they want the wall to remain standing! I’m not sure all you effort to tie it down is a good idea. You are so kind and community minded I applaud your effort never the less.
My first thought, "Wow. It's really true. No good deed goes unpunished". I felt so bad for you guys. Then I realized this provided a way for y'all to educate us on what we can do if this happens to us. I mean it when I say that this is my very favorite channel on RUclips. I will sit & binge watch (over & over) for hours......for context, I'm disabled & can't do very much myself, so I live vicariously through you & your Dad. He especially gives me hope. 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
Disabled, too. I watch for the same reasons. My favorites list may be a little different than yours but I know xactly how you feel. Kinda like chatting projects over with friends.
You do so much good for people less fortunate than most of us there are always thing's that might happen we never planned on and the weather is our biggest problem in this country, if it had not been for the storm the heaging probably would of stayed upright but you did what All good people ((I would like to think)) would do and you and your dad put everything back together, you do so much good work in your community keep up the good work between you Ben and the plonker Dad thank you for showing us how good people do thing's together thank you for your great video's and the great entertainment.
If you want to use this as a learning opportunity, the lesson is "what not to do". Thankfully, there are people in the comments who are doing the right thing by pointing out how stupid and dangerous this is. The brick wall was not designed to have all that weight pulling on it. It's not going to end well. Hopefully we get to see the video of them fixing this monumental stuff up. 😄
This is the definition of "integrity." Thanks for being a great example for others.
You did your best with that old hedge darling! If the owner had trimmed it down regularly like he ought to have done, it wouldn't have got into this state!! Not your fault ❤ from South Africa
That looks EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. A wall like that is not meant to have lateral forces applied to it. That hedge is going to bring down that wall, and when it does it could cause serious injury - or even death - to anyone it falls on. You need to get back around there ASAP and get the hedge removed BEFORE something terrible happens.
Talk about over reaction 😅
Shouty capitals NOT needed
@@johorrocks8927 Wrong. When I see an avoidable catastrophe *ShOUTING IS ALWAYS NEEDED*.
@@martinh4982 what a pill
Guys, you definitely have to cut back the garden side. So the weight doesn't pull so much sideways.
Inside the garden that hedge very overgrown too.
The brick fence will be demaged by not doing so.
We did a hard cut on the inside, and the owner said they would do it again at some point. But you’re right I can offer and see what they say.
The inside had eyelets and wire all the way along, so the previous owner intended it grow along it but I guess maintenance just crept away from them
It needs a real thin out. It can still provide a green cover for the wall but will need thinning out at least every couple years.
Not your problem by a long shot but good on you all for trying to help
I do not think stringing it up will work beyond a few months.
Great job as always! The storm was bad. I think the homeowner, if able, should have been maintaining the hedge anyway so you’ve done him a favour which is probably why he was so chilled about it.
It would have fallen anyway. It's not the storm it's that you don't know how to cut an ivy hedge. It's a mat underneath any good gardener knows that. It will take years to grow back. And now looks a mess.
The neighbor said ok because their shrubs and trees were on your customers property! They were the ones who should have paid you in the first place. May God bless you both 🙂
Not your fault Ben, That would have happened whoever cut the hedge, and it had to be cut for the public’s safety. It should have been looked after properly and not allowed to get out of control it’s too late. Also too late to expect any other result.
You did a great job with what you found.
Superstars! Always above and beyond to help other people.
Thank you for watching, have a great weekend!
If you visited my area and cleaned up and then came back when things go wrong (i.e. storm and hedge collapses) I'd give you a cuppa and treat! You are a gem!
you have the kewlest Dad !
So glad the homeowner was east to work with - I assume you’ll keep in touch to see if this work or if the hedge should indeed come out. The alley is so much safer for all and that really was the goal. 😊
100% Trish, I said let me know and i’ll take it out if needed for them. Thanks for watching
@@FlawlessCleaningServices Oh Dan, sorry to see you guys having to do all this extra work when the most commonsensical thing to do is to remove thehedge altogether and start anew. I don't think we saw the end of it... cheers!
Sorry the wind got the hedge, but your fix is epic. That walkway turned out wonderfully.
Can’t believe the amount of work you do for the community top man
ha ha, I always used to say "oh look there's Bernie", the person would then look up and then I would burn them with the teaspoon (Burnie). 'Bernie' is a legend as he always leaves a mark wherever he goes ha ha. Great job done all round. Well modelled Kress hat
You two make the world a better place. Thank you so much for all you do
Great job of saving a situation gone wrong. I enjoy the silliness you incorporate into your videos.
If I were the homeowners, I'd want that hedge gone!
With you there, it looks like one is holding the other up, but good on the guys for fixing it for him x
A lot of hedges get planted too close to the wall so all the growth is on one side. Taking off the overhang just made it even more lopsided. It looked mostly like it was Viburnum tinus which can be hard pruned about 2ft off the ground. Just for future reference. Ben and Paul, you did a fab job of tidying up the alley! I hope the hedge stays up.
My thoughts, exactly. Prune it down short for the owners and let them start again. I'm really afraid those viburnum will just pull the wall down. They're way too top heavy to support themselves and the wall isn't meant to support anything like that with the way it's built. Food for thought. I know you'd hate to have to go back and change what you've done, but I think you'd hate paying to replace the wall even more...
Arthur is just the loveliest little boy!
I'd have it pruned about 2ft below the ground hahahah
Wish I had a Dad like yours .. He's such a Card. Burnin u with his Spoon what a Meanie and Drinkin his Tea barkin orders as he laughs way too funny Ty Guys U really do make my day God Love ya. .
Good temporary fix - maybe go back later and remove the hedge or cut it way back so it doesn't compromise the structural integrity of the brick wall. As always, lovely to see you and your dad working together.
I love that you get to spend so much time with your dad. I’m sure he loves it as much as you. My dad is gone so cherish it
I really appreciated seeing how/where all the green waste goes. It always just vanishes! Thanks for the glimpse behind the scenes 👍
Came here to say just this. Glad to see behind the scenes, so to speak.
Very hard work! Well done you two! I think I would have had the whole hedge removed and some shrubs and climbing plants planted. 😊❤❤
All is need in that situation is a little common sense. You got it!
Faithfulness in doing a complete job says a lot about your good character!
So so true! That's our Ben, going over and beyond.
Every time I watch one of your videos, I feel like someone gave me a hug. Which is weird, because you guys are British, and not, in my experience, big on hugs. 😊
In my experience (British) we are big on hugs.
@@rayaqueen9657 I love to hear it! 🙏🏻
Awsome job to the both of you. Im sure later on if this fails, and the nieghbors are fine with completely removeing the hedge, it will be another great and awsome clean up to see. You Dad makes me laugh every time. Bless him and we love him. Thank you for the blessings you provide people and the beautiful transfomations. Im always here.
You both can not be blamed on this, you both do good work in all you do, and you were very inventive in helping put it right, well done
They were nice to try to help but yes, they can be blamed as they were the ones who did the trimming. It was not thought out and poorly executed. All the good intentions in the world don't change that.
It's not their fault at all.. it's poor maintenance by the homeowner.. they causing the hedge to grow over the wall and be a Hazzard.
The hedge had grown to that extend without being managed so it grew over the wall and changed the weight distribution. I would agree on those saying to reduce the density to reduce the weight on those supports
@@elizaleroux9173 Because the hedge fell over by itself. smh
So much respect for what you did. However I had a hedge like that and that ivy is strong enough to pull a house down, best thing for that is rip the lot out! But as usual you went the extra mile. Well done to both of you 👍👍
I really love that you saved it rather than ripping it all down. I'm only sad that we didn't get a view of it from inside the garden. I'm sure it's a lovely thing to stare at w/ all the green 😊🌳
Like how they gave you options to put it right, think I might have cut it back so no support was needed and let it grow again, it was years old and probably causing more harm than good and the storm didn't help ! looks like a bit of pointing is needed too.
All that said and I wasn't being critical, how lovely of you both putting it right and making sure they were happy...your Dad is such a great help and support to you and such a great character.
I agree. It seems to be really wild on the other side of that wall. It's so heavy, it will pull the wall over.
@@herobrinenoch3522 that's my worry as well. That the hedge is so heavy that next time it falls over it will take the wall with it. That would be an even bigger cost.
An enormous botanical monster balancing on the garden wall...
After pruning the balance was lost. You did an excellent repair job and in spring there will be a fresh green hedge again.
It was only balanced because it went all the way down the outside of the wall. It should have been fixed by the homeowners to the inside garden wall .
@@cathtaylor2771 But also the inside had to be reduced, with full weight it will tear down the wall. Now it is resolved the right way.
What a team. You and your dad, with the help of your uncle, best around. Great work.
I personally feel that the owner of the hedge is, was & should always be responsible for the maintenance of their hedge.
It grows out of property boundaries and you neec to cut it back.
Maybe being from the US makes me weird, but I'll take it.
No I completely agree with you 🏴
Hi Ben and Paul! That was alot of strigent work you both did! Now it looks beautiful! Great job, you two!
Paul you're such a crack up! Love it!😊❤
Ben, you and your Dad and Uncle Paul, all did a fantastic job "fixing," the blown over hedge. Cheers!!!!! Have a safe and happy weekend.
It was great to see how you handled an unexpected stressful situation so professionally after the storm damage. Really impressed by your calm approach and willingness to work with the homeowner to find the best solution. Restoring the hedge instead of full removal shows your dedication to the job. Thanks for sharing the process - it's always reassuring to see landscapers putting things right after Mother Nature throws a curveball. Wishing you the best with any other cleanup jobs coming your way!
Such is life. Trial and error. If we learn from our shortcomings, we grow. Well done. Making lemonade out of lemons.
The best outcome is always when you take responsibility and the people involved are good with your response and are willing to work with you...very satisfying and it actually happens quite often....we usually just hear about it when it goes bad!
I wondered whether it would hold up on the other side of the brick wall. Bless you and your father for making it right once again. 😊
It is so nice to have laid back home owners. Makes it easy for everyone involved. Neat clean up!
It certainly is, laid back people who trust you to fix it. I don’t believe shouting at others solves anything. Thank you for watching
Wow! I swear your truck is a lot bigger on the inside than on the outside! It amazes me how much stuff you fit in it to haul off. I honestly hope this job doesn't come back to haunt you. I love your work and your videos are great. I love seeing you and your Dad working together. You're both blessed to have each other and be a part of each other's lives ❤ Thank you for being such a great reminder to help out our fellow neighbors- we really have no idea what they're up against. I wish your whole family lots of happiness and good health always. Keep doing the good works!
Great job supporting the top heavy hedges. Don’t know why the homeowners don’t just remove them. Never know about personal preferences. Love you guys!
Sorry guys. You were just trying to help the community. The person who the hedge belonged to should have sorted it out. Shouldn’t have allowed it to grow all over the wall and into the alleyway. I hope you weren’t saddled with the £50 disposal of the greenery fee. 😒
Well done, that was an effort to get it back up and safe and alot to get rid of, but you all managed to do it and the homeowner was happy.
Arthur is a little treat, cute as well.
Well done all.
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Not listening to all the experts who would have done a better job ❗
I hope the weight of that hedge doesn’t topple the fence!
I hope so too. To me that's an unstable and dangerous wall.
Great Job Ben And Dad. Sometimes bad things happen, and it's how we deal with them that makes us who we are. Happy days chaps. Loved the hot spoon trick , quality. 😅😅
Cheers John! Appreciate it, don’t try the hot spoon trick at home 😂
@FlawlessCleaningServices if I have running room, I am very daring, just replaced her knife block though , so kitchen is out🤣🤣🤣
Wonderful videos. A tip from a Gardner, when trimming hedges or when you have limbed up trees in some of your projects, limb them up evenly all the way around, not just one side. Keep up the great work.
✨💜just watched this “goodness guys , how do you do it , what looked like a straight forward job turned into bloody hard work 🥵 you cracked it once again 👏🏼👏🏼 your dad burning you with the spoon 🤣 what a little devil 👿 & your sweetheart son at the end ❤️❤️ bless him xxxwell done Great job ❤️
Oh no!.. What a pain Ben .. after all that hard work
Hopefully the hedge stay below the wall height so the wind can’t catch it and take down the whole wall ! You are both awesome to take care right away 🙏🙏 those homeowners got a job done for free looking forward to the family out tro
Oh my 😂😂😂 My father-in-law used to play the exact same prank with his hot teaspoon! Still miss him. RIP. ❤️from Australia 🇦🇺.
Great work. However, I think the homeowner should take one responsibility for his triffid growing out of control into a public footpath.
The home owner should have kept it under control in the first place
Great that you went to fix the problem and in public view. Even with the vast amounts of vegetation removed, I still have doubts on what is left is supporting itself. If it can’t and will put stress on that wall, I fear that it is only a matter of time where that top third of the wall will get pulled over causing a bigger problem. I hope I am wrong with that thinking but keep up your good deeds
I admire you two so much. Not only do you do wonderful things for people. You're so happy while you're doing it. AND, you're amazingly smart at what you do and thinking of ways to overcome situations that occur. You're wonderful and brilliant at the same time. I wish I could know you two in person. I would be so honored to be your friend.
In fairness if they had met their legal obligation and maintained it in the first place it wouldn't have happened. Its their own fault because they allowed it to overgrow.
Maybe the owners have just moved there and were not responsible for it having got out of control?
@sheona7693 doesn't matter, you live there it's your responsibility to maintain it.
Great job guys, hope you went home and had a beer 🍻 afterwards. Thanks for sharing your beautiful children with us always makes me smile 😄
Honestly thanks for the constant support week in and out! means the world
In America the homeowner of that hedge would've been made to pay for the removal of the hedge. it would've been on them to take it down and any subsequent wall-fall. I like and appreciate that you guys have a council that takes care of such things.
Aww sometimes despite our best intentions things go a bit pear-shaped. Without the storm who knows how long that hedge would have stood and been fine. Good on you for coming back and making it right
We had the same problem with our overgrown ivy which covered a wall. Thankfully we put the cut ivy on an bank and it’s taken root helping to stabilise an earth bank which was sinking because of all the heavy rain we had during the last 8 months.
That looks like it weighed a tonne! You, your Uncle Paul and the Kress Ambassador (😂) did well to get it back against the wall before the next storm rolls in! 👏
RJ please don’t call him the Ambassador his head is big enough as it is 😂.. thinking he can burn me with a hot spoon too, the cheek of it. Have a great weekend!
@@FlawlessCleaningServices 😂
great job again to you and your dad.
You are an amazing member of society. Dont want to see you fail. Society grows strong because of people like you but id prefer your longevity so i offer this as good advice 😊
Love you guys. Your father is hilarious. 😂
Well done Ben and Paul! As always!!
Cheers Tim! appreciate it my friend
Very nicely done. Thankfully the homeowner was gracious.
😮 Vous êtes drôlement gentils et généreux d’avoir résolu le problème de ce propriétaire qui a si mal entretenu cette gigantesque haie 🥴… et vous n’avez pas été récompensé de sa part ?
Bravo !
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Greatxwork Ben, but I do think you should have taken the whole hedge out. A malicious person could just cut those wires holding the hedge up and then you will be back to square one again
I would be worried about the safety of that wall. Not made for side loads. Stakes in the ground or get rid of it altogether.
You lads are a couple of first class operators. Top men.
I have shared this before. Twenty years ago I saw a show with the dear departed Queen Elizabeth II driving interviewer around one of the Royal estates and as they drove past a building with ivy on it, the late Queen remarked that would never have been allowed in her grandmother's time (Queen Mary, wife of King George V) because she hated ivy on walls. That has stuck in my mind and as you shared the homeowner giving the option of taking it out, all I could think was Queen Mary would say "clear it all out." It was nice of you guys to try and save it.
I hate Ivy on wall too!
I hope the brick wall doesn't fall because of the weight of the hedge. Be safe
Thank you Ben and Paul for another great video. You fixed the problem to made that back garden hedge look beautiful.
Appreciate that! have a great weekend
They didn't create any problem, they were helping out because of the homeowners negligence.
@@stuartcraigon2003 So true!
That was so good of you to go back and sort this out, well done e Ben and Paul, hopefully the storms are gone for a bit. Lovely blue skies last couple of days.
Wow! It became a sail in the wind! Thank you for showing the disposal bit - quite spendy to get rid of the green waste!
Hoping the wall does not fall with weight of Ivy now tied to it. You both do a fantastic job.