Templemill Farm Cottage, CrieffMon–Sun 8am–6pm info@highlandgardenservices.co.uk07475 783 877 HomeAboutAboutReviews ServicesView all servicesTree SurgeryFencingSoft LandscapingLow-Maintenance GardensHedge Trimming & RemovalLawn InstallationGravel Drives & PathwaysBark Mulch & WoodchipHardwood LogsStump GrindingGarden MaintenanceEmergency Tree WorkTree Surveys & TPO Advice Service AreasView all service areasCrieffPerthComriePitlochryAberfeldyDundeeStirlingAuchterarderCallanderBlairgowrieKillinDunkeldKinrossMethvenSconeBridge of Earn Our WorkContact07475 783 877Get Free Estimate Home/Service Areas/MethvenMethven · PH1 # Tree Surgery & Garden Servicesin Methven & Almondbank One of our closest villages — fifteen minutes down the A85. Free site visit, fixed written price, fully insured crew, and every branch and cutting away under our SEPA licence. Get My Free Methven EstimateCall 07475 783 877 16 verified 5★ reviews · Fully insured · SEPA-registered waste carrier · Mon–Sun 8am–6pm - Fully insured - SEPA registered - 4.9 · 16 reviews - Mon–Sun 8am–6pm - ≈ 15 minutes from our Crieff yard along the A85 Local to Methven ## Working Methven plots, week in, week out. ### Coverage across PH1 Methven sits directly between our Crieff yard and Perth, so we are through the village constantly. We cover PH1 across Methven, Almondbank, Pitcairngreen, Tibbermore, Madderty and the farms and cottages along the A85 corridor and the Almond valley. ### Response times to Methven This is close-to-base work, which means quick site visits — often within a day or two — and quotes back the same day. Small jobs can frequently be slotted into an existing Methven or Perth day, which keeps prices sensible. Storm and safety calls in PH1 are among the fastest we can respond to within our Mon–Sun 8am–6pm hours. ### Familiarity with Methven property types Methven is a village of two halves: the old core along the main street, with stone cottages, mature boundary trees and long back gardens, and the newer housing on the edges, with smaller plots and standard fencing. Around it is farmland, shelter belts and estate policy woodland — big beeches and limes on the Methven Castle side that are exactly the age class where reduction and deadwooding start to matter. Methven · PH1 Free site visit. Fixed price. Waste taken away. ≈ 15 minutes from our Crieff yard along the A85. Speak to Andrew directly. Get My Free EstimateCall 07475 783 877 Fully insured SEPA registered 4.9 · 16 reviews Mon–Sun 8am–6pm Services in Methven ## What we do most in Methven. Every service linked below is a full, self-contained page — pricing basis, methods, materials, guarantees and FAQs. ### Tree Surgery Mature beech, ash and sycamore along the old boundaries and shelter belts — reduced, deadwooded or removed with the waste chipped on site. Read full service page ### Hedge Trimming & Removal Long roadside beech and hawthorn hedges through the village and out along the A85 — annual cuts and full reductions. Read full service page ### Fencing Close-board, post-and-rail and stock fencing for village gardens and farm-edge boundaries, all pressure treated and concrete set. Read full service page ### Garden Maintenance Fortnightly cutting and border work through the season — easy for us to keep to a reliable day, being fifteen minutes away. Read full service page ### Gravel Drives & Pathways Farm-track-strength gravel drives with real depth and drainage, common on the plots out towards Tibbermore and Madderty. Read full service page ### Lawn Installation Turf-laid lawns on the newer estate plots where the ground was left compacted after the build. Read full service page See all nine services Why Methven chooses us ## Concrete reasons — not marketing lines. ### Genuinely local Fifteen minutes away. That means fast site visits, reliable maintenance days and a lower travel element in your price. ### Small jobs welcome Because we are through Methven anyway, jobs too small for a contractor coming from Dundee or Stirling are straightforward for us. ### Farm and village experience Stock fencing, shelter-belt thinning and long hedge runs as readily as a small back garden. ### Fixed price, no deposit Free visit, written quote, nothing paid up front, and the site swept before we leave. Property types ## Methven plots we work on. ### Old village core (Main Street, Church Street) Stone cottages with long, narrow back gardens, mature boundary trees planted well before the current owners, and stone walls that need protecting during any tree work. ### Newer village housing Smaller plots, timber panel fencing at the end of its life, and lawns laid over ground the builders never decompacted. Standard work is fence replacement and proper lawn preparation. ### Almondbank and Pitcairngreen Riverside plots along the Almond with damp ground, mature willows and alders, and periodic flood-related debris to clear. Drainage and tree safety dominate. ### Farms and rural cottages (Tibbermore, Madderty) Long boundaries, shelter belts, stock fencing and access tracks. Project-scale visits where several jobs get done in one planned run. Local problems ## What comes up in Methven. ### Shelter belts past their best The beech and conifer belts planted around Methven's farms and policies are mature and increasingly wind-vulnerable. Thinning and removing the failing stems protects both the belt and what sits behind it. ### Wet ground in the Almond valley Low ground towards Almondbank and Pitcairngreen holds water. Lawns sit sodden and gravel laid without a sub-base disappears. Drainage is designed in, not bolted on. ### Roadside hedges along the A85 Long hedge runs on a fast road need cutting on a proper cycle for sightlines and safety, and cuttings have to be collected rather than left on the verge. ### Ash dieback in field boundaries Ash is common in PH1 hedgerows and it is failing across the region. Brittle dead ash near a road, a track or a house is dealt with sooner rather than later. ### Compacted new-build ground The newer plots have thin topsoil over a compacted pan. Turf laid straight onto it never establishes — the fix is stripping, breaking up and rebuilding the soil profile. Our process ## Same five steps, every Methven job. - 01 ### Free site visit Andrew comes out, walks the site with you, and takes proper measurements — usually within a working day of your call. - 02 ### Written fixed price You get a written quote with everything included: labour, materials, waste removal. No deposit taken. - 03 ### Scheduled properly We book a start date and stick to it. If materials or weather move it, you'll know before the morning of. - 04 ### Work done cleanly The crew works to spec, protects the ground and boundaries, and clears every branch, cutting and offcut before leaving. - 05 ### Sign-off & guarantee You walk the finished job with us. Workmanship is guaranteed after handover — real recourse if something isn't right. Methven FAQs ## Straight answers about Methven work. Not covered here? Call Andrew on 07475 783 877. ### Do you cover Methven? ### Will you come out for a small job? ### How quickly can you visit? ### Do you do regular garden maintenance in Methven? ### Can you cut a long roadside hedge? ### Do you do stock fencing and farm boundaries? ### My lawn is waterlogged every winter. Can that be fixed? ### Are you insured? Nearby areas ## Also covering these areas around Methven. ### Crieff PH7 · Perth & Kinross View Crieff page ### Perth PH1 / PH2 · Perth & Kinross View Perth page ### Auchterarder PH3 · Perth & Kinross View Auchterarder page ### Comrie PH6 · Perth & Kinross View Comrie page See full coverage map Every service ## All services available in Methven. - Tree Surgery — Felling, pruning, crown reduction and removals — all by fully qualified climbers. - Fencing — Vertical close-board, ranch-style and bespoke gates. All timber pressure treated. - Soft Landscaping — Full garden transformations — planning, planting, clearance and finishing. - Low-Maintenance Gardens — Practical designs that stay tidy through the Perthshire seasons. - Hedge Trimming & Removal — From annual cuts to overgrown-hedge rescues, all cuttings taken away. - Lawn Installation — Turf-laid lawns, prepared and levelled properly — guaranteed if aftercare is followed. - Gravel Drives & Pathways — Full groundwork: drainage, edging and surfacing — not just gravel on top. - Bark Mulch & Woodchip — Bulk supply for beds, borders and pathways. Call for pricing and delivery. - Hardwood Logs — Kiln-dried and fresh-cut hardwood logs. Free delivery within 10 miles of Perth. - Stump Grinding — Stumps ground out below ground level — no digging, no scarring, garden usable again. - Garden Maintenance — Regular grass cutting, borders and tidy-ups. No contract, all cuttings taken away. - Emergency Tree Work — Storm damage and fallen trees made safe — priority response, fully insured. - Tree Surveys & TPO Advice — TPO and conservation-area checks, condition reports and council applications. Ready to book? ## Get a fixed price for your Methven garden — usually within 24 hours. Free site visit. No deposit. Fully insured. Waste taken away under our SEPA licence. Workmanship guaranteed. Get My Free EstimateCall 07475 783 877 Mon–Sun 8am–6pm · Based at Templemill Farm Cottage, Crieff Specialist tree surgery and landscape transformation for rural and semi-rural properties across Perthshire and Tayside. Fully insured. SEPA-registered. Fixed-price quotes. 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