{"id":46,"date":"2016-02-07T20:53:21","date_gmt":"2016-02-07T20:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shetlandgrasscutting.com\/wp\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2025-05-23T16:58:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T15:58:32","slug":"cutting-grass","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/shetlandgrasscutting.com\/wp\/cutting-grass\/","title":{"rendered":"Cutting grass"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"th\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.lawncalc.com\/calculator?cr=6-YqIuNQL4wbqs\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Link to LawnCalc\" src=\"http:\/\/shetlandgrasscutting.com\/Lawncalc-logo-201x50.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h2> **NOTE &#8211; WE ARE CURRENTLY ONLY AVAILABLE FOR MUNICIPAL \/ COMMERCIAL WORK.**<br \/>\n** WE CAN NOT TAKE ON ANY MORE PRIVATE-DOMESTIC CLIENTS AT THE MOMENT.  SINCERE APOLOGIES!** <\/h2>\n<p>You can get an immediate cost estimate for cutting a domestic lawn via the <a title=\"Link to LawnCalc\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.lawncalc.com\/calculator?cr=6-YqIuNQL4wbqs\">LawnCalc<\/a> application.  For more details, visit our <a title=\"Link to Pricing page\" href=\"http:\/\/shetlandgrasscutting.com\/wp\/pricing\/\">pricing<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p>Commercial and municipal sites may attract &#8220;bulk&#8221; discount rates, <a title=\"Link to Contact page\" href=\"http:\/\/shetlandgrasscutting.com\/wp\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a> for a quote.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frequency of cut<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our grass-cutting crews visit\u00a0almost every corner of Shetland, approximately fortnightly, during the summer. \u00a0The cutting season typically spans from April\u00a0to\u00a0October.<\/p>\n<p>Frequency is the most important aspect of specification. \u00a0Most gardens and commercial premises are cut approx fortnightly\u00a0(about 11 \u2013 15 visits).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fine&#8221; turf is cut more often. \u00a0Rougher areas are done less often, perhaps monthly. \u00a0We\u2019ll tailor the standard of work to suit your needs (although in some rural areas, we might not\u00a0be able to attend any more often\u00a0than\u00a0fortnightly).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grass clippings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A few options here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clippings \u201cscattered\u201d. \u00a0This is the cheapest option, and offers great value. \u00a0If\u00a0cuts are done reasonably frequently, this specification can actually work really well for reasonably thin-growing\u00a0domestic lawn areas, but is more usually specified for municipal ground, commercial\u00a0sites, or rougher areas.<\/li>\n<li>Clippings \u201cmulched\u201d. \u00a0This is the\u00a0option the vast majority of our customers specify, and offers good value for money. \u00a0Special &#8220;double&#8221; sets of blades cut the clippings into smaller pieces, and rather than being bagged, are returned from the mower deck directly to the lawn, and left \u201cin-situ\u201d. \u00a0Additional effort is also made to spread the clippings, which helps them to disappear reasonably quickly. \u00a0Mulching usually only works reliably if cuts are done reasonably frequently, i.e. approximately once every 10 \u2013 14 days at the most. \u00a0Doesn&#8217;t work so well in very fertile areas, or if the ground is wet at the time of the cut.<\/li>\n<li>Clippings \u201ccomposted\u201d or left onsite. \u00a0We gather the clippings off the lawn, but leave them onsite.  Tell us where you want us to put your clippings, e.g. an onsite compost heap, or scattered \/ carefully heaped around the base of some trees, or simply left in bags for you to deal with.<\/li>\n<li>Clippings collected. \u00a0This arguably gives the best standard of finish, but is the most time-consuming and expensive. \u00a0Waste-disposal charges, landfill tax etc come to a considerable sum, and unfortunately these overheads must be passed on to the customer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Height of cut<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium alignright\" style=\"margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;\" alt=\"Cutting grass with strimmer\" src=\"http:\/\/shetlandgrasscutting.com\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/strimming-grasscutting.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=261\" \/>Usually largely dictated by the frequency of cut. \u00a0Also depends on how flat or uneven\u00a0the\u00a0ground\u00a0is.  It tends to be that flat areas which are cut frequently are cut quite low, whereas rough areas done infrequently are trimmed at a much higher setting.<\/p>\n<p>Having said this, if we&#8217;re doing a one-off &#8220;renovative&#8221; cut, and removing the clippings, we will usually take it &#8220;to the bone&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pricing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For details on costs, visit our <a title=\"Link to Pricing page\" href=\"http:\/\/shetlandgrasscutting.com\/wp\/pricing\/\">pricing<\/a> page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>**NOTE &#8211; WE ARE CURRENTLY ONLY AVAILABLE FOR MUNICIPAL \/ COMMERCIAL WORK.** ** WE CAN NOT TAKE ON ANY MORE PRIVATE-DOMESTIC CLIENTS AT THE MOMENT. SINCERE APOLOGIES!** You can get an immediate cost estimate for cutting a domestic lawn via the LawnCalc application. For more details, visit our pricing page. 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