Case Study · Education
Wimbledon High School: Hedge Removal & Replanting
Dead buxus hedging removed and replaced with 80 Euonymus ‘Green Spire’ in a single day, with the school open throughout.
Wimbledon High School · Wimbledon, London · September 2026
Plants installed
Day on site
%
Waste removed
The Brief
Renewing the courtyard hedging
The buxus hedging that borders the central lawn at Wimbledon High School had died back, leaving brown, bare and patchy plants along the courtyard’s gravel paths. GCS Services Ltd was instructed to remove the failing hedge, take all waste away from site and replant the border with a healthy, evergreen alternative, with minimal disruption to the school day.
New Green Spire hedge: a crisp evergreen edge to the lawn
Project details
Client
Wimbledon High School
Location
Wimbledon, London SW19
Property type
Independent school, courtyard grounds
Services provided
- Removal of dead buxus hedging, roots included
- All green waste taken away from site
- Bed cleared and prepared with organic compost
- Supply & planting of 80 Euonymus ‘Green Spire’
- Site left clean, safe and ready to use
Before & After
See the difference
A side-by-side look at the courtyard borders before and after our team’s visit.
Gate End Border
Before
After
Main Path Border
Before
After
Lawn Edge: Cleared & Replanted
Cleared
After
On the Day
From tired to thriving in one day
Removal, disposal, bed preparation and planting were all completed in a single visit, with the work area fenced off throughout so pupils and staff could move around safely.
Old hedge removed and bed cleared, new stock delivered to site
80 Green Spire set out along the prepared bed, with fresh compost ready
Plants positioned in line with the oak sleeper edging before planting
The finished hedge: planted, firmed in and the paths left clean
Why Euonymus ‘Green Spire’?
Green Spire gives the formal, clipped look of box without box’s common problems with blight and box tree caterpillar. It is evergreen, naturally upright and narrow, ideal for tight borders beside paths, and needs only a light trim to stay neat.
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