The trees are 40-50 feet high and being at the south end they put the garden into shade for much of the year. They also don't serve their assumed original purpose, of screen the house from the terrace beyond. The canopy is now too high to be very effective for that.
So it's time to find a tree surgeon. But that's proving more difficult that I anticipated.
My first step was to use Google, because it's my preferred jumping off point for finding almost anything. But it appears that my local tree surgeons don't make much use of the internet, because it returned very poor results. Those that came up were clearly dealt with commercial, not residential, work.
I asked for advice on Twitter and received one recommended from someone in Poole. I spoke to some friends who've been in the area for a while but they didn't know anyone. You can go for years without needing the services of a tree-lopping professional.
Finally, I received a flyer through the door, from the same tree surgeon as had been recommended on Twitter. They're based in Poole, which is some distance away, but I'll give them a go and see what happens.
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