Inner east Melbourne · 3146 · City of Boroondara or City of Stonnington
Care for the trees that give your Glen Iris garden its character. Hilly’s provides specialist assessments, pruning and landscaping, with the surrounding garden considered in the work.
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Services in Glen Iris
Tree condition and risk assessments, consulting arborist reports and tree-protection advice for planning or building work.
Service detailsRemoval, sectional dismantling and pruning, with access, clean-up and permit assumptions recorded in the quotation.
Service detailsStump grinding, block preparation, planting, lawn, irrigation and coordinated residential landscape work.
Service detailsBetter streetscapes start with care for each property. We look at the canopy and the ground together, so today’s work supports the trees and garden you want to enjoy over time.
Glen Iris spans Boroondara and Stonnington. Their local tree requirements differ, so the responsible council must be confirmed before relying on a threshold or application process.
Clause 52.37, overlays and local requirements can operate at the same time. A neighbour's tree, street tree or tree near construction also raises separate access and protection questions.
Official links reviewed 28 July 2026. Requirements can change; confirm the current position before work starts.
Tree and garden work we’ve completed locally.
Tree pruning
Pruned selected growth to the agreed objectives while working around the established garden and site access.
Yes. Hilly’s specialist team provides tree care and landscaping in Glen Iris. We handle pruning, removals, stump grinding, arborist reports and garden improvements, with attention to the trees and the space around them. Book one service or have the tree and landscaping stages planned together.
Yes. The pruning objective, access and surrounding garden are considered together. Let us know which beds, paths and other features need to be protected, along with what you want to achieve with the tree, so those requirements can be included in the scope.
Glen Iris is within City of Boroondara or City of Stonnington. The answer depends on the property controls, tree, location on the lot and proposed work. Clause 52.37 and other controls can apply together. Council remains the permit decision-maker.
Yes. Hilly’s prepares AQF Level 5 consulting arborist reports for planning, construction, tree protection and other documented decisions. We first confirm what the report needs to address and who will rely on it.
The main variables are tree size and condition, access, climbing or machinery requirements, structures and powerlines, traffic management, approvals, stump work and what material is to remain on site. The quotation records the agreed scope.
Send the property address, photos of the whole tree or work area, closer photos of any concerns or access constraints, and a short description of the result you want. Mention any landscaping you are planning as well, so it can be considered when the tree work is scoped.
Send the address, photographs and a short description. We will confirm the most useful next step.
Photos help. Text them to 0468 077 782 or email ashley@hillystrees.com.au with your name and suburb.
Prefer to talk it through? Call 0468 077 782.
