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Tree and garden care in Pierrelatte
Josué Poulain works for private homeowners in Pierrelatte, 8 km from his base in Lapalud. Pruning, felling, hedge trimming, mowing and clearing — free on-site quote.
- Postcode and department
- 26700 · Drôme
- Distance from Lapalud
- 8 km as the crow flies
- Opening hours
- Lun – Sam · 8h – 19h
- Quote
- Free, written, no obligation
Free quote
Visit and pricing with no obligation
30 km around Lapalud
Vaucluse, Drôme, Gard, Ardèche
Monday to Saturday
8am – 7pm
Green waste removed
The ground is left clean
A quote for your ground in Pierrelatte
Two lines is enough. The visit and the written quote are free, with no obligation.
41 customers left a review. Every one gave five stars.
The rating comes from the company’s Google listing. You can read the reviews one by one, and leave your own after the work is done.
Google review summary
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- What customers mention
- abattage 4
- haie 4
- prix 4
- sapin 2
Mélissa Hangard Visited in mars 2026Ponctuel, moins de 10 jours entre le premier contact, le devis et le début d’intervention. Artisan sympathique et à l’écoute des envies et des besoins. Il a également su nous conseiller pour notre projet. Je recommande fortement.
Reply from Josué Poulain — Merci beaucoup pour votre retour et votre recommandation ! Nous sommes ravis que notre réactivité et nos conseils vous aient satisfait. Ce fut un plaisir de vous accompagner dans votre projet.
Gouttières alu 84 Visited in mars 2026Nous avons fait intervenir Mr Poulain chez nous pour tailler notre haie et un abattage d’un gros arbre les travaux on étais réalisé dans les temps et en toute sécurité je recommande les yeux fermer ponctuel et professionnel
Mayrone Martin Visited in mars 2026J’ai fait confiance a Mr Poulain pour venir abattre un arbre chez moi j’ai était agréablement surpris du professionnalisme et du prix très correct rien n’a redire je recommande vivement.
Alain Richard Visited in mars 2026Monsieur Poulain est un homme sérieux, ponctuel, motivé et très appliqué (plutôt rare de nos jours !!!). Il se soucie du fait que le résultat final, corresponde bien à vos attentes.
Reply from Josué Poulain — Merci beaucoup pour votre message et votre recommandation. Je suis ravi que le travail réalisé ait été à la hauteur de vos attentes. Je mets un point d’honneur à être à l’écoute de mes clients afin de leur apporter un résultat soigné et conforme à leurs besoins.
Martine Verron Visited in mars 2026Taille des haies de laurier, Olivier parfaite, comme demandé. Je conseille vivement cette entreprise. Avec mes remerciements
Reply from Josué Poulain — Merci pour votre avis et votre confiance. Nous sommes heureux d’avoir pu vous accompagner dans votre projet et que notre réactivité vous ait satisfait. Au plaisir de vous revoir pour de futurs travaux.
David Andres Visited in février 2026Prestation effectuée dans les temps, Travail sérieux et soigné, personne a l écoute et très professionnelle, je recommande vivement 👍
Corinne Petit Visited in mars 2026J’ai fait intervenue mr poulain pour une taie de haie nous avons été ravie de son intervention. Je recommande sans hésitation
Reply from Josué Poulain — Merci beaucoup pour votre retour et votre recommandation. Nous sommes ravis que la taille de votre haie vous ait donné satisfaction. Ce fut un plaisir d’intervenir chez vous.
Mickael Andres Visited in mai 2026Mr Poulain et intervenue chez moi pour tailler ma haie et niveau prestation et communication je recommande à 100%
Alexis Ranchini Visited in mars 2026Très bon service, réactif ! Et surtout départ en laissant tout impeccable ! Je recommande.
kriss capello Visited in février 2026Intervention très rapide et soignée, mérite largement 5 étoiles je recommande sincèrement
Getting to Pierrelatte from Lapalud
A quarter of an hour north of Lapalud, over the departmental boundary. It is the Drôme anchor of the area, and where Josué passes most often for routine upkeep: mowing and trimming rounds organise easily here because the jobs sit close to one another.
The gardens here, and what they involve
A dense suburban fabric, with regular plots and gardens of comparable size — a few hundred square metres, a lawn, one or two shared hedges, sometimes an ornamental tree. It is the classic profile for a year-round arrangement: short, regular visits that never need catching up. Access is good, which mechanically brings the cost down against equivalent jobs on enclosed ground.
Statutory clearance: what applies here
Pierrelatte falls under the Drôme prefectural order on statutory clearance obligations, whose scope and terms are not identical to the Vaucluse one. Several Drôme communes now publish maps of the plots concerned. If your land touches woodland, the question is worth asking at the town hall before the summer, not during it.
For how your plot is actually classified — local planning scheme, protected woodland, statutory clearance perimeter — the town hall is the authority. Josué explains the procedure at the visit and commits to nothing until it is settled.
The dominant species, and what they demand
Thuja and photinia dominate the estate hedges, with the same caution about bare wood for the former as for cypress. Watered lawns need around fifteen visits between March and October, with a clear stop in July and August — and a raised cutting height as soon as the dry spell settles in, or the lawn yellows within days.
Pierrelatte is in the Drôme: what changes once you cross the Rhône
Eight kilometres separate Lapalud from Pierrelatte, but so does a department boundary. Nobody says so, and it is what decides your contact, the text that applies, and what happens to the cuttings.
- Vaucluse prefectural orderYour side, Pierrelatte (Drôme)
- Drôme prefectural order. Two separate texts, two lists of covered communes, and provisions that do not overlap exactly.
- Mayor of Lapalud and Vaucluse state servicesYour side, Pierrelatte (Drôme)
- Mayor of Pierrelatte and Drôme state services. Writing to the wrong administration costs three weeks.
- Burning controlled, with possible exemptionsYour side, Pierrelatte (Drôme)
- The Drôme treats garden waste burning more strictly. In practice, anything cut in Pierrelatte is chipped on site or taken away — and that shows on the quote.
- Lapalud local planYour side, Pierrelatte (Drôme)
- Pierrelatte local plan. Protected hedges and trees, classified woodland and planting rules follow that zoning, not ours.
- Vaucluse waste facilityYour side, Pierrelatte (Drôme)
- Drôme waste facility, access reserved for residents of the local authority. A private owner cannot take garden waste across the river.
- Alluvial plain, deep soilsYour side, Pierrelatte (Drôme)
- Same plain, same soils: the one thing that does not change. Orchards, cypress and poplar windbreaks, and the same mistral down the axis of the valley.
Our side, Lapalud (Vaucluse)Your side, Pierrelatte (Drôme)
The exact perimeter and the list of covered communes are set by the Drôme prefectural order in force. The mairie of Pierrelatte holds a copy.
What moves a quote in Pierrelatte
No price is given without seeing the ground. What can be said is what, here specifically, pushes it up or down.
Jobs group into a round
This is where Josué passes most often for routine upkeep. A regular arrangement in Pierrelatte slots into an existing round, which cuts the travel share against a one-off call-out. For the same work, a regular visit costs noticeably less here than elsewhere in the area.
Access is good, and that counts
Suburban fabric, regular plots, wide gates, a vehicle that reaches the job: on clearing or hedge work, removal is often half the time spent. Here it is far less, and the quote reflects it.
Frequency weighs more than area
On a watered lawn here, fifteen short visits between March and October cost less than six rescues through long grass — and the results are not comparable. The lever you have most control over is not the price per square metre, it is the rhythm.
The services, in Pierrelatte as anywhere else
What changes from one commune to the next is access, ground and regulation — not the trade itself. The detail of each service, its season and what moves its price sit on its own page. What follows applies to Pierrelatte exactly as it does to the other twenty-three towns in the area.
Tree pruning
Reducing, thinning or reshaping a tree safely, without damaging it.
Hedge trimming
A clean, straight hedge at the height you want — and the clippings taken away.
Tree felling
A dead, dangerous or too-close tree: controlled felling and stump removal.
Garden maintenance
Regular visits so your grounds stay tidy all year.
Lawn mowing
Mowing, edge finishing, clippings collected. One-off or all season.
Brush clearing
Overgrown ground, or a legal clearance obligation: back to a clean slate.
Common questions in Pierrelatte
You are based in the Vaucluse — do you really work in the Drôme?
Yes, and the departmental boundary makes no difference to the journey: Pierrelatte is closer to Lapalud than most of the Vaucluse communes in the area. The only difference is the clearance regulation, which comes under the Drôme prefectural order rather than the Vaucluse one.
I am looking for someone to mow all season. Is that possible?
It is what organises best here. Jobs in Pierrelatte group into a round, which allows short regular visits at a lower cost than a one-off call-out. The rhythm is set by your lawn: every two weeks in peak growth, spaced out in high summer.
My hedge is shared with a neighbour. How does that work?
The face on the neighbour’s side has to be cut from their side: tell them before the visit, it takes two minutes to arrange. Josué clears up on both sides, the neighbour’s included, and the quote states whether the work covers one face, two, or two and the top — that is the point that causes the most misunderstanding.
Around Pierrelatte
- Donzère
- Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux
- La Garde-Adhémar
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