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Depends on your agreement (and all the facts).
If the garden is your responsibility then the starting position is the costs fall to you.
The fact that you asked the question, makes it sound as if the work needed to be done and as you hadn't done it you were in breach of your obligations.
If there was a risk of damage to the property (ie wall) or something/one else then it makes sense that the owner would limit any loss by stepping in to remedy the problem.
Still they should have asked you and I think there's room to argue.
How much is the bill? And is it a reasonable price for the work?
Also how urgently do you think the work had to be done?
hugo7
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OK, long story but basically, work has been done on the hedge without us requesting it and we have been sent the bill. Where do we stand?