Spring & Fall Cleanup

Spring cleanup is the first visit of the year — removing winter debris, cutting back perennials, edging beds, and prepping for the first mow. Fall cleanup is the last — a final leaf pass, perennial cutback, gutters, and winterizing.

The two cleanups are the bookend visits that get the property in and out of the growing season. A spring cleanup should leave the beds ready to plant and the lawn ready to mow. A fall cleanup should leave the property winter-ready so you don’t open a garage door in March and find two months of debris waiting.

Spring cleanup

We clear winter debris from the lawn and beds, cut back last year’s perennials and ornamental grasses, rake out matted leaves, edge every bed line with a stick edger, apply pre-emergent where appropriate, and make the first mow of the season. Gutters are cleared if requested — winter usually leaves something up there.

Fall cleanup

The fall cleanup rolls in toward the end of leaf-drop season. Final full leaf pass, perennial cutback, final mow at 2.5 inches to discourage snow mold, beds cleaned and edged, gutters checked, exterior water lines blown out on request. The property is handed back to you in a state where nothing is waiting to become a problem in January.