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掃除 Seasonal clean-ups
Twice a year, the property gets reset.
Spring decides how the lawn starts. Autumn decides whether it survives the winter in good shape. These two visits do more for a property than any other work we sell.
春 Spring clean-up
Undoing what winter did
Snowplows push sand and gravel onto lawn edges, leaves that blew in during December are still sitting in the beds, and the turf is matted flat. None of that fixes itself.
- Leaves, sticks and storm debris removed and hauled away
- Matted turf de-thatched so new growth gets light and air
- Plow sand and road salt residue cleared off lawn edges
- Beds cleaned out, edges re-cut, perennials cut back
- Fresh mulch laid where beds need it
秋 Fall clean-up
Not one visit — as many as the trees take
Mature maples in Elmira do not drop on a schedule that suits anybody. A single clean-up booked for the first week of November leaves half the leaves still in the canopy and the other half on your lawn until April.
- Repeat visits through the drop, not one pass and done
- Final cut at the correct winter height
- Fall fertilizer applied while roots are still active
- Beds cleared, gutters’ drip lines and hard surfaces blown clean
- Everything hauled off — no bags left at the curb
Worth knowing
Why leaves on a lawn are more than untidy
A wet leaf mat blocks light for weeks, holds moisture against the crown of the plant and creates exactly the conditions snow mold needs. Turf under a heavy leaf layer comes out of winter thin, grey and slow — and that is the lawn you then spend all spring trying to repair. Clearing leaves is cheap. Renovating a lawn is not.