What a winter of leaves costs you
A layer of wet leaves left on grass mats down, blocks the light and holds moisture against the crown, and what comes out from under it in spring is bare, thin patches and disease. In a damp climate that happens faster than people expect. Clearing leaves off the lawn is the cheapest thing you can do for it all year.
What gets cut back, and what gets left
Cutting everything to the ground in autumn is how people accidentally remove next spring's flowers, because some shrubs set buds on old wood. Ornamental grasses are usually better left standing through winter for the structure and cut before the new growth starts. We go round and tell you which of yours is which, instead of shearing the whole garden to one height.
When to book one
Spring is oversubscribed everywhere and the autumn clear is the second rush, so the calls that get the better slots come in earlier than feels necessary. Leaves also don't come down all at once — one pass in a garden with big deciduous trees often means doing it again, and two lighter visits usually beat one heroic one. Storm debris is different: tell us and we'll get to it, but nothing in a garden is an emergency.
How It Works
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We Walk It With You
What you want it to look like, what you actually enjoy doing yourself, and what has never worked in that one wet corner.
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A Written Price And A Day
For maintenance, the visit price and the day of the week you are on. For a project, a fixed price and a start date — not a range.
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The Same Crew Every Time
People who learn your garden, know which shrub you are protective of, and notice when something has changed.
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We Tell You When A Week Slips
Weather moves schedules and anyone who says otherwise is guessing. You get a message, not a mystery — and the visit gets made up.
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Left Tidy, Every Visit
Edges cut, hard surfaces blown clean, gates shut and nothing on the drive. The last two minutes are the ones people remember.
Seasonal Cleanups: common questions
Do I need one cleanup a year or two?
Most gardens do better with two — one to open the season and one to close it. If you have a lot of leaf cover or a lot of beds, the autumn visit is the one that matters most. We'll say what yours actually needs after walking it.
Can I get a cleanup without signing up for weekly visits?
Yes. Plenty of people do their own mowing and just want the heavy reset twice a year. It's a one-off price for the visit, and there's no obligation to take anything else.
What happens to all the debris?
It goes with us. Leaves, cuttings and branches are loaded and hauled off, and green waste gets composted where there's somewhere local to take it. Nothing is left bagged by the bins for you to deal with.
Gardens throughout inner southeast Portland
We route by neighborhood rather than scattering across the metro, which is how the same crew reaches you on the same day every week. Most of our rounds are in inner southeast Portland; if you are just outside one, ask — sometimes a street is a short hop from an existing route and sometimes it honestly is not.