Yes, Garden Soon serves Freedom for spring and fall yard cleanup — $175–$400 / $200–$500 for most Beaver County lots. Classic Ohio River valley industrial borough — compact lots, older housing stock, mature trees, and terrain variety between river level and hillside. We factor that in when scoping each cleanup job.
Spring and fall cleanups are different jobs, and we treat them that way. In spring, we're pulling out the damage from winter — dead annual stalks, matted leaves that smothered the grass, sticks and small branches from storms, and anything that got lodged in beds and corners over the cold months. We cut back ornamental grasses, blow out window wells and bed borders where leaves pack in, and run a blade edger along the bed lines to sharpen everything up. Timing matters in spring — we try to get cleanups done before soil temperatures hit 50°F, because that's when pre-emergent crabgrass control needs to go down, and matted debris under a lawn can delay that. Fall cleanups focus on volume. We're either mulch-mowing thin layers back into the turf or bagging and hauling heavy accumulation. We rake beds, remove spent perennial stems, define edges, and load the trailer. Western PA leaf volume from mature oaks and sycamores is not something you can just blow into a pile and mow over — it has to be managed.
For Freedom specifically: classic Ohio River valley industrial borough — compact lots, older housing stock, mature trees, and terrain variety between river level and hillside. Many properties have been in families for generations, meaning maintenance histories vary widely and some properties have been significantly neglected.
A standard cleanup includes leaf removal from turf and beds, stick and branch pickup, bed cleanup (removing dead stems and debris), bed edging with a blade or stick edger, and blowdown of hard surfaces like driveways and walkways. Haul-away is included when a trailer is needed. What's not included: mowing, fertilizing, mulch installation, or gutter cleaning. Those are separate services we can quote if needed.
Before: It's early November. The lawn hasn't been visible for two weeks. Leaves are layered three to four inches deep across the turf, heavier along the fence lines where wind has piled them. The beds are buried. The edges between lawn and bed have disappeared under the mat. Twigs and small branches are mixed in from the last windstorm. The property looks abandoned even though it isn't.
During: We move through it systematically — blow, rake, load, edge. The turf comes back into view in sections. Beds get cleared down to soil. The edger cuts a clean line along every bed border. Heavy material goes into the trailer in loads.
After: The lawn is visible and breathing again. Turf that was smothered can now get light and air through late fall. The beds are clean, the edges are defined, and the property has that looked-after appearance that's hard to fake. Going into winter with the lawn uncovered means the grass crowns are in better condition, and come spring, the turf breaks dormancy without a mat of rotting leaf material sitting on top of it.
Spring cleanup typically runs $175–$400 for a standard suburban lot. Fall cleanup runs $200–$500 for a single visit. What drives variation: lot size, number of mature trees, how heavy the accumulation is, and whether we need to haul debris or can leave bags for municipal pickup.
Yes — Garden Soon provides yard cleanup in Freedom and throughout our service area. Call (724) 201-9484 or use the contact form to confirm your address and schedule.
Significant topographic relief — the borough has flat riverside sections and steep hillside neighborhoods above the Ohio River. The hillside streets require walk-behind equipment on some properties. Street parking and narrow access on the older hillside streets can complicate logistics. We adjust our equipment and approach based on what's actually there.
Yes, stick and branch pickup is part of our standard cleanup scope. After winter ice storms or wind events, the debris load can be significant — we build it into the assessment when we price spring cleanups, and we can also do a standalone stick pickup if that's all you need after a specific storm. Heavy branch work that requires a chainsaw is outside our scope, but normal storm debris — sticks, small branches, broken limbs — is included.
Yes, and it works well together. Many of our customers are on a regular mowing schedule with us and we do their spring and fall cleanups as seasonal add-ons. If you're not already a mowing customer, cleanup is available as a standalone service. Mowing itself is not part of a cleanup visit — they're separate line items — but we can schedule them back to back or on the same day if you want the lawn cut right after the cleanup.
Gutter cleaning is not part of our yard cleanup service and we don't offer it as a standalone service. We focus on lawn and landscape work — leaf removal, bed cleanup, edging, and debris. If your gutters are full from the fall leaf drop, you'll need a separate contractor for that. We're happy to recommend someone if you're in our service area and need a referral.
A cleanup resets how a yard looks, but the underlying turf condition going into winter — or coming out of it — depends on what happened in the soil all season. Compacted clay, missed grub control, and unaddressed pH issues show up in spring as thin patches and slow green-up that seasonal cleanup can't fix. A lawn care program addresses those causes across the growing season, so the next cleanup starts with turf that's actually in good shape to begin with.
We offer the following additional services in Freedom — most customers who do seasonal cleanup eventually add one or more of these:
Year-round turf health — fertilization, weed control, grub prevention, and winterizer timed to the western PA growing season.
Weekly or biweekly mowing with edge trimming and blowdown. We cut at the right height for cool-season turf and adjust for growth rate.
One-time reclamation for neglected or jungle properties. We bring equipment rated for heavy material and haul everything out.
Family- and pet-safe perimeter spray applied around the home exterior — foundation band, entry points, and window frames.
Vegetable garden design, site assessment, planting plans, and seasonal coaching.
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