We handle yard cleanup in Monaca, Beaver County — $175–$400 / $200–$500 depending on lot size, tree count, and debris volume. Older borough character with a mix of industrial-era housing stock and some more recent development. Property character like that determines what each cleanup actually covers.
If you do cleanups in western PA long enough, you learn the tree calendar by feel. Norway maples go early — they're dropping by early October in a lot of Allegheny and Beaver County neighborhoods. Then the sycamores, which drop in stages and heavy. Maples peak in late October. Then you wait on the oaks. Red oaks and pin oaks in these river valley neighborhoods hold their leaves well into November, sometimes past Thanksgiving if it stays mild. That staggered drop is why a lot of our customers do two fall visits — one after the main drop and a second after the oaks finally let go. The Pittsburgh suburbs and river towns like Beaver Falls, Ambridge, and Ellwood City have neighborhoods where every yard has a 60-year-old oak or two. The leaf volume in those blocks is serious. On the spring side, we're usually targeting late March through mid-April in this region — before consistent soil temps climb past 50°F and before the pre-emergent window closes. Anyone who waits until May to do spring cleanup in western PA is already late.
For Monaca specifically: older borough character with a mix of industrial-era housing stock and some more recent development. Lot sizes vary from compact urban parcels to larger properties at the borough's edges. The presence of the Shell ethylene cracker complex nearby has brought workforce housing demand and some newer residential development.
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 Monaca and throughout our service area. Call (724) 201-9484 or use the contact form to confirm your address and schedule.
Relatively flat along the river terrace with a rise toward the borough's inland sections. Most lots are workable with standard riding equipment. The community's mix of industrial, commercial, and residential land use means some residential properties have unusual lot shapes and access points. We adjust our equipment and approach based on what's actually there.
The best window is after the main leaf drop but before a hard freeze sets in — in western PA that's typically late October through mid-November for most neighborhoods. Because oaks hold their leaves later than other trees, many of our customers do two visits: one after the main drop from maples and sycamores, and a second after the oaks finish. Waiting until every leaf is down often means waiting too long, and doing it too early means you'll have a second layer come down right after.
Yes, haul-away is included when we bring the trailer — we load leaves and debris and remove them from the property. If your municipality offers leaf bag pickup at the curb, we can bag and leave them there instead, which keeps the cost a little lower since we don't need to make a dump run. We'll ask about your municipal service when you schedule so we plan the job correctly.
No, you don't need to be home for us to do the cleanup. As long as we have access to the areas we're working — back yard gate unlocked, no dogs left out — we can do the full job and send you a message when we're done. Most of our customers aren't home when we come. If there's anything specific about your property we should know, just tell us when you book.
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 Monaca — 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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