Pricing

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Weekly Mowing

Find your mowable lawn size and read across. Every listed tier is the same published rate for everyone. How the brackets work →

Your mowable lawn	Founding Ten	Reserve by Feb 28	After Feb 28
Up to ¼ acre	$40	$48	$55
¼–½ acre	$50	$60	$67
½–¾ acre	$65	$80	$87
¾–1 acre	$80	$100	$107
1–1½ acres	$110	$130	$135
1½–2 acres	$135	$155	$165
2–2½ acres	$165	$185	$190
Over 2½ acres, steep, or awkward	The calculator prices it

Grass Clippings, added to any mow

Your lawn	Collect and pile	Collect and bag	Bag and take away
¼ acre	Free	$17	$52
½ acre	Free	$33	$68
¾ acre	Free	$49	$84
1 acre	Free	$65	$100
1½ acres	Free	$98	$133
2 acres	Free	$125	$160
2½ acres	Free	$158	$193

What happens to the clippings?

Leave them on the lawn. Free, and it feeds the lawn. That is our recommendation. Collect and pile. Free as well. Puts them where you want them on your property. Collect and bag. Leaves the bags with you. Bag and take away. The load goes home with us: loaded, driven off and unloaded there. That column is the published price, not a quote.

Tax, billing and the season

Tax, billing, over an acre, prepay and the Founding Ten →

One-Time Mowing

Find your lawn size, then the description that matches it right now. That is the price. What the words on these tables mean →

Your mowable lawn	Kept up	Moderately overgrown	Heavily overgrown
Up to ¼ acre	$65	$75	$80
¼–½ acre	$85	$95	$105
½–¾ acre	$110	$125	$135
¾–1 acre	$140	$155	$170
1–1½ acres	$170	$185	$200
1½–2 acres	$195	$210	$225
2–2½ acres	$225	$240	$255
Over 2½ acres, steep, or awkward	The calculator prices it

Which is my lawn?

Kept up. Cut in the last week or so, around 3½ inches. Moderately overgrown. Around 6 inches. About twice the clippings of a kept-up lawn. Heavily overgrown. Eight or nine inches, about three and a half times the clippings. It means the lawn has gotten ahead of you but is still safe to mow. If it is not, we say so before scheduling rather than after.

Grass Clippings, added to any mow

Your lawn	Collect and pile	Collect and bag	Bag and take away
¼ acre	Free	$17	$52
½ acre	Free	$33	$68
¾ acre	Free	$49	$84
1 acre	Free	$65	$100
1½ acres	Free	$98	$133
2 acres	Free	$125	$160
2½ acres	Free	$158	$193

What happens to the clippings?

Seasonal Care

Two visits, priced separately. Request spring, fall, or both. Haul-away is in the price. How the brackets work → What the words on these tables mean →

Spring Refresh: Lake Effect Cleanup

Your property	Light debris	Moderate	Heavy
Up to ¼ acre	$535	$575	$705
¼–½ acre	$825	$920	$1,165
½–¾ acre	$1,185	$1,315	$1,680
¾–1 acre	$1,485	$1,660	$2,140
1–1½ acres	$1,730	$1,915	$2,520
1½–2 acres	$2,330	$2,540	$3,295
2–2½ acres	$2,550	$2,760	$3,705
Over 2½ acres, steep, or awkward	The calculator prices it

Fall Cleanup: Lake Effect Prep

Your property	Light debris	Moderate	Heavy
Up to ¼ acre	$405	$465	$580
¼–½ acre	$545	$660	$895
½–¾ acre	$685	$860	$1,235
¾–1 acre	$830	$1,085	$1,600
1–1½ acres	$1,055	$1,425	$2,180
1½–2 acres	$1,360	$1,875	$2,860
2–2½ acres	$1,590	$2,220	$3,510
Over 2½ acres, steep, or awkward	The calculator prices it

Spring Refresh: Lake Effect Cleanup includes

Salt and sand sweep · Leaf and debris removal · First mow of the season · Bed cleanup, weeding and cutback · Mulch · Bed edging · Shrub pruning · Plow-rut repair · Grey snow mold raking · Haul-away: the debris leaves with us. Mulch is a full refresh over the beds your bracket assumes; the calculator uses your measured beds. Grey snow mold raking covers up to an acre’s worth of lawn (43,560 sq ft): 5%, 10% or 20% of it by your tier. Beyond that it is priced separately.

Fall Cleanup: Lake Effect Prep includes

Final mow, cut low · Complete leaf removal, including beds · Cutback of dead growth · Downed branches and storm debris cleared · Snow stakes set · Burlap wrapping · Haul-away: the debris leaves with us

Light, moderate, or heavy?

Light. An open lawn with a few trees. Moderate. Most yards here. Heavy. A wooded lot after a hard fall. Spring is priced one band lighter than fall on the same lawn, because winter leftovers are less than a fall drop.

Landscaping

Find your size and read across, the same way the mowing tables work. Tap a service to open its table. How the brackets work → What the words on these tables mean →

Mulch & Bed Refresh: Ridge Trail brings the mulch, 2.5″ depth

Its own trip

Your beds	Refresh	Refresh and remove old mulch	Refresh and regrade	Refresh, remove old mulch and regrade
Up to 250 sq ft	$315	$420	$335	$440
250–500 sq ft	$475	$615	$520	$660
500–750 sq ft	$635	$810	$700	$875
750–1,000 sq ft	$800	$1,005	$885	$1,090
1,000–1,500 sq ft	$1,160	$1,435	$1,295	$1,565

Added to a mow visit

Your beds	Refresh	Refresh and remove old mulch	Refresh and regrade	Refresh, remove old mulch and regrade
Up to 250 sq ft	$270	$380	$290	$400
250–500 sq ft	$430	$575	$475	$615
500–750 sq ft	$595	$770	$660	$835
750–1,000 sq ft	$755	$960	$845	$1,050
1,000–1,500 sq ft	$1,120	$1,390	$1,250	$1,525

Mulch options

Refresh. Tops up what is there. Remove old mulch. Takes the old layer out first and hauls it off. That is what you want when a bed has built up over several seasons. Regrade. Levels the bed surface before anything goes down, for a bed that has slumped, washed out, or sits against the house wrong.

Who brings the mulch?

Ridge Trail brings the mulch. We buy it, bring it and spread it. The material is in the price you read. I’ll supply the mulch. You have it on site before we arrive and only the labor is charged. The price list publishes the cubic yards to order beside each bed size, and the calculator tells you the yardage for your own beds.

Bed Maintenance

Its own trip

Your beds	Kept up	Overgrown
Up to 250 sq ft	$100	$100
250–500 sq ft	$100	$100
500–750 sq ft	$100	$125
750–1,000 sq ft	$100	$150
1,000–1,500 sq ft	$100	$200

Added to a mow visit

Your beds	Kept up	Overgrown
Up to 250 sq ft	$10	$30
250–500 sq ft	$15	$55
500–750 sq ft	$20	$80
750–1,000 sq ft	$30	$105
1,000–1,500 sq ft	$40	$160

Kept up or overgrown?

Kept up. The bed was weeded in the last few weeks; what is there pulls out by hand. Overgrown. The weeds are established and rooted in: that is restoration rather than upkeep, and it takes about four times as long per square foot.

Cutback of Dead Growth

The area	With a mow visit	Its own trip
Up to 600 sq ft	$60	$100
600–1,000 sq ft	$100	$140
1,000–1,400 sq ft	$140	$180
1,400–2,000 sq ft	$200	$240

Bed Edging

Bed Edging	Price
With a mow visit	$20
Its own trip	$100

Shrub Pruning

Your shrubs	With a mow visit	Its own trip
Up to 4	$40	$100
5–8	$80	$140
9–12	$120	$190
13–20	$200	$290

Burlap Wrapping

Your shrubs	Its own trip		With a Fall Cleanup visit
Your shrubs	I’ll supply the burlap	Ridge Trail brings the burlap	I’ll supply the burlap	Ridge Trail brings the burlap
3 shrubs	$100	$135	$45	$80
5 shrubs	$100	$155	$75	$130
8 shrubs	$160	$250	$120	$210
12 shrubs	$240	$370	$180	$310

Minimum

Three shrubs.

Who brings the burlap?

Ridge Trail brings the burlap. We buy it, bring it and wrap the shrubs. The material is in the price you read. I’ll supply the burlap. Buy it by the roll: 3 ft × 50 ft, one roll to about 5 shrubs, rounded up to whole rolls. The price list prints the rolls to buy beside each shrub count.

Plow-Rut Repair

The ruts	Its own trip		With a mow visit
The ruts	I’ll supply the topsoil and seed	Ridge Trail brings the topsoil and seed	I’ll supply the topsoil and seed	Ridge Trail brings the topsoil and seed
15 linear ft	$100	$140	$55	$95
30 linear ft	$150	$225	$105	$180
80 linear ft	$325	$515	$280	$470

Length

Plow-rut repair is priced from the length of the damage along your driveway.

Who brings the topsoil and seed?

Ridge Trail brings the topsoil and seed. We buy it, bring it, fill the ruts and seed them. The material is in the price you read. I’ll supply the topsoil and seed. Topsoil to fill the rut and grass seed for the patch. The counts are whole bags of 0.5 cu ft topsoil, rounded up, with the fill's settling already allowed for. The price list prints what to buy beside each length.

Storm Debris Removal: hauling included

Wheelbarrow loads	With a mow visit	Its own trip
1–2 loads	$60	$100
About 4 loads	$155	$195
About 8 loads	$190	$230
12 or more loads	$225	$265

Storm debris

Branches already on the ground. We don’t take down trees. That is an arborist’s job, and we will say so rather than improvise with yours.

Hauling

In the prices above. Up to 2 barrows ride along with whatever else is on the truck at no haul charge; above that the load leaves as its own. What hauling costs →

Leaves

Your lawn	Pile stays with you		Hauled away
Your lawn	Basic Leaf Cleanup	Full Leaf Removal, incl. beds	Basic Leaf Cleanup	Full Leaf Removal, incl. beds
¼ acre	$105	$185	$180	$260
½ acre	$165	$330	$240	$405
¾ acre	$225	$480	$300	$555
1 acre	$285	$625	$360	$700
1½ acres	$405	$915	$480	$990
2 acres	$525	$1,205	$600	$1,280
2½ acres	$645	$1,495	$720	$1,570

Where does the pile end up?

Pile stays with you. Piled where you want it, or blown into the treeline. That is what most wooded lots here do, and it costs nothing. Hauled away. That column's price includes hauling. How many loads a lawn fills comes from its size and its leaf cover, not from a guess. What hauling costs →

Snow Mold Raking (grey)

Your lawn	Its own trip		With a mow visit
Your lawn	Patchy	Widespread	Patchy	Widespread
¼ acre	$150	$225	$110	$185
½ acre	$260	$405	$220	$365
1 acre	$480	$770	$440	$730
2 acres	$915	$1,495	$875	$1,455

Grey or pink?

Grey snow mold. Rakes out, and grey is what a Spring Refresh includes. Pink snow mold. Kills the turf and is a two-visit job with reseeding: a Landscaping service on its own, never inside a bundle. Enter your address and the calculator prices it from your lawn.

New Plantings: Plant By Number packages, installed

The package	Groundcovers	Balanced Mixed Layout	Large Shrubs
Up to 150 sq ft	$1,355	$1,030	$920
Up to 250 sq ft	$2,230	$1,685	$1,465
Up to 350 sq ft	$3,105	$2,405	$2,015
Up to 500 sq ft	$4,420	$3,325	$2,780
Up to 750 sq ft	$6,605	$4,965	$4,200
Up to 1,000 sq ft	$8,795	$6,605	$5,515

How big is 500 sq ft?

About three parking spaces. Every size next to something you can picture →

Your property

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Every service above, priced for the work on your property.

We measure your property: the mowable lawn, the beds and the tree canopy from public aerial photography and your county parcel map, the ground slope from elevation data. No visit, and nothing to guess: the price reads from what is actually there.

See all published rates → How we measure your property → What the words mean →