Keep your lawn healthy and beautiful this fall with professional leaf removal. Serving Ellicott City, Columbia, and all of Howard County since 1986.
Peak leaf drop hits Howard County in late October and November. Don't wait until leaves compact and damage your lawn—early scheduling ensures your property stays clean all season. Fall fills up fast.
Thick leaf layers block sunlight and air circulation, suffocating grass. Leads to dead patches requiring reseeding in spring.
Wet, matted leaves create ideal conditions for snow mold, brown patch, and other fungal diseases common in Howard County's climate.
Leaf piles become homes for rodents, insects, and other pests that damage your lawn and landscaping through winter.
Decomposing leaves add to thatch layers, creating a barrier that blocks water, nutrients, and oxygen from reaching grass roots.
Leaves left over winter become compacted and matted—making spring cleanup significantly more difficult and expensive.
Evaluate leaf volume, identify problem areas like densely wooded sections or heavy accumulation zones, and create a customized removal plan for your property.
Commercial-grade blowers systematically clear leaves from every area—lawns, garden beds, around shrubs, fence lines, patios, and driveways.
Industrial vacuum equipment picks up and mulches leaves, reducing volume up to 10:1. Makes disposal efficient and environmentally responsible.
Complete walk-through to ensure no leaves remain in beds or corners. Driveways, sidewalks, and hardscapes cleaned. Property left spotless.
Combine with final lawn mowing, garden bed cleanup, or fall fertilizer application to fully prepare your lawn for a strong spring.
First major cleanup after initial leaf drop — typically 60–70% of total leaves have fallen by this point.
Final cleanup after all leaves have fallen. Leaves property clean heading into winter.
Properties with heavy tree coverage need 3–4 cleanups throughout fall. Multi-visit packages keep costs down.
Leaving leaves undermines year-round lawn care and fertilization. Professional removal ensures your lawn emerges healthy in spring.
Average Howard County property takes 6–10 hours of manual raking and bagging. Our crews complete the job in a fraction of the time.
We handle all disposal per Howard County regulations. No bagging, no storage, no trips to disposal facilities on your end.
Clean lawns going into winter have better air circulation, reduced disease pressure, and healthier root systems heading into spring.
A clean, leaf-free property looks well-maintained throughout fall and winter — important for neighborhood pride and property value.
Most Howard County properties need 2–3 leaf removals per season. The first typically occurs in early November after 60–70% of leaves have fallen, with a final cleanup in late November or early December. Properties with heavy tree coverage — especially oaks, which hold leaves longer — may benefit from a third mid-season cleanup. We can assess your property and recommend the optimal schedule.
Mulching works for light coverage where you can still see grass through the leaves, but Maryland's deciduous trees produce far too many leaves for mulching alone. Thick layers of mulched leaves block sunlight, trap moisture, and promote fungal disease — the same problems as whole leaves. For typical Howard County properties with mature trees, professional removal is the only way to prevent lawn damage.
All leaves are disposed of properly per Howard County regulations. Our vacuum equipment mulches them, reducing volume significantly for transport. They're taken to approved composting facilities where they're converted into valuable compost — an environmentally responsible process that keeps leaves out of landfills.
It's never truly too late, but the optimal window is before leaves become compacted from rain and foot traffic. We typically perform leaf removal through mid-December. After that, matted leaves take more time and effort to remove. The earlier you schedule, the easier and more effective the process — don't wait until spring to deal with fall's leaves.
Don't let fallen leaves damage your lawn this winter. Greenlawn Inc has been providing professional leaf removal to Howard County homeowners since 1986, and we're ready to keep your property clean and healthy all fall season.
Howard County properties fill up fast. Get on our schedule today.
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