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Don't let leaves smother your lawn over winter. Complete removal, hauling, and disposal—protecting your Tall Fescue through the dormant season in Bragg Hill and Battlefield Park.
A thick layer of wet leaves blocks light, traps moisture, and creates perfect conditions for fungal disease. By spring, you're left with dead patches.
Fredericksburg's mature oak, maple, and hickory trees drop thousands of pounds of leaves every fall. In neighborhoods like Bragg Hill and Battlefield Park—both known for established trees—leaf accumulation can reach several inches deep within weeks.
Tall Fescue stays semi-active through Virginia's mild winters. It needs sunlight and air circulation to survive. When leaves mat down after rain and snow, they create a wet blanket that suffocates grass, encourages snow mold, and prevents the lawn from photosynthesizing during winter warm spells.
The result? Come spring, you'll find dead spots, thinned turf, and a lawn that needs expensive renovation instead of just resuming growth.
Matted leaves block 100% of sunlight. Even dormant Tall Fescue needs light for winter survival. Complete darkness for weeks causes grass to die, not just go dormant.
Wet leaves create constant moisture against grass blades—ideal conditions for snow mold, brown patch, and other fungal diseases that spread under the leaf layer.
Leaf piles become winter homes for voles, mice, and insects. Voles tunnel under leaves and feed on grass roots and crowns all winter—causing extensive damage.
Lawns cleaned in fall green up faster in spring. Grass that spent winter under leaves emerges weak, thin, and often requires overseeding to recover density.
"Bragg Hill and Battlefield Park have some of the most mature trees in the area—beautiful in summer, but they drop incredible amounts of leaves in fall. I've cleaned properties where we hauled 20+ bags off a quarter-acre lot. The homeowners who wait until spring always regret it—they end up with dead patches and vole damage that costs more to fix than fall cleanup would have. Get the leaves off before Thanksgiving and your lawn will thank you in March."
— Brandon Wynn, Owner & Operator, Cardinal Outdoors
$150–$400
Most residential properties (one-time cleanup)
Price depends on lot size, tree coverage, and leaf volume. Heavy oak coverage costs more than light maple. We quote by the job, not by the hour.
Recurring Option: Multiple visits through fall season at reduced per-visit rate. Best for heavy tree coverage.
Bragg Hill's established neighborhood features mature hardwoods that drop heavy leaf loads. Many properties here have both front and back tree coverage, requiring thorough cleanup to protect lawns through winter.
Adjacent to the Fredericksburg Battlefield, this neighborhood has significant tree coverage from both private lots and the surrounding historic landscape. Fall cleanup here often requires multiple visits as trees shed over several weeks.
Tell us about your property and tree coverage. We'll provide a detailed quote within 24 hours.
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(540) 993-6047