Yard cleanup and fall cleanup in Logan, Utah

Who this is for

Yard cleanup is for anyone who wants the yard ready for each season without giving up their weekends to it.

That might be beds full of dead stems coming out of winter, a summer trip that leaves the yard on its own, or a yard that should be put to bed properly before the snow.

How it works

Call, text or send the quote form and tell us what the yard needs. Eric works by appointment, booked with him directly or through the website. We walk the property with you, and you get a written price before any work starts.

On the day, we do the work and haul away everything we cut or pull. We clean up after every job.

Timing is the whole service

In Cache Valley the gap between too early and too late is short. Cut some shrubs in fall and you lose next spring's flowers; leave the fall cleanup too long and the first heavy snow buries it for the winter.

Seasonal care is a paid service, and a single cleanup is just as welcome. Under a seasonal care plan we keep track of what each plant in your yard needs and when, so the pruning, soil work and cleanup each land at the right point in the year. You don't have to remember any of it.

Spring cleanup

Spring starts when the snow is gone and the ground has drained, not when the first warm day arrives. Walking and raking on soggy soil packs it down and tears up lawn, so a spring cleanup waits until the yard can take it. In Logan that is usually somewhere in the weeks around April.

The work is clearing what winter left: leaves matted over the crowns of perennials, broken twigs, last year's dead stems, and whatever blew in. Perennials and ornamental grasses are cut back to the ground just as new growth shows. Spring is also when we look for winter damage, such as snapped branches and bark gnawed at the base of young trees, which voles do under the snow.

Pruning that is due gets done before the buds break, and fresh mulch goes down in the beds while the soil is still cool and damp. Then you are ready for planting. The last frost in the valley comes around early to late May depending on where you live, so tender plants and vegetable starts wait for it.

One of the reviews on this page is about exactly this: getting a yard ready for spring.

Fall cleanup

The right moment for fall cleanup is once most of the leaves are down and before the ground freezes or the first heavy snow. A blanket of wet leaves left on a lawn under snow smothers the grass and leaves bare, moldy patches in spring. Leaves matted in a bed do the same to the plants under them.

Leaves, clippings and spent annuals are raked up and hauled away. Perennials that turn to mush after frost, like hostas and peonies, are cut back to the ground. Plants with sturdy stems and seed heads are often better left standing until spring, and we will say which are which. Leaves from trees with leaf diseases are better gone than left in a bed.

Fall is also the last chance to give the beds a layer of mulch before winter, and to deal with the things that go wrong in cold: young trees with thin bark can scorch on a bright winter day and benefit from a wrap, and evergreens go into winter better after a deep watering before the ground freezes.

Summer checks, and while you're away

Between the big seasonal jobs, a yard needs less than you might think, but it needs it on time. Weeds taken out while they are small, dead stems cut off, a tired plant noticed before it is lost.

If you travel, the yard still needs weeding and watering. One client had both done while away for a month and said the yard looked better than if she had been home; her review is on this page. Tell us your dates and what the yard needs.

Winter prep and dormant-season pruning

Winter is the season for tree pruning, because the leaves are off and every branch is visible. If a cleanup visit turns up a tree with dead wood or crossing limbs, we'll note it and plan the pruning for the dormant season.

Winter prep is mostly what fall left unfinished: protection for young trees and evergreens, and a last look at drainage and low spots before snow covers them.

What a cleanup looks like on the ground

The photos on this page come from one job: a front bed by a brick house, overgrown with weeds, loose river rock and old debris. It was cleared down to bare soil, then planted with young trees and new plants in fresh mulch. The first photo is the bed before, and the larger one is the same bed cleared.

Most cleanups are smaller than that. A bed is cleared, edges are cut, the debris goes in the truck and the yard is left tidy. The photo labelled as a reference photo is not one of our jobs. It shows the kind of fall cleanup this page describes.

What you can do before we come

Mark anything you want left alone, such as a seedling you planted last year or a perennial that comes up late. If you know where the sprinkler heads, drip lines or low-voltage lights are, point them out, because they are easy to catch in a bed that is being cleared.

Keep a note of what you'd like done first, and whether you want a one-off job or seasonal care. A single cleanup before a party or a sale is a different job from care through the season, and RedBud does both.

Where we work

We do yard cleanup in Logan and the towns around it across Cache Valley.