People ask me what a yard cleanup actually is, because it sounds like a vague thing to buy. Fair question. Here is what it is.
First, I look at it. Not over the phone — a yard that sounds bad in a text message is sometimes a two hour job, and one that sounds fine turns out to be half a day. I would rather come and see it.
Then the height comes off. Mow, strim the edges, cut back anything that has grown into the fence or over a path. This is the pass that makes the difference you can see from the street.
Then the beds. That part is by hand. Machines do not know the difference between a weed and the rose somebody planted for their mother.
Then edging and detail. Where the lawn meets the path, round the base of trees, along the fence. This is the bit that separates a cleaned-up yard from a mowed one.
Then hauling. All of it leaves with me. On an overgrown yard that is loads, not bags, and it is a real part of the day.
A neglected yard is usually a full day. Once it is back, keeping it there is a fraction of that — which is why I do recurring work as well as one-offs.
Want a number for yours? Send a photo of the worst corner and I will tell you straight.