Fall Cleanups in Nantucket, MA

Fall cleanup is really winter protection. On Nantucket, leaves left to mat over a lawn smother the turf and breed disease under snow, while beds full of spent growth invite pests and rot through the damp island winter. Just as important, fall is when the landscape gets readied for months of salt wind and freeze-thaw, the conditions that do the most damage to plants and hardscape when nothing has been done to prepare for them.

Ryan Conway's fall cleanup clears and removes leaves, cuts back the perennials that benefit from it while leaving those that shelter wildlife and self-protect, and does the final mowing and bed detailing that leave the property clean going into winter. It's the right time for protective mulching around vulnerable roots, dormant pruning, and irrigation winterization so lines don't freeze and split. Handled well in fall, the landscape comes through winter intact and springs back faster the following season.

What's included

• Leaf collection and removal from lawn and beds
• Cutting back spent perennials and selective bed detailing
• Final mowing and turf prep for winter
• Protective mulching around vulnerable roots and plantings
• Dormant pruning and removal of dead or damaged growth
• Coordination of irrigation winterization to prevent freeze damage

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