March 5, 2024 ยท Spring Cleanups
You see "spring cleanup" on every lawn care company's website, but what does it actually mean? Is it just raking leaves? Is it mowing? Is it a full landscape overhaul? The answer varies by company, but here's exactly what a Sprout Lawn & Landscape spring cleanup includes for properties in Noblesville, Carmel, Westfield, Fishers, and surrounding Hamilton County.
Lawn Debris Removal
Winter leaves behind a mess. Matted leaves that didn't get picked up in fall, sticks and branches from ice storms, scattered debris blown in from neighboring properties. All of it needs to come off the lawn before the growing season starts.
Matted leaves are especially damaging. They trap moisture against the grass and block sunlight, creating conditions for fungal disease. The sooner they come off in spring, the faster your lawn greens up and the less likely you are to deal with dead patches.
Landscape Bed Clearing
Beds accumulate dead annual remnants from last season, fallen leaves trapped in shrubs, broken branches, and accumulated winter debris. We clear all of it out. Dead perennial growth (the dried-out stems and foliage from last year's plants) gets cut back to make room for new spring growth coming up from the roots.
This is also when we check for winter damage to shrubs and note anything that needs attention, like heaved plants, broken branches, or dead sections that should be pruned or replaced.
Bed Edging
Over winter, the lines between your lawn and landscape beds get soft. Grass creeps into the beds, edges round off, and the whole property looks blurry. We recut crisp, clean edges along every bed border. This single step makes more visual difference than almost anything else in a spring cleanup.
Hard Surface Cleanup
Sidewalks, driveways, patios, and porches all get blown clean. Winter grime, decomposed leaves, and accumulated debris come off every hard surface on the property.
Debris Hauling
Everything we collect leaves the property with us. You don't bag anything, you don't set anything at the curb, you don't deal with any of it. We load it and haul it away.
What's NOT Included (But Should Come Next)
A spring cleanup gets your property back to zero. What happens next is what makes the difference between a property that just looks clean and one that looks maintained all season:
Fresh mulch. Beds look bare after clearing. A 2-3 inch layer of fresh mulch completes the look and starts suppressing weeds.
First fertilizer round. Pre-emergent weed control needs to go down in early spring, timed to soil temperature. Schedule it with or right after your cleanup.
Weekly mowing. With the cleanup done, your lawn is ready for the first cut of the season. We start regular mowing service in mid-April.
Most of our spring cleanup customers add at least one of these services because once your property is clean, keeping it that way is easy.
What the Cleanup Reveals
One of the hidden benefits of a spring cleanup is that it shows you what winter did to your property. Once the debris is cleared and the beds are cleaned out, you can see exactly where the lawn thinned out, which shrubs took winter damage, where drainage problems created soggy spots, and where the landscape needs attention. We note all of this during the cleanup and can make recommendations on the spot.
In Westfield and McCordsville, we frequently find that builder-grade lawns lost ground over winter and need fall aeration and overseeding to recover. In older Noblesville and Carmel neighborhoods, winter branch damage in overgrown shrubs often reveals the need for a hard pruning to reset the plant. The cleanup is when these issues become visible.
When to Schedule
Late March through mid-April is the ideal window in Hamilton County. You want the ground firm enough to work on, but you want the cleanup done before the growing season kicks in. Spring is our busiest booking period, so schedule early.
Learn more about our spring cleanup service or call (317) 900-7151 to get on the schedule.