Comprehensive leaf removal
Heavy leaf cover can smother lawns and trap moisture, leading to snow mold and turf rot. We rake, blow, collect, and haul away leaves from lawns, driveways, decks, and garden beds, leaving your property clean and aerated.
Landscape Maintenance
Fall Cleanup Martha's Vineyard
Prepare your property for the winter. We clear heavy leaf debris, cut back faded perennial gardens, winterize beds, and protect lawns from mold and frost damage.
Fall cleanup on Martha's Vineyard manages heavy leaf debris, selected perennial cutbacks, shrub care, and winter bed preparation. Infinity Landscaping removes excessive leaf buildup where it could smother lawns or beds, while the number and timing of visits depend on the property, tree canopy, weather, and owner schedule.
Landscape Maintenance
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Perennial cutbacks & bed tidying
We prepare your perennial gardens for winter dormant cycles. We cut back faded stems and seedheads (leaving selected species for birds), prune dead wood from shrubs, remove annuals, and clean borders.
Winter turf protection
We apply specialized fall organic fertilizers to feed turf roots over winter. We also perform a final, slightly lower lawn cut to prevent grass from matting down under winter snows and winter winds.
Spring bulb planting
Fall is the time to plan for spring color. We excavate beds and plant spring-flowering bulbs (such as daffodils, tulips, and alliums) ensuring they are buried at the correct depth to survive the frost.
Landscape Maintenance
Protecting your property from winter winds
Fall cleanups on Martha's Vineyard require careful planning around winter weather. The Island experiences strong, salt-carrying winter gales that can break limbs, erode mulch, and dry out delicate evergreens.
We focus our fall services on preparing your property to withstand these winds. We prune structurally weak limbs near structures, apply clean mulch to insulate roots, and offer winterization protections (like wrapping boxwoods or rhododendrons in protective burlap) to shield plants from windburn and salt damage. Our goal is to secure your property for the quiet season while ensuring it recovers quickly in the spring.
Process
Fall cleanup checklist
01
Leaf clearing
Blow and collect leaves from lawns, beds, hardscapes, and gutter valleys.
02
Perennial cutback
Cut back spent perennials and annuals to ground level.
03
Lawn cut
Final clean cut of lawn areas to prevent grass matting.
04
Fertilization
Apply slow-release organic winterizer nutrients to turf.
05
Bulb planting
Plant spring-flowering bulbs in prepared garden beds.
Planning This Service
Frequently asked questions
We schedule fall cleanups from late October through November, after the majority of the leaves have fallen from the oak and maple trees. This ensures we can clear the maximum leaf volume in a single, efficient visit before winter snows arrive.