You’re spending your weekends pushing a mower when you’d rather be doing literally anything else. The equipment needs maintenance, the blades need sharpening, and your lawn still has brown patches you can’t figure out.
Here’s what changes when you hand it off: your grass gets cut on a schedule that actually works for its growth cycle, not just when you have time. Shrubs get trimmed before they overtake your walkway. Weeds get handled before they spread.
You get your Saturdays back. Your lawn looks consistently maintained, not like it was squeezed in between errands. And when the heat of a Clemons summer hits, your turf stays healthier because someone who knows cool-season grasses is managing it.
The equipment, the timing, the knowledge gaps—all of it handled. You just get the result: a property that looks like you care about it, without actually spending 70 hours a year proving it.
We started Emerson Excavating and Trucking in 1997, and we’ve been serving Clemons and the surrounding area ever since. What began as a logging operation grew into full-scale excavation and property services—including lawn maintenance that actually keeps up with what Clemons properties need.
Josh is on-site for nearly every job. His son joined as a partner in 2022. This isn’t a crew you’ll never meet—it’s a family business where accountability isn’t a policy, it’s just how we operate.
We’re not trying to be your cheapest option. We’re here to be your last call—the company you keep coming back to because the work gets done right and you’re not dealing with surprises or no-shows.
You reach out by text or call—whichever works for you. We talk through what your property needs, whether that’s weekly grass cutting service in Clemons, NY, seasonal shrub trimming, or full-property maintenance through the growing season.
We give you a clear price upfront. No hidden fees, no surprise charges after the work’s done. You know what you’re paying before we start.
Once we’re scheduled, we show up when we say we will. Grass gets cut to the right height for the season—not scalped, not left too long. Shrubs get trimmed before they block windows or crowd your entryway. Weeds get handled along edges and beds.
After the work’s done, your property looks maintained. If something needs attention—a brown spot, a drainage issue, pest pressure—we’ll let you know. We’re not just cutting and leaving. We’re keeping an eye on the whole picture so small problems don’t turn into expensive ones.
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Grass cutting happens on a schedule that matches growth patterns, not just calendar dates. That means your lawn gets mowed when it actually needs it—especially important during Clemons’ humid summers when cool-season grasses like Kentucky Bluegrass and Perennial Ryegrass can stress out fast.
Shrub trimming services in Clemons, NY keep your landscaping shaped and healthy. Overgrown shrubs don’t just look sloppy—they block light, trap moisture, and create pest problems. We trim before that happens.
Weed trimming service in Clemons, NY covers edges, fence lines, and anywhere a mower can’t reach. Weeds spread fast in our climate, and if they’re not managed consistently, they take over beds and choke out the grass you’re trying to maintain.
We’re also watching for the things most homeowners miss until it’s too late: chinch bug damage, grub activity, disease symptoms, drainage issues. You’re not getting a crew that shows up, mows, and leaves. You’re getting eyes on your property from people who know what to look for and will tell you when something needs attention.
Most Clemons lawns need mowing weekly during peak growing season—late spring through early summer. That’s when cool-season grasses are actively growing and can get away from you fast if you skip a week.
By mid-summer when heat stress kicks in, growth slows down. You might stretch to every 10 days depending on rainfall and temperature. The key is never cutting more than one-third of the grass height at once. Scalping your lawn during a hot stretch is one of the fastest ways to end up with brown patches and weed invasions.
We adjust the schedule based on actual growth, not a rigid calendar. Some weeks your lawn needs it, some weeks it doesn’t. You’re not paying for unnecessary cuts, and your grass stays healthier because it’s not getting stressed by bad timing.
Cheap lawn care is someone showing up with a mower and leaving. Professional lawn maintenance in Clemons, NY means understanding local soil conditions, knowing how cool-season grasses behave in our climate, and catching problems before they cost you money.
The cheap option scalps your grass, misses edges, and doesn’t tell you when they see chinch bugs or drainage issues developing. You save $20 a cut and spend $500 fixing dead patches later.
Professional maintenance means your grass gets cut at the right height for the season. Shrubs get trimmed before they’re a problem. Weeds get managed consistently. And when we see something off—disease pressure, pest activity, soil compaction—you hear about it while it’s still fixable. You’re not just buying labor. You’re buying someone who knows what they’re looking at and cares whether your property stays healthy.
Yes, but the work looks different between December 1st and April 1st when New York’s fertilizer restrictions are in effect. We’re not applying anything during the blackout, but that doesn’t mean your property gets ignored.
Winter and early spring are when we focus on cleanup, debris removal, and prep work for the growing season. We’re clearing leaves and branches that can smother grass and create disease problems. We’re trimming back shrubs before they start actively growing. We’re identifying areas that might need aeration or overseeding once the blackout lifts.
Once April hits and we’re clear to fertilize again, your lawn is already prepped and ready. You’re not starting the season behind because we let everything go for four months. Lawn maintenance in Clemons, NY means working with the regulations and the climate—not pretending they don’t exist.
We use commercial-grade mowers and trimming equipment that’s maintained regularly—not homeowner gear that’s held together with zip ties. Sharp blades, clean cuts, equipment that actually handles Clemons properties without tearing up your turf.
For larger properties or precision work, we’ve got GPS guidance technology that keeps lines straight and ensures we’re not missing spots or overlapping unnecessarily. That matters more than most people realize—uneven cutting creates uneven growth, and overlapping means you’re paying for the same area to get cut twice.
All our equipment gets serviced on schedule. Dull blades tear grass instead of cutting it cleanly, which stresses the plant and opens it up to disease. Oil changes, filter replacements, blade sharpening—it all happens before we show up at your property. You’re not getting equipment that barely works. You’re getting tools that do the job right.
Yes, and that’s actually one of the biggest advantages of working with us. You’re not calling one company for grass cutting service in Clemons, NY and another for drainage issues, grading problems, or driveway work.
We started as an excavation company, so when your lawn has a low spot that holds water, or your driveway edge is washing out and affecting your grass, or you need grading work before we can even maintain the lawn properly—we handle all of it.
Most lawn care companies will mow around your problems. We’ll tell you what’s causing them and actually fix it. You’re working with people who understand properties from the ground up, not just the surface level. One call, one company, no coordination headaches between multiple contractors.
If you’re seeing brown patches that don’t green up with water, that’s stress—either from disease, pests, or soil issues. If weeds are taking over faster than you can pull them, your grass is weak and losing the competition. If water pools after rain, you’ve got drainage or compaction problems.
Regular mowing keeps your lawn looking neat, but it doesn’t fix underlying issues. Chinch bugs and grubs destroy grass from below. Compacted soil suffocates roots. Poor drainage drowns turf during wet periods and stresses it during dry ones.
We’ll tell you when we see these things developing. Sometimes your lawn just needs consistent cutting and trimming. Sometimes it needs aeration, overseeding, pest management, or grading work. You’ll know the difference because we’re not trying to upsell you—we’re trying to keep your property healthy so you’re not replacing dead grass every year.
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