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One-time & overgrown

Grass cutting for overgrown yards

Knee-high grass, a vacant lot, a rental between tenants, or a code notice from the city. Different job, different price, cut a different way.

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When you need a cut, not a plan

The yards other crews turn down


Grass in the Cape Fear region can go from tidy to out of hand in three weeks of July rain. Once it is past about eight inches a standard mower will not handle it in one pass, and most weekly crews will not take the job.

We do. The property gets cut down in stages so the turf underneath survives, the debris gets hauled if there is enough of it, and you get a flat number before we start.

Grass cutting for overgrown yards
Who calls us

Jobs we get called for


  • Vacant houses and lots being listed or sold
  • Rental turnovers where the last tenant stopped cutting
  • Code compliance letters from the City of Wilmington or the county
  • Estates and out-of-state owners who cannot see the property
  • Yards left untouched while someone was traveling, deployed or in the hospital
  • Lots with brush, briars and saplings along the fence line

Two things to tell us up front

How long it has been since the last cut, and whether anything is buried out there. Landscape timbers, a hose, a swing set anchor or old fence wire will destroy a blade and turn into a projectile. We would rather know than find out.

How we quote it

Flat number, agreed up front


Not by the hour, and not off the same sheet as a weekly mow. We look at how tall it is, how big the lot is, and whether there is debris hiding in it, then give you one number before anything starts.

Flat quoteOne number for the whole job, agreed before we start
Two passes if neededHeavy growth gets staged so the turf underneath survives
Hauling includedQuoted with the cut when there is enough debris to haul

Want it kept up after the first cut?

Our process

Cutting a tall lawn the right way


Dropping an overgrown lawn straight down to two inches kills it. Here is the sequence we use instead.

  1. Walk it firstWe check for debris, soft spots, irrigation heads and anything that will not survive contact with a blade.
  2. Cut high, then cut againThe first pass takes off the top third. A second pass, sometimes a day or two later, brings it to normal height without shocking the roots.
  3. Clear the windrowsHeavy clippings get raked or hauled instead of left in mats that smother what is underneath.
  4. Trim and edgeFence lines, bed edges, the mailbox and the ditch bank — the parts that make it read as maintained instead of merely cut.
Good to know

Common questions


How fast can you get out here?

Usually within a few days for a one-time cut, depending on the week. If you are working against a code compliance deadline, say so and we will work it in.

Do you haul the clippings away?

On heavy jobs, yes — hauling is quoted with the cut. On lighter overgrowth we windrow and mulch it back in, which is better for the lawn.

Can you cut brush and small saplings?

Along fence rows and lot edges, yes. Anything requiring a climber or a chainsaw crew is a tree service, and we will tell you honestly and point you to one.

Do you work with property managers and realtors?

Regularly. We can invoice a management company, work from a lockbox, and send photos when the job is done so nobody has to drive out.

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  • Free quotes, no site visit needed for most yards
  • The same crew every visit
  • Licensed and insured
  • A text the day before we come

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