Yards cleared in Southern Ocean County. Leaves first, and everything after.

A full yard cleanup typically runs $150 to $450, and the spread is real rather than padding: lot size, how much canopy is actually yours, and whether a truck can get near the material all move it. A lot in Cedar Run or Ocean Acres under continuous oak produces several times the volume of a lagoon lot in Beach Haven West, and a property where everything must be carried to the street costs more than one where it can be driven out.

Yes. You tell us about the yard, we pass it to a local crew who covers your town, and they quote you directly. We are paid by the crew, not by you, and you are under no obligation to book anyone.

Earlier than most people do. Oaks here drop over six to eight weeks rather than all at once, so the peak weeks are genuinely oversubscribed — particularly in Ocean Acres, where thousands of homes sit under the same canopy and everyone calls at once. Booking before the drop starts gets you a slot; calling at the peak gets you a wait.

The pile gets hauled instead. That is the single most common late-season call: leaves were piled on time, the truck came and went, and the pile is still there. Collection calendars also differ between Stafford, Barnegat, Ocean and Lacey townships, which catches out anyone who has moved within the county.

It depends on what is above the house. Under pine — Mayetta especially — needles mat into beds, stone and lawn far more tightly than oak litter, and clearing that matting is often the more urgent job even when the lawn itself looks manageable. Under oak, the open lawn is usually the problem first.

We confirm a crew's New Jersey contractor registration against the state's public register before we refer them, and we record the date we checked. Insurance is not part of that check. Ask any crew for a current certificate of insurance before work begins — no register tells you whether a policy is in force on the day someone stands in your yard. We are a referral service, not the crew.

They are still leaves in your yard, and on the bay side they are most of them. Beach Haven West, the Tuckerton borough streets and the Forked River lagoons have little canopy of their own; what they collect arrives on the wind and stops at the first fence, bulkhead or raised foundation it meets. That is hand work, and it is why a small lot there can cost more to clear than a larger one inland.

Yes, and inland it is usually the cheaper way to do it. A seasonal plan is priced for the season rather than the visit, and under a canopy that drops for two months a single visit visibly fails to finish the job. Lacey and Ocean Acres are where this makes the most difference.