Spring prep, summer maintenance, fall cleanup, and winter readiness for Portsmouth-area homes and yards.
Fall in Scioto County means one thing for homeowners: leaves. Lots of them. Portsmouth yards under mature oak and maple can go from green to buried in a matter of weeks. If you are trying to budget for professional leaf removal, here is what actual pricing looks like in the Portsmouth area for 2026. Leaf […]
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Snow removal in Portsmouth is not optional when Ohio winter hits. The city requires sidewalks cleared within 24 hours of a snowfall. Commercial properties face liability exposure if parking lots and walkways are not handled quickly. HHS removes snow and ice for residential driveways, commercial lots, and sidewalks across Scioto County. Here is what it
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Fall is the perfect season to invest in hardscaping around your Scioto County home. Cooler temperatures make installation easier on materials and crews, and completing projects before winter freeze-thaw cycles begin ensures your investment lasts for decades. Here are five hardscape projects Portsmouth, Wheelersburg, and Minford homeowners should consider tackling before the first frost. 1.
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The fastest way to ruin a lawn in southern Ohio is to scalp it. We see it every week: homeowner went on vacation for two weeks, came home to grass that’s eight inches tall, and reset it back to two inches in one pass. Within ten days that lawn is yellow, thin, and full of
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Most Portsmouth homeowners don’t think about their gutters until water’s running over the edge during a thunderstorm or there’s a stain creeping down the siding. By that point, you’ve already let it go too long: clogged gutters cause foundation damage, fascia rot, and basement moisture problems that cost thousands more than a $200 cleaning would
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Most of the mulch we install around Portsmouth is fixing the same three mistakes: the bag’s too deep, the volcano is choking the trunk, or the ring is so small it does nothing for the root zone. The 3-3-3 rule fixes all three at once and it takes thirty seconds to remember. Three inches deep,
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Mulching is one of those landscaping tasks that looks simple from the outside and gets complicated quickly. The wrong type of mulch in southern Ohio’s clay soil and humid summers actually causes more problems than it solves. Root rot, fungus, fiber-board crusts that shed water instead of holding it. This guide covers the practical side
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Summer in Scioto County arrives fast. One week you’re still getting frost warnings, the next your grass is growing two inches a week and the weeds are already winning. The homeowners with the nicest yards in Portsmouth, New Boston, and Wheelersburg aren’t lucky. They’re just prepared. This guide walks through everything you need to do
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