Green siding, gray driveways, streaked gutters — gone in one visit. Serving Sterling Park, Sugarland Run, Cascades, CountrySide, Potomac Falls & Lowes Island with the right wash for every surface.
In Sterling, dirty siding isn't just a cosmetic problem — it's an HOA letter waiting to happen. Northern Virginia's humid summers grow green algae on north-facing vinyl, the original concrete driveways in Sterling Park go gray-black with decades of embedded grime, and gutters develop the black “tiger stripes” that never come off with a garden hose. We clean all of it, usually in a single visit.
Green Leaves is the same licensed, insured crew Sterling homeowners already trust for lawn care — 5.0 stars across 47 Google reviews. We match the method to the surface: high pressure for concrete, pavers, and stone; true low-pressure soft washing with biodegradable detergents for siding, decks, and painted wood. That's what protects your home and keeps results lasting far longer than a rented machine ever will.
Communities like Cascades, CountrySide, and Sugarland Run inspect regularly and give short deadlines for siding, driveway, and fence cleaning. Text or email us a photo of the letter with your address — we'll quote it the same day, schedule fast, and your home passes re-inspection. It's the easiest violation you'll ever close out.
Not every surface should be hit with high-pressure water. Siding, roofs, and painted wood get our soft-wash treatment: low pressure plus a surfactant that kills algae and mildew at the root level, so results last 3–5x longer than blasting alone. Concrete, pavers, and stone get high-pressure surface cleaning for maximum stain removal — including the oil spots and red-clay staining every Sterling driveway collects.
Every solution we use is biodegradable and safe for your plants, pets, and lawn after rinsing — and because we're landscapers, we actually protect your beds while we work.
It depends on the surfaces and square footage, so we don't guess — send us your address and what you need cleaned and you'll have a firm, free quote within 24 hours. No site-unseen pricing surprises, no obligation.
Yes — this is one of the most common calls we get from Cascades, CountrySide, and Sugarland Run homeowners. Send us a photo of the violation letter with your address and we'll quote it same day and get you scheduled before your re-inspection date.
Yes — soft washing is actually safer for vinyl than high pressure, which can force water behind the panels. Our low-pressure detergent method kills the algae at the root instead of just blasting the surface, so the green stays gone longer.
No. We're a landscaping company first — we pre-rinse your beds, use biodegradable detergents, and rinse everything down after. Your plants get more care from us than from any washing-only outfit.
No — all the work is exterior. Just leave gates unlocked, close your windows, and we'll text you before and after with photos of the finished job.
The right timing matters more than the product. Here's the schedule we actually follow across Sterling — based on our zone 7 climate, clay soil, and cool-season lawns.
Most NOVA lawns are cool-season tall fescue, and fescue does almost all of its root-building in fall. The two most valuable feedings are early September and again in late October to early November. A single light feeding in April is fine, but skip heavy nitrogen in summer — it stresses fescue and feeds crabgrass instead of your grass.
Late August through mid-October is the prime window. The soil is still warm enough for fast germination, the nights are cooling, and there's far less weed competition than in spring. Aim to get seed down by mid-September for the strongest fill-in before winter. Spring seeding (March–April) is a distant second and usually gets crowded out by crabgrass.
The main mulch application is mid-to-late spring — April into May — once the soil has warmed and early weeds are cleared. Refresh in fall if beds look thin. Keep mulch 2–3 inches deep and pull it a few inches back from trunks and stems; “mulch volcanoes” piled against bark trap moisture and cause rot.
Wait until after the average last frost — around April 15–20 — before putting out warm-season annuals like petunias, marigolds, and impatiens. Cool-season color such as pansies and violas can go out in late March or again in fall. Perennials, trees, and shrubs establish best planted in fall (September–October) or early spring, and spring bulbs like tulips and daffodils go in the ground in October–November.
Core-aerate cool-season lawns in the fall — September into October — ideally right before overseeding so the seed drops into the holes. Fall aeration relieves the summer compaction that NOVA's heavy clay builds up and sets up thick spring growth. Spring aeration is possible but can open the door to summer weeds.