When the storm hits, Green Leaves is already on the way. We keep your driveway, walkways, and parking areas clear so you can stay safe and get on with your day.
Northern Virginia winters are unpredictable — a 2-inch dusting can turn into an 8-inch storm overnight. Green Leaves provides residential and commercial snow removal services across Loudoun and Fairfax counties, with guaranteed response times and pre-salting programs to keep your property safe.
We offer seasonal contracts and per-event pricing to fit your needs. Seasonal contract clients get top priority during major storms and predictable pricing regardless of how much snow falls. All snow services include walkway clearing and ice melt application.
A seasonal snow contract provides peace of mind — you pay one flat rate regardless of how many storms hit. In an active NOVA winter, this can save significantly. Per-event pricing is a good option if you prefer flexibility or only need service for major storms (2"+).
All seasonal contract clients receive top priority dispatch, meaning your property gets cleared before per-event clients during high-demand storms. We recommend signing up before October 1st to guarantee your spot on our route.
Our standard residential trigger is 2 inches of accumulation. We can customize this for clients who want service at lower thresholds, especially for ice events.
Yes — pre-salting is available for all contract clients and can be added as an upgrade. Treating before snow falls significantly reduces ice bonding.
Contract clients are guaranteed service within 4 hours of snowfall stopping. During major storms we begin plowing while snow is still falling.
Yes. We handle HOA community roads, commercial parking lots, retail entrances, and office parks in addition to residential driveways.
The right timing matters more than the product. Here's the schedule we actually follow across Northern Virginia — 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.