Lawn care & mowing in Vestavia Hills

Lawns in Vestavia Hills

Vestavia Hills sits along the ridge of Shades Mountain, and that shapes almost every yard here. Older streets in Old Vestavia and around Rocky Ridge have steep front yards under a heavy canopy of oaks and hickories. Grass in deep shade struggles, so we raise the mowing height for fescue and St. Augustine and keep beds and natural areas looking intentional rather than patchy.

In Liberty Park and the newer parts of Cahaba Heights, lots are sunnier and lawns are usually Bermuda or Zoysia. Those lawns reward weekly mowing at a low height from late April through September – the difference between “mowed” and “carpet” is mostly frequency.

Fall is the big season in Vestavia. When the mountain’s trees let go in November, leaves pile up on lawns, driveways and in beds faster than most homeowners can rake. Our recurring leaf cleanups keep the lawn breathing and the drive safe, and we haul everything away rather than blowing it into the street.

We also trim a lot of boxwoods, azaleas and hollies in Vestavia – foundation plantings here are often decades old. We shape them at the right time of year so they keep flowering, and pull back anything crowding windows or walkways.

Neighborhoods we serve in Vestavia Hills

• Liberty Park
• Cahaba Heights
• Old Vestavia
• Rocky Ridge
• Altadena
• Vestavia Hills along Highway 31