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Leaf removal price list template
Leaf businesses publish prices one of two ways. David’s Landscaping in Farmington, Connecticut, starts fall cleanups at $250, with big or wooded properties from $750; MJR Landscape in Grand Rapids prices by the worker-hour with disposal on top (checked October 2026). Either way, each row needs what gets cleared, where the leaves end up and the minimum, plus a note on which yards you price only after a look.
Print a leaf price sheet
Enter price for service 1.
What should a fall cleanup price include?
Name the areas: lawn, beds, hard surfaces, fence lines and under shrubs. David’s Landscaping covers the lawn, beds and hard surfaces plus cutting back perennials and a final mow, and says gutters aren’t included. That’s a full fall cleanup. A sheet that only says “leaf removal” gets compared with the crew that blows the front lawn and drives off.
List the extras customers ask for while you’re there, each with its own price: gutters, perennial cutback if it isn’t standard, a last mow, hauling brush or fallen branches. A customer who sees them on the sheet can add them at booking, and nobody asks your crew to throw them in on the day.
How should bagging, hauling and curbside pickup appear on the sheet?
As separate rows, because they’re different jobs with different costs. Haul-away carries the trailer, the drive and the dump fee. Bagging for town collection trades those for bags and filling time. Curbside vacuum pickup is the lightest: MJR Landscape charges $134 for the first 15 minutes and $25 for each extra 5 minutes, for leaves the customer has already raked to the curb.
Short time blocks suit curbside work, because the vacuum truck’s time at the curb is what you’re selling. At MJR’s rates, half an hour comes to $209 ($134 + 3 × $25). Print the first-block price and the extra-block price side by side so customers can work out their own pile before they book.
Should you publish leaf prices or quote every yard?
Publish starting prices and quote the rest. Leaf jobs swing more than most yard work, because two lots the same size can hold one maple or a stand of oaks. David’s from-prices show the pattern: $250 for a typical yard and $750 and up for large or wooded ones, which tells customers roughly where they stand without promising a number for a yard nobody has seen.
Photos make published prices work. Ask for a picture of the yard from each corner before you confirm, and you can hold the starting price for most customers and move the wooded ones up before the crew goes out. That costs a few minutes per booking instead of a drive to every address.
Frequently asked questions
Should the price list show a minimum?
Yes, because a small yard still means loading the equipment, driving out and paying to dump. MJR’s $375 minimum works out to about two worker-hours plus its $150 disposal charge (2 × $110 + $150 = $370). Print yours beside the starting prices so owners of small yards see it before they book.
When should the fall price list go out?
Before the leaves turn. Customers start calling when the first trees drop, and the early weekends fill first, so send the sheet to your mowing customers at the start of fall and fill the route from them before you take new addresses. Put the booking window and your last cleanup date on the sheet.
Should mowing customers get a better leaf price?
If the cleanup happens on their mowing day, yes, by what you save: the drive and the setup are already covered by the mowing visit. A cleanup on a separate day saves you nothing, so it takes the regular price. Say which applies on the sheet so customers can choose the cheaper day.