Your yard, looked after all year. Spring cleanups, weekly lawn care, patios, gardens and snow removal in Newmarket and the five towns around it.
We’re a crew of nine based in Newmarket. The people who cut your grass in July rake your leaves in October and plow your driveway in January, so there’s one number to call for the whole year.
What does your yard need?
This month
Every season
Spring cleanups through snow removal, from one crew.
A year in one backyard
One Aurora backyard, through a whole year with us.
Early April. The snow has gone and left matted leaves, mud and a winter’s worth of twigs. Keep scrolling to see what we do with it.
01April
Spring cleanup
We rake the matted leaves out of the lawn and beds, pick up the twigs, cut a clean edge on every bed and take it all away in paper yard bags.
from$289per visit
02May
Weekly lawn care
Where the lawn didn’t make it through winter, fresh sod goes down. Then we cut, trim and edge on the same day every week until late October.
from$52per cut
03June
Interlock patios and walkways
We dig out the patio, compact a gravel base in layers, then set every paver by hand in a herringbone and lock the joints with polymeric sand.
from$34per sq ft
04June
Garden design and planting
We draw a plan for your beds, then plant it with things that come back after a York Region winter: hydrangeas, coneflowers, black-eyed Susans and grasses.
from$950per bed
05July
A summer evening
The patio lights are on and the grass was cut on Thursday. All that’s left is sitting outside.
this yardabout $19,500plus HST, for a 300 sq ft patio, three planted beds and new sod
06October
Fall cleanup
Two visits: one when the leaves start coming down and one after the last of them. We bag the leaves, give the lawn its last cut and cut back the perennials.
from$319for two visits
07January
Snow removal contracts
From November 15 to April 15, our trucks clear your driveway after every 5 cm, usually before 7 am, and come back for the ridge the town plow leaves.
from$649per season
The almanac
What we’re doing, month by month
Each bar shows when a service runs. Striped bars are when we take bookings or draw plans. The highlighted column is this month.
This month
All year
From the first cleanup in April to the last plow in April, there’s always something on.
Spring cleanup April to mid May. Sign-ups open in March.
Weekly lawn care Early May to late October.
Garden design and planting Plans in February and March, planting May to September.
Interlock patios and walkways Late April to mid November.
Fall cleanup Mid October to the end of November.
Snow removal contracts November 15 to April 15. Sign-ups August to October.
Work happeningBookings and design
Services and prices
Six services, priced up front
Starting prices for 2026, before HST, for a typical 50 by 110 foot lot in York Region. We walk your property first and send the exact price in writing before any work starts.
- 01
Spring cleanup
Leaves and winter debris raked out of the lawn and beds, a light dethatch, sticks picked up, beds edged and everything taken away. Priced for a typical 50 by 110 foot lot.
April to mid May
from$289per visit
- 02
Weekly lawn care
Mowing, trimming, edging and blowing off the walks and driveway on the same day every week. Fertilizing is extra.
Early May to late October
from$52per cut
- 03
Garden design and planting
A planting plan drawn for your yard, then planted by us: about 100 square feet of bed with soil, plants and mulch included.
Plans in February and March, planting May to September
from$950per bed
- 04
Interlock patios and walkways
Dug out, 8 inches of compacted gravel base, pavers laid by hand and locked with polymeric sand. Includes a 3 year warranty against settling.
Late April to mid November
from$34per sq ft
- 05
Fall cleanup
One visit when the leaves start coming down and one after the last of them. Leaves bagged and taken away, the last cut of the year and perennials cut back.
Mid October to the end of November
from$319for two visits
- 06
Snow removal contracts
Your driveway plowed after every 5 cm and the walk to your front door shovelled, usually by 7 am. One price for the season, however much it snows.
November 15 to April 15
from$649per season
Bigger lot, a slope, or a yard that hasn’t been touched in a while? The quote will say so, line by line. Call (905) 555-0154 if you’d like to talk it through first.
Who we are
Nine people and one phone number
Nadia and Tom Brandt started Almanac in 2012 with one truck, a push mower and eleven lawns in Newmarket. There are nine of us now, and most of the crew has been here five years or more. We stay small on purpose, so the person who quotes your patio is the person who builds it.
- 9people on the crew, all year round
- 212lawns on our weekly route this summer
- 146patios and walkways built since 2012
- 380driveways on our snow route last winter
Where we work
Six towns, one route
Our yard is in Newmarket, and every town we cover is within about 25 minutes of it. Weekly lawn care runs on the same day in each town all season.
Newmarket
Lawn route: Mondays and Thursdays
Stonehaven, Glenway, Summerhill, Woodland Hill and the streets around Main Street.
Aurora
Lawn route: Tuesdays
Aurora Highlands, Bayview Wellington, the Hills of St. Andrew and the old town.
East Gwillimbury
Lawn route: Wednesdays
Holland Landing, Sharon, Queensville and Mount Albert.
Bradford
Lawn route: Wednesdays
Bradford and Bond Head, west of the Holland River.
King City
Lawn route: Thursdays
King City, Nobleton and the homes along King Road.
Stouffville
Lawn route: Fridays
Stouffville, Ballantrae and Musselman’s Lake.
Reviews
What customers told us
4.7out of 5, the average of the three reviews below
They took our backyard from a muddy mess to a patio and two new beds in one spring. The quote was itemized line by line, and the final bill matched it. The crew swept the street every evening before they left.
Leanne, Aurora We’ve been on their snow route for three winters. The driveway is done before I leave for work at 7:30, and they came back twice last February for the ridge the town plow left at the end.
Gurpreet, Stouffville Our weekly cut is always on Tuesday, and they edge the beds and blow off the walk every time. Fall cleanup got pushed a week by rain, but they called to tell us before we had to ask.
Mike, Holland Landing
Free quote
Tell us about your yard
Send the basics and we’ll call within one business day to book a time to walk the property. Quotes are free and come in writing. For snow contracts, please sign up before November 1.
Rather talk? Call (905) 555-0154, Monday to Friday 8 am to 5 pm and Saturday 9 am to 1 pm.
Questions
Questions people ask us
Something else? Call (905) 555-0154 and ask whoever picks up. It’s usually Nadia.
When do spring cleanups start?
Usually in the second week of April, once the ground is dry enough that our boots and equipment won’t tear up the lawn. In a wet spring we wait a week or two. We book cleanups in the order people sign up, and most yards are done by mid May.
Do I have to sign up for the whole season of lawn care?
Weekly lawn care runs from early May to late October and is billed once a month. You can cancel with two weeks’ notice at any time. Most customers stay on all season because their mowing day stays the same every week.
How long does an interlock patio take to build?
A typical 300 square foot patio takes three to five working days. Before we dig, we request free utility locates through Ontario One Call, which can take up to five business days, so we book them as soon as you approve the quote. Rain can push the dates by a day or two.
Do I need a permit for a patio or retaining wall?
A patio built at ground level usually doesn’t need a building permit in York Region. Retaining walls over one metre tall usually do, and some towns have rules about building near property lines and easements. We check with your town before we send the quote.
What do you do with the leaves and yard waste?
We bag them in paper yard waste bags and take them to a composting facility the same day. If you’d rather put the bags out for your town’s yard waste pickup, tell us and we’ll leave them at the curb on the right week.
When does the snow plow come?
Our trucks go out once 5 cm of snow has fallen, and on a normal snowfall your driveway is usually clear by 7 am. When the town plow leaves a ridge of heavy snow across the end of your driveway, we come back and clear it at no extra charge.