Snow Removal
Seasonal Cleanup
Lawn Services
Tree Services
Northern Michigan’s Partner for Lawn Care, Snow Plowing & Seasonal Services!
Whether you’re a homeowner in Walloon Lake or managing commercial properties in Petoskey, our expert team delivers top-tier Outdoor Maintenance services such as Lawn Care, Landscaping & Mowing Services across Northern Michigan.
When spring arrives, we revive your lawn with dethatching, seeding, fertilization, mulching, and seasonal cleanups to jumpstart healthy growth.
During summer, we keep your property pristine with routine lawn mowing, weed control, trimming, edging, and hardscaping to enhance curb appeal and functionality.
Come fall, we handle leaf cleanup, seasonal yard prep, and winterization services like storing outdoor furniture, protecting plants, and preparing irrigation systems for freezing temperatures.
When the snow hits, our fast, reliable snow plowing and snow removal services ensure safe access for homes, businesses, and multi-unit properties.
Our tree services are available year-round, from pruning and removal to view enhancement and hazard mitigation.
Make Your Property the Envy of the Neighborhood!
From new lawn installation to routine lawn mowing, full-service lawn care, seasonal cleanups, and snow plowing and snow removal, A-1 Outdoor Maintenance is your trusted partner for residential and commercial landscaping across Charlevoix, Lake Charlevoix, Boyne City, Boyne Falls, East Jordan, Petoskey, and surrounding Northern Michigan communities.
Lawn Care and Maintenance Services
Attention Residential & Commercial Clients: We’re happy to help with everything from maintaining to enhancing your property!
Residential Mowing
Weekly, Bi-Weekly, and Monthly Mowing Scheduling!
Optional Services:
- Lawn Mowing
- Lawn Edge Trimming
- Clear all driveways, sidewalks, & patios of clippings
- Provide feedback about lawn conditions
Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Services Billed Monthly
Commercial Mowing
Seasonal, Yearly, & Multi-Year Contracts!
Optional Services:
- Lawn Mowing
- Lawn Edge Trimming
- Clear all driveways, sidewalks, & patios of clippings
- Provide feedback about lawn conditions
Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Services Billed Monthly or Per Contract
Property & Outdoor Maintenance
We realize there is more than just lawn, flowers and landscaping to get done outside.
We will help you check off all of the items on your outdoors to-do list!
Optional Services:
- Mulch Delivery & Spreading
- Patio Furniture & Décor Setup & Takedown
- Seasonal Decoration Setup & Takedown
- Gutter Cleaning
- General Outdoor Tasks
- Garden Rototilling
Season: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Winter Service is Contingent on Outside Conditions
Tree, Hedge & Shrub Trimming
Hedges and Shrubs looking a little shaggy? Low branches impeding your yard?
Optional Services:
- Hedge & Shrub Trimming
- Tree Trimming
- Materials Removal & Disposal
Maintaining the shape of your hedge and shrubs encourages healthy growth of the plant and makes your property look clean cut!
Season: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Winter Service is Contingent on Outside Conditions
Lawn & Landscape Repairs
Whatever your need, we’re here to help! We will make repairs to existing landscaping and lawn.
Repair Categories Include (But Not Limited To):
- Lawn Damage
- Garden Edging
- Hardscaping
- Landscaping
Even with routine maintenance some landscape features may become damaged over time and require repair or replacement. Your lawn may also have some areas which need a more focused effort to repair.
Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Painting & Staining
If you’re looking for a first application to protect and enhance the look of your new structure, or maintain and restore the appearance of an existing structure, we are happy to help!
Optional Services:
- If Required: Power Wash
- If Required: Repair / Board Replacement
- Surface Preparation
- Paint / Stain / Oil Application
Have an existing deck, patio or fence? Reapplication for most stain and paint is necessary after 2 to 3 years.
Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Power Washing
Rejuvenate your property this season with a fresh power washed start!
Optional Services:
- Driveways
- Sidewalks & Porches
- Hardscape Features
- Decks, Patios & Fences
- BBQ's & Smokers
- House Exteriors
We offer a range of power washing services from home exterior to driveways. If you don’t see a listing for your power washing application, feel free to ask.
Season: Spring
Dethatching
We lift the thatch so your lawn can catch its breath—and thrive from the roots up.
Service generally includes:
- If Required: Lawn Mow
- Recommended: Overseeding & Fertilizing
- Dethatch Lawn
- Collection, Remocal & Disposal of Thatch & Clippings
Thatch is the layer of living and dead organic matter that collects between the grass stems where the stem meets the soil. If thatch gets too thick, water, oxygen, and nutrients won’t be able to reach the soil efficiently impacting the health and growth of your lawn.
Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Seasonal Property Cleanup Services
Attention Residential & Commercial Clients: Ask About Bundling Spring & Fall Cleanup with Mowing & Snow Removal Contracts
Spring Cleanup
Shake off winter and get your property ready for the season with A-1’s comprehensive spring cleanup!
Optional Services:
- Collection of Leaves, Litter, & Sticks
- Cleanup of Driveway, Sidewalks, Decks, & Patio's
- Cleanup of Landscaping Features (Flower Beds, Etc.)
- Materials Removal & Disposal
We can remove leftover debris, trim overgrowth, edge beds, sidewalks & driveways, and prep your lawn and garden for healthy growth. Whether residential or commercial, our team ensures your outdoor space starts the season clean, sharp, and ready to thrive.
Season: Spring
Fall Leaf Cleanup
We rake it in so you don’t have to—precision property care, season after season.
Optional Services:
- Collection of Leaves, Litter, & Sticks
- Cleanup of Driveway, Sidewalks, Decks, & Patio's
- Cleanup of Landscaping Features (Flower Beds, Etc.)
- Materials Removal & Disposal
We handle everything from curbside piles to multi-acre lots, ensuring your grounds stay clean, safe, and winter-ready—no matter the size.
Season: Fall
Sticks, Brush & Debris Cleanup
We clear the sticks so your property sticks out—in all the right ways.
Optional Services:
- Collection of Sticks
- Collection of Branches
- Removal and Disposal of Brush Piles
- Removal and Disposal of Debris & Materials
Our cleanup services scale seamlessly—from hand-loaded residential piles to heavy-equipment clearing for large properties. We remove sticks, brush, and seasonal debris with precision and efficiency, keeping your grounds safe, clean, and professionally maintained—no matter the size or complexity.
Season: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Winter Cleanup Service is Contingent on Outside Conditions
Snow Plowing & Removal Services
Residential Snow Plowing & Removal
A-1 Outdoor Maintenance provides 24-hour Residential Snow Plowing services so that you can get where you need to go, without having to worry about snow!
Optional Services:
- Snow Plowing
- Snow Removal (Haul Off-Premises)
- Snow Bank Stacking w/ Loader
- Ice Melter Application
- Salt & Sand Mix Application
This is an automatic service triggered by snowfall starting at 2 inches. Within 24 hours of a snowfall event in excess of 2 inches, A-1 Outdoor Maintenance will clear your driveway and other designated areas.
Season: Winter
Term: November 15 to April 1
Commercial Snow Plowing & Removal
A-1 Outdoor Maintenance provides Commercial Snow Plowing & Removal services so that your staff and patrons can access your facilities, without having to worry about snow!
Optional Services:
- Snow Plowing
- Snow Removal (Haul Off-Premises)
- Snow Bank Stacking w/ Loader
- Ice Melter Application
- Salt & Sand Mix Application
This is an automatic service triggered by snowfall of 1 or 2 inches (your choice), 24-hours a day, 7 days a week. A-1 Outdoor Maintenance will clear your parking lot and other designated areas in accordance with the time requirement specified by your business.
Season: Winter
Seasonal and Multi-Season Contracts Available
A-1 Tree Service & Firewood
Tree Removal
A-1 Trees will cut down and remove trees of any size, whether it is near a structure or out in the open!
Optional Services:
- Tree Felling
- Brush Chipping
- Woods Cleanup & Deadfall Removal
When we cut down your tree and we can:
- Leave Wood for Property Owner
- Chunk Into Firewood for Property Owner
- Haul Away Tree and Debris
If you have property with a wooded area, A-1 Trees provides a woods cleanup & deadfall removal service.
We will walk your woodlands and remove fallen trees and cut down at risk trees.
Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Winter Tree Service is Contingent on Outside Conditions
Tree Pruning
If you have tree limbs rubbing up against a structure on your property A-1 Trees is here to help!
Optional Services:
- Maintenance & Canopy Pruning
- Scenic & Aesthetic Pruning
- Identification & Removal of Hazardous Limbs
- Work Area Debris Cleanup
Preventative maintenance can help avoid costly damage to your property and its structures by identifying and removing trouble limbs before they have a chance to fall. Maintaining your trees will also help keep limbs from impacting the enjoyment of your property by removing low hanging branches.
Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Winter Tree Service is Contingent on Outside Conditions
Stump Grinding
We will grind stumps that are a result of our tree removal service, as well as stumps on your property which are already existing.
Service generally includes:
- Stump grinding; leaving as-is for property owner
- Stump grinding; raking the debris into the hole(s)
- Stump grinding; cleaning area(s) and backfilling the hole(s)
- Complete Stump Removal; We will dig out and remove the stump
A-1 Outdoor Maintenance can restore the hole left behind by working with you to get you the result you’re looking for. Whether thick lush green grass is your goal or maybe something like planting new trees, or landscaping may be more suited to you; we’re happy to help start to finish!
Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Winter Tree Service is Contingent on Outside Conditions
Firewood
A-1 Trees provides firewood in a variety of cuts to best suit your needs, and we deliver!
We provide delivery for the following quantities:
- Pole cord (4’x4’x8′)
- Face cord (4’x16″x18)
Optional Services:
- Cut, Split, and Deliver
- Fine splitting for wood stoves
- Dry (Seasoned) Chunk
- Wet Chunk
The average cut size is 16″
Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Winter Tree Service is Contingent on Outside Conditions
The Company
Since 2005, A-1 Outdoor Maintenance LLC has been Northern Michigan’s trusted partner for residential and commercial property care. Locally owned and operated, the company brings deep experience and a hands-on commitment to quality that shows in every job. From garden work and lawn mowing to landscaping, hardscaping, tree services, and exterior restoration, A-1 handles it all—with the equipment and expertise to tackle everything from tight urban lots to large-scale commercial sites.
Featuring A-1 Tree’s, a fully equipped tree service division, the company is built to deliver precision, safety, and outstanding results. Whether it’s power washing, staining, painting, or seasonal cleanup, A-1 Trees takes pride in making every property look its absolute best.
Service Area Coverage
A-1 Outdoor Maintenance LLC provides full-service outdoor care to homeowners, business owners, and property managers across the region. Whether you’re maintaining a residential yard, managing a commercial site, or preparing a seasonal property, we deliver reliable, high-quality results tailored to your needs.
We proudly serve the following areas:
> Charlevoix, MI
> Lake Charlevoix, MI
> Boyne City, MI
> Boyne Falls, MI
> East Jordan, MI
> Petoskey, MI
> Walloon Lake, MI
> Elmira, MI
> Horton Bay, MI
> Vanderbilt, MI
If your property falls within our coverage zone and you value precision, consistency, and local expertise—you’re exactly who we’re here for.
Service Payment Options
At A-1 Outdoor Maintenance LLC, we aim to keep billing simple and transparent. Most regular services—such as lawn mowing—are billed monthly, while larger or seasonal projects may be billed in advance or upon completion, depending on the scope and timing.
All payment terms are clearly outlined in your service estimate, which serves as the governing agreement for the engagement. This ensures clarity on due dates, billing structure, and expectations before any work begins.
We accept the following payment methods:
- Venmo
- Electronic Funds Transfer
- Check
- Cash
Whether you’re a residential client or managing a commercial property, we offer flexible options to suit your workflow and preferences.