Redwood Property Maintenance mows, trims, mulches and landscapes yards in Westland, Michigan, next door to our base in Garden City. Westland has the sandiest soil of the seven towns we serve, and its homes were built mostly in the 1950s and 1960s, so we match the work to the yard in front of us.
Westland is a much bigger city than its neighbours, about 20 square miles, and its housing is mixed. The median home was built in 1969, a decade or so later than Garden City's, and the building years split between the 1950s and the 1960s. Roughly six in ten homes are owner-occupied, and a little over half are single-family houses, with apartments and townhomes making up the rest.
What the ground and the rules look like in Westland
In the USDA soil survey, Westland's mapped soils are the sandiest of the seven towns we serve, often a loamy sand or sandy loam at the surface, and most of it is still rated somewhat poorly drained. Compared with Garden City or Redford, a smaller share of Westland's ground is mapped as built-over "urban land," so more of the original soil is intact.
Yard waste follows the city's composting program. The 2026 season began in early April and ran to mid-December, though the city page and the hauler's page differ by about a week at the end, so check before you set out the last bags. The city asks for compost in paper bags or labeled cans, with no cardboard boxes or plastic garbage bags, and branches cut to about four feet and no thicker than 3 inches, tied with twine. Bag and bundle limits apply.
In Westland, spring and fall are the heavy seasons: a spring cleanup before the first mow, mulch once the beds are clear, and in fall a thorough leaf cleanup with the branches bundled to the city's length and thickness. Between those, the regular work is mowing and trimming, with aeration in early fall for lawns that have thinned.
Local answers
Westland lawn care questions
Do you serve all of Westland?
Yes, we serve Westland, which borders Garden City directly. Send your address area with your request and we will confirm.
What can go in Westland's yard waste collection?
Leaves, grass and garden trimmings in paper bags or labeled cans, and branches cut to about four feet and tied in bundles. Cardboard boxes and plastic garbage bags are not accepted, and per-collection limits apply.
Is Westland's soil good for lawns?
The soil survey shows it is the sandiest of the seven towns we serve, but most of it is still rated somewhat poorly drained. An aeration in early fall is worth considering either way.
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