Estate Maintenance — 100% Electric, Weekly Programs
Investment-grade weekly maintenance programs for Cape, Islands, and South Shore estates. 100% electric, eco-friendly, whisper-quiet. The same crew, every week, year after year.
Blue Claw's estate maintenance division is the part of the company that touches a property every week, fifty-two weeks a year, sometimes for a decade. We focus on a small number of high-end estates rather than running a high-volume route. The crew that maintains your property is the crew that maintained it last week, and the year before that, and is likely to be the crew that does it next year.
We are 100% electric. Every mower, every blower, every trimmer, every truck-mounted equipment piece is battery powered. There is no fossil-fuel equipment on our maintenance routes. This is not a marketing position — it's a service standard. Nantucket and several Cape Cod towns have begun restricting gas-powered equipment, and we're already there.
Our maintenance programs are quoted by property scope rather than a flat minimum. A small in-town property with a quarter-acre lawn and a few perennial beds is a different program than a 4-acre estate with formal hedges, a kitchen garden, and a pool surround.
Scope of work.
Lawn care
Weekly mowing in season with battery-powered mowers. Cut height adjusted to grass species and seasonal moisture. Edges hand-trimmed. Clippings recycled or removed depending on agreement.
Plant health
Foreman-level inspection on every visit. We catch insect issues, fungal problems, and stress before the homeowner sees them. Treatments applied where needed; replacements proposed when warranted.
Seasonal cleanups
Spring cleanup (debris removal, bed edging, mulch top-dressing). Fall cleanup (leaf removal, perennial cutbacks, winter prep). Both included in standard programs.
Pruning
Hand-pruning of hedges, specimen trees, and ornamental shrubs by a foreman trained in the species on the property. No power-shearing of plants that don't tolerate it.
Irrigation oversight
Weekly system check, head adjustments, leak detection, and seasonal startup/shutdown. We don't install irrigation but we monitor what's there.
Bed maintenance
Weeding, mulch refresh, seasonal flower rotation, bulb planting, perennial division. Beds stay as-designed.
Snow plowing (optional)
On Cape and South Shore properties we serve year-round, snow plowing and walkway clearing is available as an add-on.
From first call to handoff.
New maintenance clients start with a property walk-through with one of our foremen. We catalog every plant species, every system, every existing condition, and every preference the homeowner has.
Within a week we deliver a maintenance proposal — what's included, what's optional, what frequency, and what price. Programs are typically billed monthly, paid by ACH or check. Most of our clients sign a multi-year agreement.
On the first visit, we baseline the property with photos. Every subsequent visit, the foreman files a one-line report with photos of any condition the homeowner should know about. Reports are emailed weekly.
We hold monthly internal reviews of every property on our maintenance route. The foreman, the project manager, and Ian look at the previous month's reports together to identify any property that's drifting from spec. Fixes get added to the next visit's punch list.
Questions we get often.
Why 100% electric maintenance?
Three reasons: (1) it's quieter — our equipment runs at a fraction of the dB of gas-powered equipment, which matters on weekend properties; (2) it doesn't smell — no fumes drifting through the homeowner's open window; (3) regulatory — Nantucket and several Cape towns have started restricting gas equipment and we're already compliant. It's also better for the people who run the equipment all day.
How is pricing structured?
Maintenance programs are quoted by property scope, not by a flat minimum. The foreman spends an hour on the property, builds a scope-of-work, and we quote a monthly rate. You can review and negotiate the scope before the first visit.
Do I have to commit to a long contract?
Most of our clients sign multi-year agreements because the work compounds — beds get better year over year as soil improves, plants mature into form, hedges densify. But we don't require long-term commitment. We're confident the work speaks for itself.
Will the same crew be on my property every week?
Yes. Our crews are stable. The foreman who does your initial walk-through is the foreman who's on your property every visit. Crew composition is stable from year to year. This matters because the foreman remembers what was done last spring and what should be done this fall.
Do you handle pest and disease treatments?
Yes. The foreman's inspection on every visit catches insect and fungal issues. For treatments that require licensed application, we coordinate with our licensed applicators. We prefer integrated pest management — we don't spray prophylactically.
What if I'm only on the property part of the year?
Most of our clients are. We send weekly reports with photos so you have eyes on the property year-round. We coordinate with your house manager or property caretaker on anything that needs the homeowner's attention.
Do you offer maintenance for properties you didn't build?
Yes. About half our maintenance clients are properties we didn't build. We do a thorough property walk-through to baseline the existing landscape before we start.
Ready to discuss your estate maintenance project?
Tell us about the property and what you have in mind. We respond within one business day with next steps.
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