Lexington, Massachusetts · 02420 · 02421

Poison Ivy Removal in Lexington, MA.

Lexington yards mix colonial-era stone walls with postwar neighborhoods that have grown into real shade, plus a backbone of conservation meadows and the bikeway corridor running through town. All of it is good habitat for poison ivy, and none of it is a good place for spray. I remove the plant by hand on Lexington properties, full root systems, bagged and gone the same day.

§ 01 · Local Field Notes

Where poison ivy shows up in Lexington.

1. 01

   Colonial stone walls. Wall bases hold roots that have run undisturbed for decades, out of reach of any mower.

2. 02

   Bikeway and trail backyards. Properties along the Minuteman corridor and town trails pick up growth from the unmanaged margin, usually starting at the fence.

3. 03

   Mature-shade neighborhoods. Yards planted in the fifties now have real canopy, and vines climbing the older trees at the lot edges.

4. 04

   Conservation meadow abutters. Lots along town conservation land inherit seedlings each season from ground nobody treats.

§ 02 · Engagement

The same engagement as Weston.

Every project follows the engagement I run at home in Weston. You send photos through the form on my homepage. If it's a fit, I schedule the on-site Poison Ivy Survey: $300 for properties under 1 acre, $450 for 1 to 3 acres, $650 above 3. I walk the property, document every active zone, and deliver a custom map with a fixed-price removal proposal. Sign within 7 days and the survey fee is credited in full against the work. Removal is hand-pulling: leaves, vines, crowns, and roots, bagged and hauled off-site the same day, with a 30-day return visit included. There is no travel surcharge anywhere in my standing service area.

§ 03 · Method Fit

Why hand-pulling fits Lexington.

A sprayed vine on a stone wall stays rash-capable for years after it dies, exactly where kids climb and gardeners kneel. Hand extraction removes the hazard itself. I work vine by vine along walls and fences, protect the plantings around each zone, and haul every fragment off-site.

§ 04 · Reference Desk

Common questions from Lexington.

Send me the worst spot. I'll take it from there.

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