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Old 08-06-2010, 05:29 PM
 
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Well, I'm officially a renter in a very nice 2007 house in Cedar Park, and I'll be on the hook for lawn care. Since I travel a lot, I'll want somebody else to do the grunt work.

The absentee landlord had a "person" doing mowing/trimming weekly for $40 a week. How does that sound? Should I continue? Do I really need mowing weekly on this ridiculous Bermuda weed patch that Texans call grass?

The owner also has a pretty good set of bushes/flowering shrubs/etc. at front and in the back yard. Do services handle trimming, cutting back, and so on as a part of their lawn care? How much should I expect to pay?

Thanks as always.
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Old 08-06-2010, 06:09 PM
 
Location: Austin
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That sounds like a lot. I used to pay $20 a week cash. It was $25 if I paid by check. You should keep an eye out for landscaping companies in the neighborhood and see if you can get a discount since they're already there. One less trip fee. That's why mine was so low, he did 3 houses on the same street.
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Old 08-06-2010, 09:26 PM
 
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Once every two weeks should be fine, and maybe even longer during dormant times. $40 is probably on the higher end if it's a small lot, but somewhere around $30 would be about right.
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Old 08-07-2010, 07:56 AM
 
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I pay 30.00 per time - Jason Stout Jarrell - and he is very reliable.
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Old 08-07-2010, 12:25 PM
 
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I pay 30.00 per time - Jason Stout Jarrell - and he is very reliable.
I sent a request for contact info to you via PM. Thanks for the tip!
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Old 08-07-2010, 04:56 PM
 
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We pay $146 per month and that includes sales tax. Yes, Texas charges sales tax for services. Anyway, our lot is about 1/4 acre and my service mows the lawn and trims the bushes.

Oh, and I can't stand the stuff they call grass here either. Just don't get it. If I owned the house we were in, I would have the lawn stripped and plant a nice blue fescue.
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Old 08-07-2010, 06:13 PM
 
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Which of the many different kinds of lawn grasses that we have here can't you stand, XLadylawX? There might be one of the alternatives that you'd find acceptable.
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Old 08-07-2010, 10:08 PM
 
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Which of the many different kinds of lawn grasses that we have here can't you stand, XLadylawX? There might be one of the alternatives that you'd find acceptable.
Despise Bermuda and St. Augustine(crab grass). What I like is a nice fine bladed grass that is green year round. I was stunned when everything turned brown in the winter.
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Old 08-07-2010, 10:14 PM
 
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To be fair, I don't think the kind of grass I like can be grown in the Austin climate zone.
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Old 08-07-2010, 11:49 PM
 
Location: Avery Ranch, Austin, TX
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To be fair, I don't think the kind of grass I like can be grown in the Austin climate zone.
It can be grown in March and April...good luck after that ! Our tall Fescue was beautiful in Atlanta for 9 months of the year...probably more like 3 months here in Austin. Dang stuff grows too fast anyway!

But seriously...I'd sure go with Zoysia if I had to start from scratch.
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