Lawn Service in MA

[Shizim]

no sprinklers. and we have alot of bare patches in the front. the back will grow faster above the septic tank i assume because of the "fertilizer"

[gf2020]

Originally Posted by Shizim

no sprinklers. and we have alot of pare patches in the front.

Ok, then you're not going to have to worry about mowing too much.

[Shizim]

no. the landscaping probably needs a good amount of work overall. its on our list of things to do to the new place. my wife wants a deck 1st so that is next on the agenda.

happy wife happy life.

[xo_kizzy_xo]

We have a company that comes out every so often to fertilize and put down pet-friendly weed killer. I pay around $40 for each application and I can cancel at any time, which I did last year when we went through a bit of a financial bad patch. They will do cleanup/landscaping if I want to pay them big bucks. I can't afford it so all that falls to me and I'm not much of a gardener: I'll mow and trim the bushes but that's it.

My next door neighbor has a landscaping service. Given his yard and the fact they do everything, I'll willing to bet he probably pays big bucks for it.

[Flynn Landscaping]

No idea why they are charging you more for a bi weekly than a weekly. I tell my customers its up to them when they want me there and the price stays the same. I would look for another lawn care provider.

[cb2008]

We pay our lawn guy 40 and he does every other week. He does 2 of our neighbors as well on the same schedule so he gets all of us when he comes. We have sprinkler and the grass does get a little too long but it looks great. He also does the feeding and weeding.

[mmyk72]

We started with bi-weekly in Mid-May. Around end of Jun, our weather got really hot and dry, so I asked the lawn guy to skip a week for July and the same for Aug (every 3 wks). I'm keeping a close eye on it so we don't mow unnecessarily and pay to have mowing done when the grass hasn't grown much.

[Ninotchka P]

Originally Posted by Flynn Landscaping

No idea why they are charging you more for a bi weekly than a weekly.

In the spring/early summer when the lawn is growing faster, our lawn needs weekly mowings. If you wait two weeks, it gets a lot harder to mow, more clippings to collect, etc. So I can see how a higher price would be justified, at least with a basic smaller lawnmower. In July/August, we're fine with weekly mowings. In Sept the rate of growth goes up again.

We only fertilize twice/year (spring/fall) with organic fertilizer, so that helps the lawn go dormant mid-summer.

[tribechamy]

We have a shady yard and we mow about every 2 weeks.

We also get the same bare and weedy patches. Spending $40 for a broadcast spreader was one of the better gardening decisions we've made, we pull it out to overseed in the beginning and end of the season and when we find a bad patch. Between that and running the sprinkler frequently (5-10 minutes first thing in the morning - thankfully no drought this year) we've managed to fake an OK looking lawn. It would probably look even better if we pulled up the existing grass and aerated and treated the soil first before seeding, but we're just doing what we can right now with a minimum of time, money, effort, or chemicals.

I've seen some expensively landscaped lawns, it does take a lot of time and thought and effort customized for the particular yard. (I've also seen homeowners who have done the same on their own). Then there are other landscapers who tend to just cut grass and apply chemicals with a one-size-fits-all approach. If the guys you're talking to (and who fit your budget) are in the latter category, maybe stick to doing it yourself or hire a local teenager who will come when you want. We looked at this too, that's the conclusion we reached