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I have off and on the past few years hired a lawn service to do our grass, particularly in the hot months. This year I have come to find that weed eating is completely off my list of abilities moving forward. It simply hurts too much in spite of having a model that is long to accommodate my height. I have become much more heat intolerant this year so I opted to hire a guy that we have known since he was about 5yo or so. Been good friends of friends of the family, we have eaten and drank together, played some paintball and such with the mutual friends....anywho...
We have a very large spanish speaking population here that for the most part has taken over the lawn maint. scene. There is a fellow that has been doing quite a few yards in the hood here for years. We hired him to start with, but there was a language barrier. I had a very hard time getting across what I specifically wanted in relation to grass height and an area that I prefer not be cut on a regular basis. The guy ended up actually damaging my grass for cutting it too low and I had to spend a considerable amount of time and money fixing what was done. We used a couple of other services which varied in cost, typically pretty high, and service which was typically pretty good. The last place actually fired me for the rocks that grow in our yard.
Our 'new' guy/friend does a decent job on the grass. He edges when it needs it (with the weedeater) and such. He is actively cutting about 4/5 of the yard every other week and charging $75. We have just at an acre of grass. He doesn't do beds unless you add those services on in the summertime, but pivots his service to bushes and beds when the grass doesn't need cut.
What is the "landscape" (pah dum) of paid yard work in your locale?
We have a very large spanish speaking population here that for the most part has taken over the lawn maint. scene. There is a fellow that has been doing quite a few yards in the hood here for years. We hired him to start with, but there was a language barrier. I had a very hard time getting across what I specifically wanted in relation to grass height and an area that I prefer not be cut on a regular basis. The guy ended up actually damaging my grass for cutting it too low and I had to spend a considerable amount of time and money fixing what was done. We used a couple of other services which varied in cost, typically pretty high, and service which was typically pretty good. The last place actually fired me for the rocks that grow in our yard.
Our 'new' guy/friend does a decent job on the grass. He edges when it needs it (with the weedeater) and such. He is actively cutting about 4/5 of the yard every other week and charging $75. We have just at an acre of grass. He doesn't do beds unless you add those services on in the summertime, but pivots his service to bushes and beds when the grass doesn't need cut.
What is the "landscape" (pah dum) of paid yard work in your locale?
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