Choosing The Right Lawn Service This Spring
Another winter season is coming to a welcome end. Soon, the snow will melt, robins will sing their songs and homeowners will be deciding how to maintain their lawns and landscapes.
In choosing a service, there are just a few questions to answer before you buy:
Decide what you want the service to do – Will you require just fertilizer and weed control, or do you want your service to handle
Is it reasonable to hire a “one size fits all” service that provides all of the above services; or, is it smarter to pick an experienced service provider who will focus on specific services.
Which service[s] are going to responsibly deliver on promises made?
To answer the above questions, you will need to consider your property maintenance budget. For many, maintaining a beautiful lawn and landscape is absolutely mandatory. For these folks, having the best-looking lawn on the block is the goal, and they are prepared to make a significant investment to make it happen. For others, just controlling weeds is enough. It’s an important pre-hiring decision.
Once you know what you want done, service selection is key. As most are aware, there are many, many choices in lawn care, ranging from ‘I’ll do it myself’ to ‘Come do it for me’ to ‘I won’t do anything to the lawn and go natural!’
To answer the above questions, you will need to consider your property maintenance budget. For many, maintaining a beautiful lawn and landscape is absolutely mandatory. For these folks, having the best-looking lawn on the block is the goal, and they are prepared to make a significant investment to make it happen. For others, just controlling weeds is enough. It’s an important pre-hiring decision. Once you know what you want done, service selection is key. As most are aware, there are many, many choices in lawn care, ranging from ‘I’ll do it myself’ to ‘Come do it for me’ to ‘I won’t do anything to the lawn and go natural!’
To make the best service choice, talk to neighbors, folks who have hired services in the past. What were their experiences? Check their rating on Google or Home Advisor; what is the company rating? Many homeowners now rely on helpful sites like Home Advisor, where you can read evaluations from actual customers. Does the company have a strong service guarantee? Reliable companies do and it should be in writing.
Smart homeowners don’t buy what appears to be the least expensive service. They make the buying decision based on company experience and reputation, not flashy ads. Many homeowners have found that the best choice for fertilizer, weed control and pest control programs is the service that focuses on these specific services, uses only trained and state certified technicians and offering complete lawn care programs that can address any issue and prevent potential damage.
Often, mowing services do not offer such treatments or if they do, it often is not their core business, since the law prohibits non-certified people from making these applications. Non-English-speaking workers may not have the required certification. And, while they can mow and apply fertilizer, they will not be permitted to apply other control chemicals, necessary for effective lawn maintenance. It just makes sense to check out the service, its personnel and operating procedures, then make an informed decision. You need to know the service you hire is equipped and reliably ready to do the job right the first time and that they will stand behind each service provided 100%.
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