When I first arrived I thought having someone handle my lawn monthly for awhile would give me time to settle in. But that quickly led to problems which I had only read about on here. Within weeks, weeds invaded from someone else's lawn via the mower. Some weeds are horrible and difficult to eliminate.
Found a neighbor up the street with a beautiful lawn and working on his own lawn one morning. We talked, he looked at my lawn, we talked. The next day I was set with everything I needed, including understanding the sprinklers. I handle the weeds, pests, fertilize and cut. Comes out to be about $8 bucks a month in the long run and takes me 25 min to cut 2 times a week at 4". I can easily afford to pay for anything, but I detail my own vehicles, do my own home repairs and enjoy every day.
Of course I'm 68, so I can handle being active. My next door neighbor hires out everything and his yard looks bad, but he is only 62 and thinks that swinging a golf club and a paddle is all the exercise he needs.
I find handling the lawn and landscaping as an enjoyable hobby. It's also great exercise physically and mentally. I knew nothing about St.A grass before I arrived here, much less about the dreaded C bug and nothing about sprinklers. Of course I could pay someone to play golf for me, but I enjoy it so I do it. I enjoy handling my lawn too.
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