Picking a landscaper is hard - it takes some real effort on your part. Recommendations such as this one play a large part. For a good review of the basics of selecting a landscaper, I would go to the Villages Homneowners Association's April 2011 newsletter and read a Seniors Vs Crime article titled "Don't Get Cleaned Out At Spring Cleanup". A direct line to that article is:
http://www.thevha.net/the-villages-v...29&article=653