I was surprised when we moved here to see how little the lawn care companies charged to mow your lawn. The fact that they mow, edge, trim, blow, and vacuum for $400-600 amazed me. I wanted to have my lawn mowed with the smaller "push mower" to avoid the deep ruts you get with the lawn tractors. To get that service I had to pay in the $700 range. You can't expect great service when competition causes prices to be so low. You could never get lawns mowed for that price back in New England. I finally gave up trying to get my lawn mowed on time (they were coming every two weeks or so) and at a correct height and went out and bought my own mower and edger, etc., and now my lawn. Now it gets mown at the correct height of 2 1/2 inch(for zoysia) every 4-5 days in the summer. When you mow often you get no seed heads and instead you get a nice, carpet like look with even grass that grows thicker due to the the more frequent cutting. If you want a lawn done correctly go out and do it yourself. I have a corner lot, but it isn't that much work. Most people have smaller interior lots that you can easily mow in 15 minutes.
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