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Old 07-08-2015, 11:51 AM
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I read all great things about Stellar so I called and it is now Service Smart. They gave me an estimate for weeds and trimming but it seemed high. Who do you use for lawn service now that Stellar is gone?
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I use Dean's for lawn and pest and just hired Tate from Choice Maintenance to trim all of my shrubs and trees. He charged $80 and will do it quarterly. I was very satisfied with the job he did.

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I use Deans for lawn care, as well as fertilization of the gardens and the lawn, very satisfied.
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Another vote for Deans. Use them for everything. No contract. Very responsive & my lawn looks amazing. [emoji106]🏻
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I read all great things about Stellar so I called and it is now Service Smart. They gave me an estimate for weeds and trimming but it seemed high. Who do you use for lawn service now that Stellar is gone?

Just curious, where on TOTV have you seen positive comments for Stellar/Service Smart ? I suggest you do another search.
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Old 07-08-2015, 03:16 PM
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Just curious, where on TOTV have you seen positive comments for Stellar/Service Smart ? I suggest you do another search.
I saw positive comments for Stellar, before Service Smart bought them out. I googled Stellar and there was a link to TOTV with great reviews for Stellar.

Does Dean's do weeds also? I don't have a lawn, just weeds and shrubs that need trimming
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Lovinganimals, Smart Service left a flyer on my door so I did a search on TOTV and found a lot of negative comments with very few satisfied customers. I'm going to look into Deans. Good luck!
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The positive reviews for Stellar are old. I used them when the were Stellar and they were fair but not great. After they became ServiceSmart, the service and results were terrible and I dropped them as soon as I could.
Massey has mixed reviews, but so far they have been pretty good for me.
Deans was also considered, I think they would be a good choice also.
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Just got rid of them !!!!
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I've been very happy with Massey.
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Could not be more pleased than with my guy - Don Haren - a Villager - [352]552-8446.
Does my sprinklers/donuts and tree/shrub trimming as well. One stop shopping!
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We started using Falcon Lawn & Pest Control on June 1, 2015.
Before choosing Falcon, we talked to Massey, Deans, Fertigator, and others.
Falcon truly provides one-stop shopping; and we are on a month-to-month contract.
They do pest control and termites, plus mowing, edging, weeding, fertilizing, trimming shrubs, etc.
So far we are VERY pleased with their work and their responsiveness.
However I think it would be premature to say more until we've used them for a few months.
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