What do you think about total lawn restoration program for $720 (8 visits for 12 mos)

[Torn Mind]

The only time I would spend money on a lawn is to kill it.

 

[dainthomas]

We moved into a new neighborhood. Everyone watered their grass to keep it nice, paid for truegreen, etc. I on the other hand disconnected my sprinkler system, my lawn struggled. 11 years later my lawn is nice and green whereas the neighbors are crap. Watering restrictions have killed their fake lawns while my grass was replaced with native greenery that doesn't need water or fertilizer or anything more that a cut really.

I'm not one of those environmental people but I really don't understand why so many want to dump fertilizers and water on their yard, it is such a waste.

This is what I'm going to do. Western Oregon is getting extremely hot in the summer, and the amount of water to keep even a small lawn green is an obscenity. I'm going to rip it all out and put in some native plants surrounded by mulch and/or rocks.

As an added benefit, I'm hoping the pollinators drawn in by the native plants help my garden.

 

[dank69]

Moss is tough to get established, but if you can do it it is much better than grass (and no mowing).

 

[BoomerD]

This is what I'm going to do. Western Oregon is getting extremely hot in the summer, and the amount of water to keep even a small lawn green is an obscenity. I'm going to rip it all out and put in some native plants surrounded by mulch and/or rocks.

As an added benefit, I'm hoping the pollinators drawn in by the native plants help my garden.

You're just not far enough west...

My backyard butts up to a state wildlife wetlands...so no fertilizer or weed killer for me.

I live with dandelions, sand mat (goats head) and other weeds...bur fight the ever encroaching salal and horsetail ferns. About half my yard is moss...

 

[local]

Actually fertilizer-runoff is one of the worst water-pollution issues we face in America and its largely to blame for the majority of harmful algae-blooms in fresh-water lakes.

Private lawns and golf-courses are some of the worst polluters around.

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I agree, fertilizer for a vanity project like a yard doesn't make any sense. It is one of the lowest effort things one could do to help improve the environment, just stop using it. Our neighborhood pond is virtually overrun with algae in part because everyone's runoff ends up there.

My point was I am not an environmentalist but I still can see the nearly all positive side to not fertilizing or using potable water just to have some nice grass.

 

[nurturedhate]

Truegreen's pricing is negotiable. They'll do your lawn for less. The sales guy and the lawn guy are two separate people. Lawn guy has no idea what you paid, just what treatments are on the list.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

In-laws insist on ...

Zuck'em

Family home, so 'both'.

ZUCK THAT !!!!

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Part of mine is sort of greenish, sort of dead-ish. Part is almost overgrown. Ask me which part I care about least.

 

[jmagg]

I like grass. I enjoy keeping my place up, green fields, no litter, natural art, but i've never watered it.
720 for 8 visits seems more than fair

 

[turtile]

• 7 visits for the next 12 months - weeding, grubs, and fertilizer.
• 1 visit is total overseeding / aeration. This includes tons of dead spots of empty areas into full grass - ($220 by itself)
• This one year program of above all is $720 including tax

What do you guys think?

That's normal pricing but be aware that they only do a basic routine for that price. If you have certain weeds that require multiple applications of expensive herbicides, you will either have to pay extra or end up not getting control of them.

If you are growing cool-season grass, it's almost a waste of time to re-seed in the spring.

 

[Zeze]

If you are growing cool-season grass, it's almost a waste of time to re-seed in the spring.

Do tell more.