How do you view your lawn care? (1 Viewer)

[comfortably numb]

I know some guys actually love doing their lawn. Look forward to it each week. Keep it manicured, take pride it having an awesome lawn.

I am not one of those guys. It doesn't even take me that long but just kinda view it as another chore that needs to get done.

Now that I have a dog my backyard lawn is a mess.

How do you feel about your lawn care?

 

[Fat Nick]

Neighbor's 12 year-old kid kid came up to me last spring and said, "Your yard looks really nice," and walked away. Made my day. Made the $1K+ investment I make in my yard every year seem worth it.

I'm a lawn nut. I cut it myself and fertilize regularly. I wish I could spend MORE time on it. Love my lawn.

 

[tom22406]

Neighbor's 12 year-old kid kid came up to me last spring and said, "Your yard looks really nice," and walked away. Made my day. Made the $1K+ investment I make in my yard every year seem worth it.

I'm a lawn nut. I cut it myself and fertilize regularly. I wish I could spend MORE time on it. Love my lawn.

I take pride in making sure mine looks good.I wish some of my neighbors felt the same way.

 

[Copeman]

I chose the first option, but the older I get, the less I feel as strong about it. I do still enjoy the alone time though.

 

[glumpy]

I always liked doing it but the past year have had to give it up. I don't keep a groomed lawn though--for years it was 7 acres, partly wooded, with fruit trees and raised vegetable gardens. More recently it is two acres with more trees than clear, and not as many edibles. Meanwhile I'm overwhelmed with work and other ventures so this year we finally have contracted help to both maintain the landscape and to do some of the repairs on the house and outbuildings.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

I didn't grow up with a lawn so when I bought my first house that had one I was all about it. Went and dumped a bunch of cash on all the equipment and had a blast doing it for a few months.

That wore off fairly quickly and by year 3 I was paying someone to do it. I hate that #### now. I just want it to look good. I don't need the knowledge that I made it look that way.

 

[Fat Nick]

Neighbor's 12 year-old kid kid came up to me last spring and said, "Your yard looks really nice," and walked away. Made my day. Made the $1K+ investment I make in my yard every year seem worth it.

I'm a lawn nut. I cut it myself and fertilize regularly. I wish I could spend MORE time on it. Love my lawn.

I take pride in making sure mine looks good.I wish some of my neighbors felt the same way.

I'm sooo lucky that most of my neighbors are lazy and just hire people who do a pretty good job. There's 1 house about a mile down the road that STILL has a 30' pine tree laying across it that came down in Hurricane Sandy. Their grass regularly gets over 2' tall. It's just sad because most of the houses around it are pretty nice, but these people are clearly scum.

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

Neighbor's 12 year-old kid kid came up to me last spring and said, "Your yard looks really nice," and walked away. Made my day. Made the $1K+ investment I make in my yard every year seem worth it.

I'm a lawn nut. I cut it myself and fertilize regularly. I wish I could spend MORE time on it. Love my lawn.

I take pride in making sure mine looks good.I wish some of my neighbors felt the same way.

I'm sooo lucky that most of my neighbors are lazy and just hire people who do a pretty good job. There's 1 house about a mile down the road that STILL has a 30' pine tree laying across it that came down in Hurricane Sandy. Their grass regularly gets over 2' tall. It's just sad because most of the houses around it are pretty nice, but these people are clearly scum.

They're scum because they don't care about their lawn the same as you?

 

[snogger]

Mentioned this in the retirement thread.. I look forward to each Saturday's 3 Hour mowing of our 2 1/2+ Acres..

I throw on my mp3 player, jump on the Lawn tractor and enjoy the and music.

 

[pantagrapher]

Just bought our first home last October and the lawn is a bit of a mess—lots of lumps in the ground, some brown patches, and plenty of weeds. Since I have about 10 home improvement projects on my plate, any tips on a first step here? I've dug up some of the low spots and filled them in to try to level the yard so I don't break my ankle back there, but beyond that, I don't know what to do aside from rake and aerate. Should I put some turf builder on there? Weed and feed? Not sure which product I should be going with, so any direction would be much appreciated.

 

[Da Guru]

For 10 years I had a lawn service and a fertilizer company take care of my yard. When my FIL passed away he had a great John Deere rider that we brought home. Started doing it myself and really enjoyed it..got the beer holder right on the side. It is very relaxing minus the day I ran over the rabbits. Plus it saves me about a grand a year.

"Get off my lawn"

 

[tom22406]

I have 2 riding mowers,2 push mowers,3 weedeaters,2 small tree trimmers,3 chainsaws and tons of rakes,shovels and various other tools to care for it.I also have a small garden.

Yeah,I'm addicted.

 

[Mjolnirs]

I don't know that I take pride in it, but I enjoy doing my yardwork. I enjoy being outside and I enjoy the time by myself.

During the peak times I have to cut it twice a week, and that gets to be a pain, but I still enjoy it.

I've started doing my in-laws' yard and this makes it so that some weeks I'm doing yardwork 3 times a week, that takes some of the joy out of it.

 

[eoMMan]

I'm in FL. I don't enjoy being outside in 90 degree weather trying to figure out why this stupid lawnmower isn't working. It's really not that expensive for our lawn guy and when you consider how much we would spend on fuel, maintenance on lawnmower, our time, etc.

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

When I was a youngster I thought I would define success in life as not having to do the work I did as a youngster, cutting grass, painting houses, stone work, shoveling anything. I have, by that definition, never attained success. I still maintain my yard, paint my house, and have built the patios at my home. I have, however, learned to appreciate doing those chores and will feel a loss when age finally robs me of the ability to do them. I find manual labor satisfying, perhaps because I do none at my job.

 

[Fat Nick]

Neighbor's 12 year-old kid kid came up to me last spring and said, "Your yard looks really nice," and walked away. Made my day. Made the $1K+ investment I make in my yard every year seem worth it.

I'm a lawn nut. I cut it myself and fertilize regularly. I wish I could spend MORE time on it. Love my lawn.

I take pride in making sure mine looks good.I wish some of my neighbors felt the same way.

I'm sooo lucky that most of my neighbors are lazy and just hire people who do a pretty good job. There's 1 house about a mile down the road that STILL has a 30' pine tree laying across it that came down in Hurricane Sandy. Their grass regularly gets over 2' tall. It's just sad because most of the houses around it are pretty nice, but these people are clearly scum.

They're scum because they don't care about their lawn the same as you?

Not what I said. They're scum because they don't take care of their yard AT ALL. Cutting your grass (not cutting it well, just cutting it) should be a requirement of anybody who has neighbors. Having a house with what is supposed to be a yard, filled with crap, felled trees with roots and topsoil up in the air, and 2' tall grass is basically like letting your dog crap in your neighbor's yard.

 

[moleculo]

I hate the whole concept of lawns. You dig up all of the native flora, replace with non-native grass, dump a bunch of fertilizer, weed killer, and insectacide on it (none of which is really good for anything living down-stream), and then slave to keep the grass at a prescribed length.... all the while, doing this saps you of time and money.

and for what - so your place looks nice?

Don't get me wrong - my lawn looks great and I do take pride in it. I just hate the idea of being a slave to something so unnatural. Having a great lawn costs me at least 2 hours of time every week. I get that it's "me time", but there is a whole myriad of other activities I would rather claim as "me time".

I was out of town for 2 weeks recently. Cut it nice just before I left, and it was midway up my shins by the time I got back...WTF?

 

[Brony]

I don't want compliments, but I don't want to be the sore spot on the block. I want just enough to get by and I pay someone to maintain this mediocre look. I'd have no problems doing it myself if money was tight.

 

[Al O'Pecia]

I know some guys actually love doing their lawn. Look forward to it each week. Keep it manicured, take pride it having an awesome lawn.

I am not one of those guys. It doesn't even take me that long but just kinda view it as another chore that needs to get done.

Now that I have a dog my backyard lawn is a mess.

How do you feel about your lawn care?

I'm going to be reseeding portions of my lawn today after fertilizing last weekend because my lawn hasn't grown back right after the snow thawed. I don't despise doing the work, but I'm not a fan of the lost time or money.

I was listening to a recent Carolla podcast where he was talking about how unnatural it is to have a plush lawn in Southern California. Especially now since there's an excessive water use ban. Carolla said that when he bought his house he ripped out the back lawn and put in a synthetic like you'd find on a sport field. He said his kids love it because it's remains the same year round, and it takes no upkeep. I don't see the downside to this other than initial cost. It's likely a savings in the long run.

 

[Fat Nick]

I have 2 riding mowers,2 push mowers,3 weedeaters,2 small tree trimmers,3 chainsaws and tons of rakes,shovels and various other tools to care for it.I also have a small garden.

Yeah,I'm addicted.

Dang...4 mowers? That's impressive. I've got a pro-series John Deere Z710A with a 65" deck and like 4 sets of blades for it, a core aerator, and a nice weed whacker. I do have 3 edgers though, but I really only use one. The other two are just for tinkering with engines.

 

[pantagrapher]

Neighbor's 12 year-old kid kid came up to me last spring and said, "Your yard looks really nice," and walked away. Made my day. Made the $1K+ investment I make in my yard every year seem worth it.

I'm a lawn nut. I cut it myself and fertilize regularly. I wish I could spend MORE time on it. Love my lawn.

I take pride in making sure mine looks good.I wish some of my neighbors felt the same way.

I'm sooo lucky that most of my neighbors are lazy and just hire people who do a pretty good job. There's 1 house about a mile down the road that STILL has a 30' pine tree laying across it that came down in Hurricane Sandy. Their grass regularly gets over 2' tall. It's just sad because most of the houses around it are pretty nice, but these people are clearly scum.

They're scum because they don't care about their lawn the same as you?

Not what I said. They're scum because they don't take care of their yard AT ALL. Cutting your grass (not cutting it well, just cutting it) should be a requirement of anybody who has neighbors. Having a house with what is supposed to be a yard, filled with crap, felled trees with roots and topsoil up in the air, and 2' tall grass is basically like letting your dog crap in your neighbor's yard.

My grandparents got new neighbors years and years ago who decided to stop caring for the wonderful yard that abutted the back of my grandparent's property. Eventually, neighborhood deer and raccoons and wildlife basically used it as a highway. And next thing you know, my cousins and I would get ticks and chigger bites whenever we played near the back of the property. And the raccoons were constantly getting into the trash cans. It was a ####### nuisance. Basic lawn care is part of being a good neighbor.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

I honestly think it is deplorable the amount of time, energy, water, chemicals and cost we put into growing grass around our houses in the city. Just incredibly wasteful in many ways. That said, I have a nice big city yard and I play along. Got 2 yards of topsoil being delivered today so I'm leaving early to get home and move that around. Digging out a few stumps with my son tomorrow, so no need to go to the gym.

 

[Fat Nick]

I know some guys actually love doing their lawn. Look forward to it each week. Keep it manicured, take pride it having an awesome lawn.

I am not one of those guys. It doesn't even take me that long but just kinda view it as another chore that needs to get done.

Now that I have a dog my backyard lawn is a mess.

How do you feel about your lawn care?

I'm going to be reseeding portions of my lawn today after fertilizing last weekend because my lawn hasn't grown back right after the snow thawed. I don't despise doing the work, but I'm not a fan of the lost time or money.

I was listening to a recent Carolla podcast where he was talking about how unnatural it is to have a plush lawn in Southern California. Especially now since there's an excessive water use ban. Carolla said that when he bought his house he ripped out the back lawn and put in a synthetic like you'd find on a sport field. He said his kids love it because it's remains the same year round, and it takes no upkeep. I don't see the downside to this other than initial cost. It's likely a savings in the long run.

If I lived in SoCal and had a small lawn, I'd totally tear it out and put down turf. That stuff is pretty realistic these days. I feel like if you HAVE to have an irrigation system to keep your lawn from dying, it's not really sustainable.

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

Yeah, moleculo and Brony pretty much summed up my feelings on lawns. If it were socially acceptable, I would just let whatever grows naturally do its thing out there. But I don't want to be like the guy in Fat Nick's neighborhood, so I pay somebody to come by and cut it every once in a while so it isn't a total eyesore. Having a really nice lawn isn't something I have any interest in, would rather spend that time and money on other stuff.

 

[Mr. Ected]

My yard is small enough that I only need a push mower. Don't like it very much. I picked the last option that I am too cheap to have someone to do it for me. I can't wait until my boys are old enough to do it every week by them selves and I can sit on the deck and scream when the miss a bit.

I do like having it done correctly, so when my boys do it, I have to go back and make it look nice.

I love my electric mower (similar to this, couple models older), and not having to deal with gas and oil and such is sweet.

 

[tom22406]

I have 2 riding mowers,2 push mowers,3 weedeaters,2 small tree trimmers,3 chainsaws and tons of rakes,shovels and various other tools to care for it.I also have a small garden.

Yeah,I'm addicted.

Dang...4 mowers? That's impressive. I've got a pro-series John Deere Z710A with a 65" deck and like 4 sets of blades for it, a core aerator, and a nice weed whacker. I do have 3 edgers though, but I really only use one. The other two are just for tinkering with engines.

My newest riding mower is a Husqvarna 960 with a 54" deck.Most of the others I pick up from yard sales to fix up or just keep around in case one falters.

 

[James Daulton]

I hate cutting grass but I enjoy gardening (flower and vegetable).

 

[Mr. Ected]

Neighbor's 12 year-old kid kid came up to me last spring and said, "Your yard looks really nice," and walked away. Made my day. Made the $1K+ investment I make in my yard every year seem worth it.

I'm a lawn nut. I cut it myself and fertilize regularly. I wish I could spend MORE time on it. Love my lawn.

I take pride in making sure mine looks good.I wish some of my neighbors felt the same way.

I'm sooo lucky that most of my neighbors are lazy and just hire people who do a pretty good job. There's 1 house about a mile down the road that STILL has a 30' pine tree laying across it that came down in Hurricane Sandy. Their grass regularly gets over 2' tall. It's just sad because most of the houses around it are pretty nice, but these people are clearly scum.

They're scum because they don't care about their lawn the same as you?

Not what I said. They're scum because they don't take care of their yard AT ALL. Cutting your grass (not cutting it well, just cutting it) should be a requirement of anybody who has neighbors. Having a house with what is supposed to be a yard, filled with crap, felled trees with roots and topsoil up in the air, and 2' tall grass is basically like letting your dog crap in your neighbor's yard.

My grandparents got new neighbors years and years ago who decided to stop caring for the wonderful yard that abutted the back of my grandparent's property. Eventually, neighborhood deer and raccoons and wildlife basically used it as a highway. And next thing you know, my cousins and I would get ticks and chigger bites whenever we played near the back of the property. And the raccoons were constantly getting into the trash cans. It was a ####### nuisance. Basic lawn care is part of being a good neighbor.

Does anyone who lives in an area with a strict HOA, have anything about lawn care in their rules?

 

[roadkill1292]

Lawn work is hard and mentally unstimulating. I've been sick of it since I was a teenager.

 

[Fat Nick]

I'd actually be curious what the correlation is between guys who enjoy/take pride in lawn care, and those who had to take care of lawns as a kid.

I know when I was a kid, my Dad got me on the riding lawn mower REALLY young...I was cutting the grass on a rider at like 9 years old or so. We had a JD Hydrostatic, so all the speed/stop was via a lever, which was good b/c my feet didn't reach the brakes. I HATED doing it as a kid, but now it's just sort of part of summer. I'll have my kid out there mowing someday (but maybe not at 9).

I wonder if people who grew up taking care of lawns as a kid are more or less likely to enjoy it as they get older?

 

[comfortably numb]

I'd actually be curious what the correlation is between guys who enjoy/take pride in lawn care, and those who had to take care of lawns as a kid.

I know when I was a kid, my Dad got me on the riding lawn mower REALLY young...I was cutting the grass on a rider at like 9 years old or so. We had a JD Hydrostatic, so all the speed/stop was via a lever, which was good b/c my feet didn't reach the brakes. I HATED doing it as a kid, but now it's just sort of part of summer. I'll have my kid out there mowing someday (but maybe not at 9).

I wonder if people who grew up taking care of lawns as a kid are more or less likely to enjoy it as they get older?

Don't care for lawn work now

Grew up in Newark where only grass that was around was the kind you smoked

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

I wonder if people who grew up taking care of lawns as a kid are more or less likely to enjoy it as they get older?

I would fit into this theory. First time I mowed a lawn I was like 29 years old or something.

 

[Fat Nick]

I have 2 riding mowers,2 push mowers,3 weedeaters,2 small tree trimmers,3 chainsaws and tons of rakes,shovels and various other tools to care for it.I also have a small garden.

Yeah,I'm addicted.

Dang...4 mowers? That's impressive. I've got a pro-series John Deere Z710A with a 65" deck and like 4 sets of blades for it, a core aerator, and a nice weed whacker. I do have 3 edgers though, but I really only use one. The other two are just for tinkering with engines.

My newest riding mower is a Husqvarna 960 with a 54" deck.Most of the others I pick up from yard sales to fix up or just keep around in case one falters.

I'm still outta "likes" from my Pet thread from yesterday...odd....

I love Husqvarna stuff. All my smaller stuff (string trimmer, chainsaw, etc) are Husq. I got a few of my smaller things via trade from Craigslist. I need to show your post to my wife so she doesn't think I'm the only whacko with duplicate lawn equipment.

First cut of the season will be this PM when I get home!

 

[NutterButter]

I know some guys actually love doing their lawn. Look forward to it each week. Keep it manicured, take pride it having an awesome lawn.

I am not one of those guys. It doesn't even take me that long but just kinda view it as another chore that needs to get done.

Now that I have a dog my backyard lawn is a mess.

How do you feel about your lawn care?

I'm going to be reseeding portions of my lawn today after fertilizing last weekend because my lawn hasn't grown back right after the snow thawed. I don't despise doing the work, but I'm not a fan of the lost time or money.

I was listening to a recent Carolla podcast where he was talking about how unnatural it is to have a plush lawn in Southern California. Especially now since there's an excessive water use ban. Carolla said that when he bought his house he ripped out the back lawn and put in a synthetic like you'd find on a sport field. He said his kids love it because it's remains the same year round, and it takes no upkeep. I don't see the downside to this other than initial cost. It's likely a savings in the long run.

If I lived in SoCal and had a small lawn, I'd totally tear it out and put down turf. That stuff is pretty realistic these days. I feel like if you HAVE to have an irrigation system to keep your lawn from dying, it's not really sustainable.

Absolutely. I water the hell out of my lawn.

 

[lombardi]

We moved to NC this year and are renting for a couple years. The guy has a lawn service. He told me he would knock $50/mo off rent if I don't use lawn service. I considered it but then decided to just keep it because its a big place. Best decision I've ever made. Guys come out every week, cut the grass, blow everything clean. They fertilize, take away blown branches. I yell into my wife when they're here "Baby! Get me a drink I'm doing the lawn". Then I stand outside with my sweet tea watching the guys cut the grass. I think I'd rather give up my tv than my lawn guys now.

 

[Fat Nick]

Does anyone who lives in an area with a strict HOA, have anything about lawn care in their rules?

I can't imagine a strict HOA that DOESN'T have something about it in their rules...

Not speaking from experience as I refused to buy a house in a place with an HOA.

 

[moleculo]

I'd actually be curious what the correlation is between guys who enjoy/take pride in lawn care, and those who had to take care of lawns as a kid.

I know when I was a kid, my Dad got me on the riding lawn mower REALLY young...I was cutting the grass on a rider at like 9 years old or so. We had a JD Hydrostatic, so all the speed/stop was via a lever, which was good b/c my feet didn't reach the brakes. I HATED doing it as a kid, but now it's just sort of part of summer. I'll have my kid out there mowing someday (but maybe not at 9).

I wonder if people who grew up taking care of lawns as a kid are more or less likely to enjoy it as they get older?

I had to cut the grass for my folks and for my grandparents as a kid. I did have a brother to help share the load.

That was in Wyoming and so lawn-care season is only about 3 months so it wasn't really that bad. Here in South Carolina, it's closer to 10 months.

 

[Fat Nick]

I wonder if people who grew up taking care of lawns as a kid are more or less likely to enjoy it as they get older?

I would fit into this theory. First time I mowed a lawn I was like 29 years old or something.

My wife grew up with a tiny yard...my sister's Ex-BF too. They both thought I was crazy for caring about weeds in my yard and spending $ to have it fertilzed. Maybe there is some correlation after all.

 

[NutterButter]

I have 2 riding mowers,2 push mowers,3 weedeaters,2 small tree trimmers,3 chainsaws and tons of rakes,shovels and various other tools to care for it.I also have a small garden.

Yeah,I'm addicted.

Dang...4 mowers? That's impressive. I've got a pro-series John Deere Z710A with a 65" deck and like 4 sets of blades for it, a core aerator, and a nice weed whacker. I do have 3 edgers though, but I really only use one. The other two are just for tinkering with engines.

My newest riding mower is a Husqvarna 960 with a 54" deck.Most of the others I pick up from yard sales to fix up or just keep around in case one falters.

I'm still outta "likes" from my Pet thread from yesterday...odd....

I love Husqvarna stuff. All my smaller stuff (string trimmer, chainsaw, etc) are Husq. I got a few of my smaller things via trade from Craigslist. I need to show your post to my wife so she doesn't think I'm the only whacko with duplicate lawn equipment.

First cut of the season will be this PM when I get home!

Its getting close. I aerated last week. Spring and fall are the best when you don't have to water at all and the grass is just nice and green.

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

I do dislike cleaning the pond. Hoses, pumps, power washer, cords, all have to be dragged around. I also hate upkeep on landscape lighting. With two dozen low voltage lights out there around the property and in the pond it seems there is always a bulb or two out, and changing them requires removing of covers, some of which are secured with several screws. That reminds me, tomorrow my wife wants me to "fix" her sister's yard. that will take thatching, aeration, top dressing with some seed and decent soil, edging, and fertilizing, all after mowing. I will then have our own yard, pond, and landscape lights to deal with. Home Depot here I come.

 

[Fat Nick]

I'd actually be curious what the correlation is between guys who enjoy/take pride in lawn care, and those who had to take care of lawns as a kid.

I know when I was a kid, my Dad got me on the riding lawn mower REALLY young...I was cutting the grass on a rider at like 9 years old or so. We had a JD Hydrostatic, so all the speed/stop was via a lever, which was good b/c my feet didn't reach the brakes. I HATED doing it as a kid, but now it's just sort of part of summer. I'll have my kid out there mowing someday (but maybe not at 9).

I wonder if people who grew up taking care of lawns as a kid are more or less likely to enjoy it as they get older?

Don't care for lawn work now

Grew up in Newark where only grass that was around was the kind you smoked

 

[Insein]

Necessary evil. I only have a quarter acre but it's all hills. So push mower. Last week the auto propulsion broke. I had to push that manually. Normally takes an hour. It took 2.5 hours. I'm not a fan of yard work but hate it looking like complete crap so it needs to get done and I'm poor.

 

[Fat Nick]

I'm still outta "likes" from my Pet thread from yesterday...odd....

I love Husqvarna stuff. All my smaller stuff (string trimmer, chainsaw, etc) are Husq. I got a few of my smaller things via trade from Craigslist. I need to show your post to my wife so she doesn't think I'm the only whacko with duplicate lawn equipment.

First cut of the season will be this PM when I get home!

Its getting close. I aerated last week. Spring and fall are the best when you don't have to water at all and the grass is just nice and green.

My grass is that beautiful DARK green right now. I love that. It almost grows too fast to cut it just 1x per week. That's my only complaint about those times of year. My lawn is too big (2.6 ac) to justify watering, so it dies down some in the heat of summer.

I need to aerate badly. I've been rebuilding my deck on the weekends for the past 4 weeks...probably have at least 4 more weeks to go. The back yard is REALLY compacted because I was driving a tracked Bobcat over it for a few days. I'm actually impressed at how little the grass is torn up, but it's got to be compacted real bad.

 

[jwb]

If I had a large enough yard for a ride on mower, I'd look forward to doing it. Bit I only have 1/3 an acre, so a rider makes no sense.

I still don't mind doing it with the push mower, but I am not a fanatic, either. I let nature run its course, mow it once a week, and that's about it. My lawn usually looks better than my lawn nut neighbor who works on his daily.

I did hire out a few years ago when my business got busier, but I didn't like it - I felt I lost touch with my yard/property. I like being out there every week.

 

[tom22406]

I had a water main break in my yard(at the meter) over the winter and the crew that came out to fix it wanted to repair the yard and I told them to just fill it back in and not worry about the grass part as I would take care of it.A week later when it warmed up I was out there with some dirt to fill it back to the desired height and then planted the seed I use with some fertilizer and straw to make sure it would catch quickly and now it's almost hard to tell where they even dug up.

This weekend,if the weather holds, will be my 3rd cutting so far this season.

As Fat Nick has said,I did yardwork as a kid and made a good profit cutting my neighbors lawns as a teenager so I always enjoyed it and took pride in it.

 

[KCitons]

I want my yard to look good. But the balance between the work involved and the amount of success I am seeing is becoming frustrating. I only have one direct neighbor (we have a corner house) and they pay someone to take care of their lawn. The house across the street is a rental and while they mow it regularly, the crop of dandelions increases each year.

This year, I've been fighting to keep a lawn mower running

 

[whiskey7]

Neighbor's 12 year-old kid kid came up to me last spring and said, "Your yard looks really nice," and walked away. Made my day. Made the $1K+ investment I make in my yard every year seem worth it.

I'm a lawn nut. I cut it myself and fertilize regularly. I wish I could spend MORE time on it. Love my lawn.

I take pride in making sure mine looks good.I wish some of my neighbors felt the same way.

Amen

 

[hagmania]

Can't wait for a few years down the road when we have our own place. I'm "responsible" for yard work at our rental place, but I'm not going to pay to dig up and sod a collection of weeds for a place I don't own. Just buzz it down evenly with a trimmer to keep it from looking gross.

I do enjoy the manual labor.

 

[Fat Nick]

Can't wait for a few years down the road when we have our own place. I'm "responsible" for yard work at our rental place, but I'm not going to pay to dig up and sod a collection of weeds for a place I don't own. Just buzz it down evenly with a trimmer to keep it from looking gross.

I do enjoy the manual labor.

I went stir crazy (and got fat) when we lived in an apartment. I had nothing I could do. I couldn't fix things around the apartment if they broke, I had no lawn...It was maddening.

I ended up growing a huge garden on our balcony just because I needed something to do.

I don't do gyms - The yard is my exercise. Great workout.

 

[Godsbrother]

My wife handles the lawn. The only thing I do is trimming and any heavy lifting or digging.