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I've officially thrown in the towel when it comes to getting rid of the weeds in our yard. The BF and I have ceded control of the back yard to the weeds, and the front yard is still presentable save for some brown patches that *I* caused and few spots of crab grass. I just can't worry about it any more, and I don't know -- and really don't have much interest in knowing -- enough to keep the yard healthy. It's in shambles compared with what it looked like when the former owners sold the property to us. (The former owners, BTW, were the most Beautiful Couple -- he was a carpenter with huge shoulders and arms; I called him Adonis when I couldn't remember his name, and she was a young schoolteacher with long, red hair -- with the most Beautiful Baby and most beautiful yard, but I digress.) I just don't know how people can hold down jobs *and* have lush, beautifully landscaped yards without paying a service to help.
I saw one of those yard sale-type signs on the side of the road a few days ago. It was as if it were speaking right at me. "Got weeds? [Oh yeah, bad, I sighed.] Got crab grass? [Yeah.] Got pest problems? [Probably...] Call Rob at 407-xxx-xxxx." I repeated the number to myself the rest of the way home and jotted it down when I got there.
(And no, I don't buy every "As seen on TV" product out there! Though I once ordered weight-loss pills that tasted horrible and had no effect whatsoever on my appetite or waistline.)
Today, Rob walked around our yard and gave me a "free yard analysis." On the phone a few days ago, I pictured a large, balding, middle-aged man when I spoke to him, but Rob wasn't that at all. He resembled a younger Matt Damon, about the same height and build, probably in his early 20s, with tattoos on his upper arm and opposite wrist and gel in his blond hair. Not your typical maintenance man. Maybe Rob was channeling Will Hunting.
Anyway (composing self... what were we talking about again?), apparently, he's the business' "account coordinator," so he isn't the schmo who comes out and sprays the yard. He seemed to know what he was talking about and was quite businesslike for a young man. He "cut us a deal," since our yard was in good condition.
It is??? Could have fooled me! What am I calling you for, then?
Well, they don't plug the brown spots, and they don't pull up the crab grass, but they will tell *you* how to fix that. They just kill the weeds and make the yard green for $45 every 6 weeks. I was hoping they'd do it all, *and* fix our landscaping I've worked so hard to uglify, quite frankly. It's getting hotter and hotter, and there's no way I'm going to be caught dead trimming back bushes in 95-degree weather.
And this is where the BF and I disagree. He feels that we should pay a service to ensure we don't get weeds -- since basically, I'm too inept to do it properly without collateral damage -- but he feels we should take it upon ourselves to landscape the yard and keep it trimmed and cut, thereby taking some pride in the accomplishment and saving money.
I, on the other hand, would gladly pay $100 a month for a beautiful yard that I don't have to step foot in and can admire from my couch. I have a feeling he's going to win this one.
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Please forgive the poor/pour spelling and such. Got broncidus and asthma from allergies and these prescriptions are wonderful.
Posted by P @ 03/30/2004 05:41 PM EST
Gurl, just pull everything up, poor concrete and paint it green...nobody will know...or..do what our neighbors do, have their lawn sprayed green. I know this because the lawn people mow across their yard and ours and it leaves a streak from their yard to ours, but I'd go for the first option. Have a nice day!
Posted by P @ 03/30/2004 05:40 PM EST