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So, Do You Mow Your Own Lawn?
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Posted 7/27/10 6:23 PM  |
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Tah-wee-ZAH
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Re: So, Do You Mow Your Own Lawn?
Yes, DH has always done it.
We have a 1/2 acre.
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| Posted 7/27/10 6:35 PM |
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Re: So, Do You Mow Your Own Lawn?
We have a co-op now, so maintenance does it but in the future when we have a house, I think DH will actually like to do it
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| Posted 7/27/10 6:40 PM |
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ave1024
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Re: So, Do You Mow Your Own Lawn?
Nope.
I always felt my time is worth more than what I can pay a landscaper to do it.
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| Posted 7/27/10 6:41 PM |
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KimberlyScott
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Re: So, Do You Mow Your Own Lawn?
DH does it.
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| Posted 7/27/10 6:42 PM |
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Jenn627
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Re: So, Do You Mow Your Own Lawn?
DH does but he enjoys it...
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| Posted 7/27/10 7:47 PM |
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smdl
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Re: So, Do You Mow Your Own Lawn?
I hired a landscaper back half way through the season. I did it all last year but DS was taking naps which he never takes anymore so it's so hard for me to do it.
I can't keep up anyway!
Honestly they come in 15 minutes with 3 guys. It's perfect!
It takes me HOURS to do the same thing! 1 hour for front yard and curbs (I have a corner lot!) if I bag. And another 1.5 hour for the back if I bag also. That's not even included edging!
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| Posted 7/27/10 7:53 PM |
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Erica
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Re: So, Do You Mow Your Own Lawn?
We always did it ourselves (and still do) and I always enjoyed it (making patterns in the grass, etc), but this summer has been so brutal, I'm ready to give in.
We have 1/2 acre.
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| Posted 7/27/10 8:02 PM |
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DivaDisaster
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Re: So, Do You Mow Your Own Lawn?
I wish someone was doing it for us...I did it twice and I complained so much afterwards that DH just does it now :) He tries to do it 1x a week but it takes hours to mow, weedwack, and use the blower after. I wish that was time we were spending together as a family...how much is everyone paying? We have less than a 1/2 acre...
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| Posted 7/27/10 8:11 PM |
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saraH
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Re: So, Do You Mow Your Own Lawn?
yes, dh does it.
for us, financially it didn't make sense to hire landscapers.
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| Posted 7/27/10 8:12 PM |
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shopaholic07
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Re: So, Do You Mow Your Own Lawn?
Posted by ave1024
Nope.
I always felt my time is worth more than what I can pay a landscaper to do it.
ITA - same here.
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| Posted 7/27/10 8:14 PM |
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neener1211
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Re: So, Do You Mow Your Own Lawn?
Dh does it.
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| Posted 7/27/10 8:25 PM |
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LINewbie
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Re: So, Do You Mow Your Own Lawn?
Not me, no way, no.
DH does though.
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| Posted 7/27/10 8:35 PM |
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KittyGags
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Re: So, Do You Mow Your Own Lawn?
DH does ours but we literally have 10 minutes of grass to mow. The majority of our property is pavers.
We are also the only ones on the block that do ours and the only ones with GRASS left! Go figure, hah!
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| Posted 7/27/10 8:40 PM |
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CunningOne
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Re: So, Do You Mow Your Own Lawn?
DH takes care of it. He's a lunatic about it. Sometimes I wish he would hire a landscaper because on his only day off, he's out there for hours.
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| Posted 7/27/10 9:39 PM |
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Charly
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Re: So, Do You Mow Your Own Lawn?
we pay to have it done. My DH doesn't have the time and he'd much prefer to be lounging in the pool on the weekends
We pay $38 a week for a little over a 1/2 acre.
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| Posted 7/27/10 9:45 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: So, Do You Mow Your Own Lawn?
I cut my own. I get so little exercise, I feel like at least this way, I at least have to walk around the yard for an hour once in a while... 
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| Posted 7/28/10 7:26 AM |
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capricorn75
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Re: So, Do You Mow Your Own Lawn?
DH does it.
He used to own a landscaping business so he has all the gigantic equipment.
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| Posted 7/28/10 7:59 AM |
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Faithx2
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Re: So, Do You Mow Your Own Lawn?
Landscaper. DH commutes 2.5 hours everyday(sometimes more) and I have the 2 kids. For the $30 a week it's well worth it for us to have someone else do it.
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| Posted 7/28/10 8:07 AM |
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Tine73
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Re: So, Do You Mow Your Own Lawn?
Posted by ave1024
Nope.
I always felt my time is worth more than what I can pay a landscaper to do it.
Us too - it's 25 a week for mowing.
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| Posted 7/28/10 8:17 AM |
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MarisaK
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Re: So, Do You Mow Your Own Lawn?
Posted by Tine73
Posted by ave1024
Nope.
I always felt my time is worth more than what I can pay a landscaper to do it.
Us too - it's 25 a week for mowing.
When we first bought the house, DH insisted on doing it himself - which I was fine with, but we had 5 million flower beds from the previous owners (She was a SAHM and LOVED to garden with her daughter- I have a black thumb and ZERO time) So, last year we hired a landscaper - and our lawn and beds lookes like sh*t - I have NEVER had so many weeds -
All of my neighbors (all use different landscapers) properties look like crap too -
This year DH went back to doing it himself, - We seeded the backyard flowerbeds w/ grass - and mulched the hell out of the front landscaping (which was NOT fun, but only a one day job) and we have the best looking lawn on the block -
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| Posted 7/28/10 8:50 AM |
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Nifheim
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Re: So, Do You Mow Your Own Lawn?
even if i had the money to do so i wouldn't hire a landscaper to do weekly maintenance its the only thing my husband does in our house and if he didn't do that i think i would kill him.
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| Posted 7/28/10 9:04 AM |
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PotofLuck06
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Re: So, Do You Mow Your Own Lawn?
Yes, DH and I both do it, but more so DH.
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| Posted 7/28/10 9:34 AM |
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nraboni
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Re: So, Do You Mow Your Own Lawn?
Yes...most of the time it is DH but I have done it a few times.
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| Posted 7/28/10 10:24 AM |
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Waste06
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Re: So, Do You Mow Your Own Lawn?
DH does it. He hates doing it. Too bad. We don't have $100+ a month extra to spend on landscapers.
Besides, he bought brand new equipment when we moved in (lawn mower, edger, blower - we might even have a weed wacker, I don't know). He needs to get his monies worth out of all that now.
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| Posted 7/28/10 12:16 PM |
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