[AnthonyGStone]

Originally Posted by heyrey58

Hi all, newbie here..Village of Belle Aire..looking for reasonable lawn service for mowing, trimming, weeding. Got estimate from Massey, seems high and do we need grass cut weekly all year? Thanks in advance

I use Dean’s and have been happy with their service. They are very responsive, have great communication, and the crew who takes care of my yard are friendly, nice guys. I’m completely satisfied.

[KRMACK55]

Originally Posted by DAVES

Not sure what you are seeking. Some people want and pay for full service, weeding, fertilizing, insecticides, fungicides, bush trimming etc etc.

It is a matter of choice. We have a guy who only mows and edges. We've been here for nine years. Truth it is a tough job. This is florida. Imagine mowing lawns in this HEAT.
We always pay on time, others frankly are more demanding then we are. If, they leave grass cuttings behind, I do not call them and have them come back, I rake it up and it is done. These people, in 9 years we are on our third mowing guy. We pay at the end of the month for the next month. First one did a good job, probably the best. We paid him,the check was cashed and he just disappeared-stealing a month from us. The next one perhaps not as good as the first but good enough. Family issues he quit in the middle of the month he did refund us he offered the whole month we only accepted half for the two weeks he did not do it. We are now on the third guy. Nice guy. Quality of his work, probably the worst of the three. But, so far he has lasted 3 years.

Proper lawn mowing in Florida. Fortunately your lawn can't read. It is suggested that you do not cut off more than 1/3 of the grass leaf. To do that in peak growing season you would need to mow twice a week. None of the pros will do that they do it once a week. As I said good enough is for me good enough. We pay these guys every month.
In the summer they more than earn their money in the winter they mow every two or three weeks but we still pay them the same.

Personally, we've lived in private homes, lawns etc most of the time. I am older than I was just yesterday. It seems my back is older than some of the other parts. This is the first time in my life that I have hired someone to mow my lawn. In high school I ran my own lawn mowing service. Perhaps, explains why we pay promptly, buy sodas for our mowing guy and are not demanding

Cheaper, my wife and I do the weeding, the fertilizing, hedge trimming, etc. I do not pay myself or my wife. Don't tell her. I cannot get over that she helps.

You’re pretty funny

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by butlerism

Massey, as far as I know, does not do any mowing or trimming.
They will provide lawn control only. no flower bed except for palm fertilizer which is a joke.
My freshly planted Robellini Palm is dead.
They will buy new one on the contract.
As for mowing.
Sit out front, enjoy your coffee, and write down phone numbers from the 1 million landscaper trucks floating thru TV.

Best advice. Talk to your neighbors.

I am ready to toss my mower guy.

Again moderators of TOTV.
These comments were so far off topic.

POG MO HOIN

The good news is Massey does do mowing. The bad news is that they do not do it very well. Their own people have told me to stay away from Massey for mowing.

Just started using Massey for irrigation. In about four months have had four technicians come.

Sprinkler system was not working properly so called them early Thursday morning asking for tech to call me. Late Friday afternoon he knocks on my door.

Showed him problem and he seems to have fixed it. Asked him why he didnt call first and said he didnt get a message to call first. Asked him how he would know why I called if I was not home and he didnt appreciate the question.

Thinking of asking a neighbor to teach me how the system works and how to replace sprinkler heads and doing myself.

[rogerk]

contact Laguna! (352) 638-4347 They did a great job for me while I was in Calumet Grove. Unfortunately they won’t come down south of 44.

[rogerk]

Check out True Green. Expensive but I am reasonably happy. I use an individual to mow.

[CosmicTrucker]

Massey is full lawn Care service. They mow, trim and blow. They also fertilize and insect control with a sperate truck. I'm signed up with them for the house and lawn.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

The good news is Massey does do mowing. The bad news is that they do not do it very well. Their own people have told me to stay away from Massey for mowing.

Just started using Massey for irrigation. In about four months have had four technicians come.

Sprinkler system was not working properly so called them early Thursday morning asking for tech to call me. Late Friday afternoon he knocks on my door.

Showed him problem and he seems to have fixed it. Asked him why he didnt call first and said he didnt get a message to call first. Asked him how he would know why I called if I was not home and he didnt appreciate the question.

Thinking of asking a neighbor to teach me how the system works and how to replace sprinkler heads and doing myself.

I just fired Massey for irrigation. They were only spending about 3 minutes for maintenance, and didn't even run all of the sprinklers. Although, they will come out and fix a sprinkler leak.

I also fired them for pest control because I have never had bugs in my house. I sprayed Ortho Home Defense outside my house and I have my fingers crossed.

Massey just started mowing my grass. They said they would mow every week, but, they only mowed it 2 times in August. I may need to fire them for mowing.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I just fired Massey for irrigation. They were only spending about 3 minutes for maintenance, and didn't even run all of the sprinklers. Although, they will come out and fix a sprinkler leak.

I also fired them for pest control because I have never had bugs in my house. I sprayed Ortho Home Defense outside my house and I have my fingers crossed.

Massey just started mowing my grass. They said they would mow every week, but, they only mowed it 2 times in August. I may need to fire them for mowing.

I expect to fire them for irrigation when the year is up.

Who will you use for irrigation?

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

I expect to fire them for irrigation when the year is up.

Who will you use for irrigation?

DIY. But, Massey did say they will still come out if I need to have a leak fixed, but, it may take a little longer.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

DIY. But, Massey did say they will still come out if I need to have a leak fixed, but, it may take a little longer.

When they take two days when you are a paying customer wonder how much longer when you do not pay them?

Can understand being busy and understaffed but when I call and ask for the head guy in irrigation cannot get a call back makes me lose any sympathy.

[Velvet]

I used ACI for irrigation. Asked them to show me what they do, with the exception of replacing a broken pipe under ground or installing a new line I can do the rest of the stuff myself. Don’t know when I will need them again. Perhaps once annually. They did a good job.

[HORNET]

Asking alot

[fcgiii]

[QUOTE=DAVES;1995310]Suggestion. First determine what type of grass you have. Likely either St Augustine or Empire Zoysea. The care is different.

Thanks. Good info. How do you tell what kind of grass you have?

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Thinking of asking a neighbor to teach me how the system works and how to replace sprinkler heads and doing myself.

Sprinkler heads are probably the easiest DIY you'll find here. You can change spray head heads or the entire sprinkler if it's the rotor type. Just need a little shovel and a bucket to save the "dirt." Replace SPRINKLER HEAD in 5 Minutes - Rainbird - Hunter - Orbit - YouTube (and probably 100 more similar videos).

[SIRE1]

You asked for a full service company that mows, trims bushes, fertilizes, sprays for cinch bugs, and takes care of sprinklers. We have been using Chad's Lawn Care for several years now and, for the most part, have been satisfied with their services. I don't know if they are taking on new customers and I also don't know if they are covering the new southern areas of The Villages. But here is their phone number, in case you want to contact them - 352-787-8303 or email info@chadslawnand landscape.com