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Ultra-Green Lawn Care

4901 W 115th St
Alsip, IL 60803 708-385-3988

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I admire the work ethic of their employees: no headphones, no ragged apparel-just... - Aug 25, 2021

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Competitive Lawn Service

1355 Warren Ave
Downers Grove, IL 60515 630-964-2200

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They were professional and it didn’t break the bank - Oct 16, 2023

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Nature's Perspective Landscaping

2000 Greenleaf St
Evanston, IL 60202 847-475-7917

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Cheap and great work - Aug 12, 2022

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Bill's Lawn Maintenance

20508 S Graceland Ln
Frankfort, IL 60423 815-469-9323

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A young woman came out, walked property with me. After several weeks of not... - Sep 24, 2023

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Nick's All American Landscaping

PO Box 681007
Schaumburg, IL 60168 630-893-5296

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Excellent value - Sep 24, 2023

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Hoy Landscaping

3025 Lake St
Melrose Park, IL 60160 708-356-1066

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This company offers excellent service. They do, however, need to provide better... - Oct 01, 2020

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M & B Landcaping

186 S Greeley St
Palatine, IL 60067 847-358-1382

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They did a fantastic job on the landscaping and paver installation. - Sep 12, 2022

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Oscar Landscaping

901 Juneway Ave
Deerfield, IL 60015 847-541-8377

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At times, leaves clumps of grass on lawn and does not edge or trim around objects... - Apr 26, 2016

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Complete Lawn & Snow Service

PO Box 1442
Palatine, IL 60078 847-776-7287

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No longer spot treat by hand as a result borders and parkway areas have more... - Sep 06, 2018

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Tru-Cut Landscaping

PO Box 480835
Niles, IL 60714 847-967-8026

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How we gather (and how to interpret) our data

Kermit the Frog once crooned “It’s Not Easy Being Green.” If you have a lawn, you can relate: It’s not easy keeping things green. Here's how to plot a course, whether you call in the pros or go it alone.

The proposals Checkbook's undercover shoppers get from lawn care services rarely agree on identification of weed species, presence of disease, need to correct soil acidity, and recommendations on core aeration.

Lawn care services work with different products and techniques, but the results they promise are similar. Companies usually offer customers a selection of “packages” that include specified treatment plans to take place over the course of a year.

Since most garden centers buy—rather than raise—most of what they sell, there is room for tremendous variation in buying standards and the quality of plants being sold. The opinions we collected from consumers on garden centers reflect these big differences.

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Once you have chosen a company that can do the work well, price becomes your primary consideration. Our undercover shoppers found huge company-to-company price differences for the same jobs.

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