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A & J Landscaping & Design

17221 W Oak Ave
Lockport, IL 60441 815-740-0949

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These are not landscape architects, they are lawn and landscape maintenance... - Sep 10, 2015

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American Landscaping

2233 Palmer Dr
Schaumburg, IL 60173 847-303-9326

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We had lots of weeds growing in our yard. They helped trim them and made out... - Aug 19, 2022

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NaturaLawn of America

563 Commonwealth Dr #1700
East Dundee, IL 60118 815-344-4300

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Reliable service. Lawn looks great. - May 15, 2022

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Cosme Landscaping & Maintenance

11546 Austin Ave
Alsip, IL 60803 708-636-6720

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I was lucky to get this Lawn care service. They are fast, efficient, full of... - Oct 20, 2023

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Spring-Green Lawn Care

1207 S Bridge St
Yorkville, IL 60560 630-553-9003

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Great job overall - Oct 23, 2023

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Lawn Doctor

11475 Commercial St #15
Richmond, IL 60071 815-728-0600

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The technician did not put an application on our backyard. He usually starts... - Oct 11, 2023

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Scotty's Lawn Care

PO Box 105
Manhattan, IL 60442 815-478-3034

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Have been using Scott’s for many years now. My lawn is not perfect but... - Oct 11, 2023

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Acres Enterprises

610 W Liberty St
Wauconda, IL 60084 847-526-4554

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They do a good job. Looks amazing. - Oct 17, 2023

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Williams Landscaping

6050 N Keystone Ave
Chicago, IL 60646 773-754-8148

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First year services=skimpy;way overpriced especially for the quality of the... - Feb 03, 2015

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Dependable Lawn Care

2320 W 138th St
Blue Island, IL 60406 708-460-3200

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Good job for the price - Oct 17, 2023

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Naturescape Lawn & Landscape Care

3749 N 25th Ave
Schiller Park, IL 60176 630-530-8885

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Coordination among departments seems to have changed in a way that has caused... - Feb 13, 2022

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Pete's Lawn Care

9117 S Kenton Ave
Oak Lawn, IL 60453 708-423-8201

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Great service - Sep 24, 2023

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Chris' Lawn Care Services

PO Box 1152
Huntley, IL 60142 847-489-9516

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Great service! - Oct 12, 2023

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J R Landscaping Service

3908 N Christiana Ave
Chicago, IL 60618 773-286-8008

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They come out every week to take care of my lawn. They do a very good job at... - Oct 09, 2020

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Emerald Lawn Care

3890 Industrial Ave
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 847-392-7097

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Keep up the good work - Oct 29, 2023

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Tag Spraying Service

9010 S Beloit Ave #D
Bridgeview, IL 60455 708-430-3339

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Got the lawn from a below average state with lots of creeping Charlie into... - Jan 19, 2021

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Eternally Green Lawncare

9418 Corsair Rd #C
Frankfort, IL 60423 815-469-5566

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They are nice and do a good job. - Oct 29, 2023

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Naturescape Lawn & Landscape Care

895 S Northpoint Blvd
Waukegan, IL 60085 847-855-8703

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We have been using NatureScape for the last five years or so after using other... - Apr 28, 2019

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ALM Lawn Care

16964 W Manhattan Rd
Elwood, IL 60421 815-478-4669

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Great services - Oct 30, 2023

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Davey Tree Service

11S165 S Madison St
Burr Ridge, IL 60527 630-323-7220

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They do a very good job. - Oct 02, 2023

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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.

On occasion your trees might become shady characters, done in—and perhaps ultimately brought down—by disease or damage or both. Here's how to find a great branch manager.

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.

You don’t have to be an expert to spot many potential tree problems. Like most plants, trees have ways of indicating distress. Examine your trees several times a year for these signs of trouble.