However, if you decided not to hire a professional and do things yourself, one of the things you’ll need is a good lawn mower. First, you should decide if you want a push mower or a riding mower. My general rule is if it takes you longer than an hour to mow your lawn, you should consider getting a riding lawnmower. If it takes you less than an hour, stick with a push mower. It’s good exercise.

My family’s choice for a push mower has been anything from Honda (ever since they started making mowers). Their models aren’t too loud, have a great self-propel, feature double blades that mulch the grass so you don’t have to pick it up or bag it, and it require minimum maintenance. I think these mowers are much higher quality than something you might find at Sears.

In Raleigh you can purchase one of these at Clay’s Power Equipment.

• Scott’s
• TruGreen
• Southern Lawns of Raleigh
• Eastern Turf Maintenance
• Nutri-Lawn

All these companies will do a good job in taking care of your yard. You could always do it yourself, but that requires reading up on all the different fertilization, disease-prevention and weeding methods, not to mention all the time it takes to do this yourself. If you ‘re like me, you’re better off letting a professional oversee your lawn’s success.

I remember watching intently as he or my dad mowed our grass, just wishing that I was big enough to help in some way or do it myself. I think mowing is kind of a rite of passage for me. Maybe I always equated mowing with being a man or something. I looked forward to mowing for years. But once I tried it (and was “asked” to do it regularly) I stopped liking it so much. Kind of like pumping gas or dating a crazy girl.

On this particular day I had stopped watching through the window when I heard the doorbell ring. I remember standing behind my Dad as he opened the door. The yard guy pointed down our brick steps to a paper grocery bag.

“Got a snake,” he said, smiling. I went outside to look into the bag and there was a big black snake in there. I think he called it a “black racer.” He’d seen the snake while mowing and managed to trap it in the bag. I’ll never know where he got the paper bag. Burning questions like these keep me awake at night.

What are some of your experiences with Raleigh Lawn Services? Good, bad, sad, funny–let us know and we’ll post it on this website.

You are allowed to water your yard once per week.

If your street address ends in and odd number, your designated day for watering is on Tuesday.

If you have an even-numbered street address, you must water your lawn on Wednesday.

Automatic Irrigation Systems

If you have one of these sprinkler systems you can only run them from midnight until 10am on your designated day for watering.

Using a sprinkler attached to a hose

You must water on your designated day from 6am -10am and/or from 6pm - 10pm

Watering while physically holding a hose

If your address is odd-numbered, you can water while holding a hose in your hand on Tuesday and Saturday.

If your address is even-numbered, you can water in this manner on Wednesday and Sunday

Everyone must water from 6am - 10am and/or from 6pm - 10pm.

Hopefully this information will help you keep your lawn looking good, and help us save water in Raleigh.

It can be confusing to know what to look for and ask for so here’s what you need to know. There are a variety of services that are often included in an estimate, and you can pretty much dictate which ones you want and don’t want. You can decide which services will be beneficial to you and your lawn and opt out of other services to save money. Not every lawn care provider works like this but most are pretty flexible.

Some typical lawn services that are provided by companies in Raleigh include:

• mowing
• weed-eating and trimming around trees, mailboxes, swing-sets, etc
• edging around your driveway and sidewalk

Other services that may be offered are:

• leaf collection
• bush trimming
• fertilization and weed killing
• seeding
• lawn aeration
• landscaping

If you don’t know exactly which services you want, that’s ok. Have a professional offer an analysis and estimate and choose what you want done, and what you don’t. Keep in mind that you’ll need different services depending on the weather and time of year. For example, people typically aerate and put out grass seed in the Fall. Most of the mowing usually is done in the Spring and early summer.

First, you should know how lawns are typically priced. For mowing it’s usually priced by square-foot or by the minute. A Raleigh lawn service will typically price at least $1 per minute it takes to mow. So if it takes 50 minutes to mow your yard, expect to pay at least $50.

If mowing is not all you want, there are a variety of options available, depending on the company you choose.

Some common services are mowing, trimming, aerating, seeding and keeping the natural areas looking good.

Other services include mulch or pine-straw installation, fertilizing, weed control, and grass disease control.

If you’re really looking to go all out you should choose a Raleigh lawn service that offers landscaping, including sodding, pruning, and planting/watering shrubs and plant beds.

If you don’t know exactly what you want that’s ok. Many services will offer a free consultation and give you advice to help you decide which services you want to purchase.

If you’re just looking for someone to mow your yard, we recommend that you make sure they come once a week, especially in the spring when your grass is growing quickly.

That’s about it for factors to consider when choosing a lawn service in Raleigh. If you’d like to advertise here please contact us at webmaster (at) raleighlawnservice dot com.

You can’t go wrong if you hire these guys to take care of your yard. But there are a variety of companies in Raleigh that provide lawn service. And there are different factors to consider. Hiring the right company depends on what you’re looking for.

On this site, we’ll explore some topics and things to think about when deciding to choose a lawn service in Raleigh.

We explore things such as:

• What to look for when picking a lawn care provider in Raleigh
• What services these businesses generally provide
• What questions to ask a Raleigh Lawn Service
• What to watch out for
• Recommended companies that will do a good job at taking care of your yard

Thanks for stopping by. Good luck choosing a company that fits your needs.