Obtaining the lawn and garden care quality that you desire

Pointers to Consider When Hiring Your Professional Lawn Care Provider

To obtain the lawn and garden care quality that you desire, you have to consider some criteria in choosing your lawn care provider.  Certain lawn maintenance requires expertise or specialized knowledge on product choice, application, timing, tools and equipment.  It is important to take into consideration the following in choosing your lawn care provider:

Reputation.  Ask for references or testimonials from the lawn care provider’s present and previous clients.  Refutable lawn care providers have a long list of references that they will be glad to provide for you. Besides customer testimonials, try to call Better Business Bureau to find out if there have been any complaints or problems reported on the service provider.

Membership to prestigious organizations.  Example, ServiceMagic makes rigorous background screening on its accredited professional organizations in order to receive its Seal of Approval.  The average rating score of its members is 4.5 out of 5 stars. 

Customized services.  Is the lawn care provider willing to customize its management techniques to fit your lawn and garden requirements and schedule of services?

Willingness to share expertise.  Is the lawn care provider willing to explain the techniques and processes of the business so you can be assured that the services they will provide suit your needs and your desire to learn to achieve a well-maintained landscape?

Open to communications. Is the lawn care provider open to communications?  Communications is important between the client and the lawn care provider.  You can avert problems by clearly outlining your needs and expectations when you enter a relationship with your lawn care provider.  In addition to negotiating detailed service agreement, maintaining phone, email and person-to-person communications throughout your business relationship will make it easier to implement changes or deal with issues promptly.

Cost. Is the cost of service and/or materials reasonably priced?  In the lawn care services, there are several factors that are considered on how much you will be charged on the services that you will be provided for.  Some of these are the cost of maintenance and depreciation of tools and equipment, vehicle and equipment gas, materials and man-hour.