Professional Lawn Care Services

A face cord of firewood delivered and stacked is $198 plus tax. The price covers both delivery and stacking.

A full cord (equal to three face cords) delivered and stacked is $535 plus tax.

Driveway delivery without stacking and pickup are also available. Give us a call for current pricing on those options or to place your order.

Our comprehensive lawn care program consists of six annual applications, strategically scheduled approximately every 4–6 weeks throughout the year, beginning in early to mid-March based on local weather conditions.

What's Included in Each Treatment

• Granular Fertilizer: We apply a slow-release, mostly organic granular fertilizer that nourishes your lawn throughout the month. The granules remain on the lawn until activated by water or rain, which carries the nutrients to the root zone to enhance grass density and promote overall lawn health.
• Weed Control: We apply targeted liquid weed control treatments. Rather than blanket spraying, we selectively spray individual visible weeds, which is more effective at eliminating the entire root system and preventing regrowth. For yards with extensive weed coverage, we perform full-yard weed treatment as needed.
• Pre-Emergent Treatments: The first two applications include pre-emergent herbicide that creates a barrier to prevent annual weed seeds—particularly crabgrass—from germinating.
• Seasonal Adjustments: The third, fourth, and fifth applications focus on essential nutrients and soil conditioning. During hot summer months, we carefully manage nitrogen levels to help grass withstand heat stress.

Safety and Drying Time

After liquid weed treatment is applied, we recommend waiting 1–2 hours for the treatment to dry before allowing children or pets on the treated lawn. Once dry, the area is completely safe.

Pricing

Pricing starts from $55 per application for the standard six-application program, based on lawn size.

Additional Features

• Advance Notification: You'll receive email and text message notification one day prior to each scheduled application.
• Complimentary Service Calls: If weeds persist after our treatments, we offer complimentary service calls to address the issue.
• Free Supplemental Spot Treatments: During high weed pressure periods, particularly in summer months, we provide free supplemental spot treatments.

Our philosophy focuses on creating a healthy, robust lawn as the primary defense against weed growth. By enhancing grass density and providing essential nutrients, we naturally suppress weed development. We follow Illinois Department of Agriculture guidelines for application timing and rates, and we customize treatments to meet your environmental preferences and specific lawn conditions. If you'd like to learn more about how we can help your lawn thrive, feel free to reach out for a consultation.

Ground stake lighting costs vary depending on your specific installation and how you're adding it to your service:

• One-time addition to Christmas packages: $140–$210 — This is the cost to add ground stake lighting to an existing Christmas decoration package. The initial cost is typically around $140, though some installations run around $210 depending on scope. Starting the following year, your monthly service price will be adjusted to account for the ground stake lighting.
• Landscape bed installation: around $245 — For permanent landscape bed lighting installations.

Our ground stake lighting features LED lights that can be changed to different colors on site, giving you flexibility in your design. The exact cost for your installation will depend on the number and size of beds you want to light and whether you're adding this to an existing package or installing it as a standalone service. Reach out to discuss your outdoor lighting needs.

We keep a credit or debit card on file and charge it automatically the day after each mowing service is completed. No upfront payment is required.

Billing Details

• Weekly recurring charge starting at $60 (standard weekly service; varies by lawn size)
• Payment is per service, not on a monthly basis
• Only one credit card can be kept on file at a time
• The first week may have a different charge if double mowing is required
• Weekly charge remains consistent once established

Service Schedule

You'll be assigned a specific weekly service day, typically occurring on Saturdays or Mondays. We charge the card on file the day after your scheduled mowing is completed.

Documentation

A paid invoice or receipt is emailed to you following each mowing service to confirm the transaction.

If you'd like to set up recurring lawn mowing service with us, contact our office to get started.

Both aeration and overseeding are beneficial for lawn health, and they work best together—though each offers value on its own.

Aeration benefits: Aeration reduces soil compaction, which improves water penetration and nutrient absorption. When an aerator pulls 2 to 3 inch core plugs from the ground, it creates pathways that significantly improve seed germination and establishment.

Overseeding benefits: Overseeding helps fill in thin or bare spots in your lawn, promoting a thicker and healthier turf. While overseeding can be successful without aeration, the process is significantly more effective when combined with aeration since seeds can fall directly into the aeration holes.

Recommended approach: Many lawn care experts recommend aerating twice annually for optimal results—once in spring without overseeding, and once in fall with overseeding. This schedule takes advantage of natural growing seasons while addressing both soil compaction and thin spots.

No, fall is not an effective time for grub treatment. There are two main reasons why:

Biological factors: As grubs grow larger throughout the season, they release an enzyme that inhibits insecticides from working properly. This natural defense mechanism makes fall treatments significantly less effective.

Behavioral factors: As temperatures drop in fall, grubs burrow deeper into the lawn to survive the winter, making them harder to reach with treatments.

While an alternative product is available for fall application, it is only about 10% effective and is not worth the cost compared to properly timed treatments.

The best approach is preventative treatment in spring and early summer, before grubs become established and while they're still small and susceptible to insecticides. We recommend scheduling preventative treatments for next year to tackle the problem when conditions are optimal and you'll see much better results.

Grubs are white, C-shaped larvae of Japanese beetles that live underground in lawn soil and feed on grass root systems. While naturally present in most lawns, they become problematic when their population grows large enough to cause significant damage to your turf.

Signs of a grub problem include:

• Turf that easily pulls up like a carpet, indicating root destruction
• Areas of lawn dieback and dead patches

Why control grubs:

• Cost-effectiveness: Preventative grub control is significantly more cost-effective than repairing the extensive lawn damage that results from a grub infestation
• Wildlife attraction: Without treatment, grubs attract animals like skunks and raccoons that dig up lawns to feed on them, causing additional damage
• Future pest problems: Grubs eventually develop into destructive Japanese beetles that will continue to damage your lawn and landscape

Taking a preventative approach to grub control protects your lawn from both the direct damage caused by grub feeding and the secondary damage from wildlife attracted to your yard.

We exclusively offer weekly lawn mowing services for the entire season. One-time or every-other-week mowing options are not available.

Weekly service is designed to maintain your lawn's appearance and health. Skipping weeks can lead to overgrowth, which requires additional cutting and mulching to restore your lawn to its proper condition.

That said, we understand that circumstances change. During extended dry periods when grass growth is minimal, you may discuss pausing or adjusting your service schedule with us to match seasonal conditions.

Picking up firewood is a straightforward self-service process. Here's how it works:

1. Visit the office and specify the amount of firewood you'd like to purchase (available in half face cord or full face cord quantities)
2. Complete your payment for the firewood
3. Load the firewood yourself into your vehicle from our storage area

Storage location: Firewood is stored outside in wood racks near the office, or in a square container depending on current inventory.

What to bring: We recommend bringing work gloves for protection while loading.

Loading tips: A standard pickup truck can be filled by loosely tossing wood. If you have a smaller truck (such as a Nissan Frontier), you may need to pack more carefully to fit a full load.

Fall property maintenance includes trimming, weeding, and comprehensive leaf cleanup. These services help prepare your property for winter and ensure your landscaping is well-maintained as the season changes.

Services are typically scheduled around late November, which allows time for trees to fully shed their leaves. This timing ensures a thorough and efficient cleanup of your property's landscaping.

To get started, an estimator will visit your property to assess your specific needs and provide a detailed estimate for the work required.