San Diego Lawn Service

The outside of your house makes a big impression on anyone who sees it. Whether it's done to please your family, the people in your neighborhood, in-laws, or prospective buyers, keeping your front yard looking good is a top priority for many homeowners in San Diego. Lawn service is important, but it is also time consuming. For those who want to hold onto a little more of their free time every week, hiring professionals to take care of your lawn is often a good solution.

Landscaping versus Lawns Service in San Diego
Though you'll probably find companies that do a bit of both in San Diego, lawn service is a different task than landscaping. Lawn service generally includes things like mowing grass, pruning bushes and shrubs, clearing the yard of debris, and even fertilizing and pest control. Landscaping, on the other hand, usually deals with changing or maintaining the permanent structure of the property. Things like building walkways and paths, installing edging and sprinklers, and planting trees are all jobs that fall into the landscaping category.

A landscaping company is generally hired one time to perform some sort of major project, while weekly maintenance is more likely to fall under lawn service. San Diego residents that have used one or the other and had a positive experience, however, might want to give that company a ring even if what needs to be done falls a little outside of the company's norm. In some cases, they may be happy to do the work in-house, but at the very least they should be able to give you a good recommendation for a company that will both suit your work needs and have a good attitude, as well.

Sprinklers and San Diego Lawn Care
Having nearly perfect weather for the vast majority of the year certainly has its benefits, but with the low levels of rainfall in San Diego, lawn care is likely to be more successful if you have a little help. A sprinkler system can pick up the slack of infrequent precipitation in a naturally dry climate, but if you put that system on a timer, it can pick up your slack as well.

Different sprinkler systems work best in different settings. A flat yard can do just fine with a regular spray type sprinkler, while a sloping lawn of significant size will do better with a rotating sprinkler system that can shoot water a decent distance. Flower beds and some gardens prefer a drip irrigation system. No one system is best in every situation, and sometimes a yard will require more than one set up to thrive.

San Diego Lawn Maintenance Costs
When you consider the time, effort, and equipment necessary to do all of the tasks that a professional service offers, San Diego lawn maintenance is actually affordable as well as convenient. Expect prices to increase as your use of the service decreases; to have someone come and work on your yard every week might cost $50 or $75 dollars per visit, while hiring lawn service only once or twice a year will most likely run a couple hundred, but cost far less over all. The national average cost for installing a sprinkler system is about $3,000, though we've seen prices range from $1,000 to $6,000 in southern California. Often, special operations like preparing a lawn and putting down fertilizer will run about $300.