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[quote=Anonymous]We are new to this too, so we're are still learning. I was surprised how much I liked doing it myself once I get out there.  We have a medium sized yard.  I have done planting in 7 beds and 2 flower boxes and it's a really fun transformation to watch.

Some friends say they mow every week.  We probably mow every 2-3 weeks.  We edge every 4-6 weeks, which takes longer than expected to sweep up after.  Today it took about 2 hours to edge and sweep front and back and do a little weeding.  I have heard of people coming to mow and edge for $40-60 per visit.  It's worth asking if they sweep up the trimmings, which is worth it to me.

Do you have any beds?  The weeding has been really time consuming for us because we have a lot of beds.  I bought 30 big bags of mulch this spring and just got 10 more.  It's so satisfying to mulch by myself! It's so easy and makes an instant difference.  Still have weeds though, but less with mulch.

I occasionally outsource when it feels too unmanageable but it's always ad hoc.  You can look on NextDoor and ask around for people in the neighborhood who do yard work and odd jobs.  Congrats and good luck![/quote]

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