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[quote=Anonymous]This is a great question to ask.

As some background, my parents have a large (1/2 acre) and exceptionally beautiful yard, verdant green grass, beautiful colorful plantings, mature trees.  I have a much smaller yard that is measured in square feet - I think it is .15 of an acre.

This is probably the bare minimum I have to do to keep my yard in some semblance of order -- not looking great like my parents' yard, but I've never been cited by the County for overgrown grass, and my front yard especially looks well-maintained:
    --Lawn mowing: maybe once a week in the spring/summer/fall.  This isn't too much work at all because our lawn is small.
    --Leaf raking: in the fall, I'll fill up several yard waste bags full of leaves.
    --Mulching, weeding in the front yard; trimming bushes: to get the front especially looking good, you must trim bushes, weed, etc.  I do this occasionally and fill up several yard waste bags, again.  The more often I do this, the better the yard looks.  I am less religious about doing this for the back yard, however - that is a more basic place for kids, dog.

My Mother's yard (front and back) looks much better than mine.  These are the types of things she does that make her yard exceptional, versus my "OK" yard:
    --Follows a very involved, organic grass process.  Aerates the soil, and puts down all types of organic material (lime? corn gluten?).  Uses organic material for weeds.  Grass is a beautiful green.
    --Sweeps driveway for small leaves, pine needles.
    --Is very attentive to things like pulling weeds on patio and sweeping over patio with sand (so that more weeds don't pop up)
    --Has trees trimmed regularly.
    --Is attentive to plantings, visits garden shop regularly and consults knowledgeable employees about plant health new plants
    --Seriously: is probably out now doing a couple hours of yardwork this Saturday morning, while I sit here with my laptop and a cup of coffee!!  I just wish I enjoyed gardening as a hobby like she does.

If you are willing to pay someone to do these tasks, it could be easier.  It takes work to make a lawn look good.  I am happy with my small yard because it is manageable and I get it looking fairly good (esp the front of the house).  We get the benefits of a yard -- private space, patio-- but without so much work.[/quote]

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