In our neighborhood I’d estimate it’s around half and half. I think we’d hire out lawn mowing if we made a bit more as DH really hates to do it, but I do the “gardening” part and enjoy it for the most part, although the beds always get a bit neglected in the heat of the summer.

What drives me crazy are the neighbors who buy houses with trees and don’t maintain them, or let weedy volunteer trees grow wild, especially close to the fence line.

I maintain my yard, very well.

Live in north Arlington, 2m home.

I am not maintaining Yellowstone ranch or anything; but enjoy the exercise and my yard looks better than those with lawn services. Kids help too.

I do pay to have my Christmas decorations done; about 2500 a year.

I do not think it is low class; just something I do.

We're doing the more natural yard approach, so only mow it when it starts to get too high. This summer that's been about once every three weeks or more, at least when we haven't had rain. Planted micro clover, so it's much shorter than regular grass.

We intentionally bought with no HOA so we wouldn't have people demanding a manicured lawn done by a service. I think the lawn services are worth it if you have jobs with long hours or long commutes, or just hate mowing. For us, they aren't worth the money.

Anonymous wrote:It’s pretty low class to do your yourself unless you are very good at it. If you DIY mow it at least once a week, do the edging and for god’s sake, landscape and pull weeds.

Get with the times. It's actually low class tohave a lawn. All the upper class people are into native perennial tiny forrests that sequester carbon and build soil.

Both working. Both commuting. Two kids with various things. Something had to give. If the yard were smaller or the kids were older...

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Anonymous wrote:It’s pretty low class to do your yourself unless you are very good at it. If you DIY mow it at least once a week, do the edging and for god’s sake, landscape and pull weeds.

I can’t wrap my head around this comment. Low class to take care of your own lawn? Even having a lawn is a luxury in the city.

It is?

Anonymous wrote:It’s pretty low class to do your yourself unless you are very good at it. If you DIY mow it at least once a week, do the edging and for god’s sake, landscape and pull weeds.

I can’t wrap my head around this comment. Low class to take care of your own lawn? Even having a lawn is a luxury in the city.

Anonymous wrote:DH and I are both on billable hours so it just doesn’t make sense. I can pay someone $50 for something that takes 15 minutes, it would take me an hour. I bill 4x that so it’s not worth my time.

This literally makes no logical sense.

Anonymous wrote:Some years back, a distant relative who looked like the vision of health passed away from yardwork/mowing the lawn due to an undiagnosed heart condition. It was a complete shock. As a result I just feel like it's best to leave it to the professionals.

You realize these people didn’t die from yard work? They died from a heart condition. They were dead one way or another. If not yard work the stairs or the snow shoveling or the jog around the block.

Why is it low class? DH and I are both techie and we do our lawn and housework.

I'm one of the few on my block who mows my own lawn. North Arlington neighborhood with new houses going for $2M and older orginal houses going for close to $1M.

Anonymous wrote:It’s pretty low class to do your yourself unless you are very good at it. If you DIY mow it at least once a week, do the edging and for god’s sake, landscape and pull weeds.

Nope. Way off the mark.

We mow our lawn, rake and bag all our leaves, buy mulch and clean our beds, plant flowers in the spring and fall. We also clean our house, mop our floors, clean bathrooms. I can’t understand how people can afford $150/week for a cleaning service and $50/week mowing service. It’s sooo $$$ in this area.

Anonymous wrote:I mow in 22207.

That is not a high end area so that makes sense.

It’s pretty low class to do your yourself unless you are very good at it. If you DIY mow it at least once a week, do the edging and for god’s sake, landscape and pull weeds.