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| My parents are getting on in years, & my mom can't take care of her garden the way she used to. I try to help out as much as I can, but in Spring I'm busy with my own garden, so she had a landscape crew (the people who cut their grass) edge her beds & put down mulch. Result - VOLCANOS!!! MULCH on top of PLANTS!! Weeds buried! Soil from the edging thrown onto plants & tree trunks! Guess who has to fix these messes? I can't take it anymore. (Sorry about the rant.)
Does anyone know of a gardener in the Chicagoland area my parents could hire to do these chores for them? They live in the Northwest suburbs. |
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- Posted by silverwind z5 IL (My Page) on Thu, May 31, 07 at 11:55
| Ouch. :( Whereabouts in the suburbia? That might help narrow down your search. Also, have you thought about asking local garden clubs or the like? They might have current recommendations. |
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| They live in Arlington Hts. Thanks for the suggestion about garden clubs. I'll mention it to my mom. |
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- Posted by lynne_melb z9b Melb FL (My Page) on Sun, Jun 3, 07 at 16:04
| Entling, Small world, we used to live in Arl Hts. Have you tried looking for a high school kid in their neighborhood? That used to work for me. If you know of anyone who lives in Surrey Ridge West (just south of Northwest Community Hospital), the homeowners association has a directory of people living there, and in the back is a list of kids that will do yard work. I guess that other homeowner associations might have something similar. |
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| Call Gary's lawn service, he is a Buffalo Grove cop who has this gardening business on the side. They are pretty good, I can't complain. Email me if you want the number - we are in Long Grove. |
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