The individual I have used for the past three years has apparently fallen off the face of the earth as I was not able to contact him via text, phone or friend. I tried for several weeks as sometimes in the past it has taken him two weeks to get back to me. I tried to give him plenty of notice that I wanted to use him again this year but could never get up with him. So while I am trying to contact him my grass is growing, or more accurately, my weeds are growing, the grass always starts a month after the weeds. Well, I saw a sign near my neighborhood advertising for lawn work and I called the number. eventually the guy came out when my wife was home and gave her a quote. When I called the guy the next day to accept his quote he went up another $25, so I told him I would get back with him and decided to use Angies List. I found A Sharper Image, which is in my general area and called. It was right before Easter holiday so the owner was straight up with me and said that he was going out of town for the holiday but would get back in touch when he got back in town. He was punctual about calling and came out to look at the lawn. I got a call back with a quote which I liked and we discussed work that is needed to get the lawn up to standards. In total I needed some low limbs trimmed on some trees, pine straw put out in my flower beds and under shrubs around the house as well as under trees. The grass, er, weeds were getting pretty high also, It was going to take two cuttings of the lawn which is an acre to make it look good. We discussed the first time work and when it could be done. I accepted the quote and set the work up for two days out. The company did a fantastic job. My lawn has not looked as good in years. Now I can kid my neighbors about their lawns. All in all I am very pleased and have set up A Sharper Image on a two week schedule to maintain my lawn.