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Avatar for Ideal Maintenance Service, LLC
Ideal Maintenance Service, LLC
4.4(
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Lawn Care - Maintain and Mow a Lawn

Serving Oak Park, IL and surrounding areas

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In business since 2000

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"I m a single, working mom who moved into a house with a lot of overgrown landscaping and a big yard. I don t have the time or know-how to clean it up and keep it nice. Ray and his team do a great job walking me through what needs to be done and what they can do. It s worth every penny! Great service!"
Response time2 days
Recommended by92%of homeowners
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The Green Art Landscaping
4.6(
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Lawn Care - Maintain and Mow a Lawn

Serving Oak Park, IL and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 1984

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

"I have worked with Green Art every Spring for 3 years. The initial service they worked with an independent lawn and garden designer that I hired to design a perennial garden. Both the front and street-sides of the gardens, Green Art did all the work. I have hired them every spring to help groom any bushes, weeding and replanting any plant that it not make it through the winter. They also mulch and manicure the garden and leave it prestine. I get a lot of compliments on my gardens and how it brightens my home. They are super with whom to work and I will be working with them next spring."
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Kentucky Bluegrass Sod

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Response time3 days
45 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Island Roots Lawn Care
5.0(
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Lawn Care - Maintain and Mow a Lawn

Serving Oak Park, IL and surrounding areas

Approved

"BAki and his crew have done a beautiful job with mowing my grass and doing some trimming of my bushes. They are always willing to help and listen to what I want to have done. So easy to work with! Highly recommended! Deb J."
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Weed Services questions, answered by experts

The fastest ways to kill weeds and unwanted grass include burning them, pouring boiling water on them, or pulling them out by hand, as these methods work almost instantaneously. For a quick-acting solution that works within a few hours, you can use a commercial-grade herbicide like glyphosate or a DIY vinegar, salt, and dish soap mixture. While effective, be aware that commercial herbicides introduce chemicals into your lawn. The slowest method for killing weeds is to starve them of sunlight and nutrients using mulch or fabric covers.

Crabgrass is very resilient, and homemade solutions like vinegar may not be strong enough. Typically, hand-weeding is the most effective option that doesn’t involve harmful chemicals. You can use corn-meal gluten as a natural pre-emergent herbicide, but it’s not as effective as chemical weed killers.

Like sugar, the common household staple baking soda has uses in the yard. Baking soda boosts your plants to resist pests, fungal growth, and more. So, baking soda is good for your plants in certain instances, but exercise caution, as using too much could kill your plants. It’s great for hunting for pesky weeds, but not great for tending to a sensitive garden.

Glyphosate and other non-selective herbicides can kill orchard grass, but they will also kill the surrounding plants. Also, not all areas allow the use of glyphosate due to its environmental impact—which the EPA describes as a "potential risk to terrestrial and aquatic plants and birds, and low toxicity to honeybees." Consider mechanical removal to target the plants specifically.

It’s best to pull weeds when the soil is wet, as it’s much easier. Wet soil is much softer than dry soil, making it easier to pull the entire weed up by the root. Also, since the soil is wet, the roots will let go of the soil and slide up with less resistance. Be careful when working on your wet garden, though, as wet soil is easier to compact, which can harm your plants.

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