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JCV Landscape
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Lawn Care - Maintain and Mow a Lawn

Serving Palatine, IL and surrounding areas

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In business since 2020

Credit card accepted

Offers commercial services

"Julio and his team are the best. They are all very kind, professional and helpful. They give great suggestions and their prices are reasonable. They are the only service I will use for our lawn and landscaping."
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Recommended by63%of homeowners
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Eagle Crest Landscaping & AG Concrete Services, LLC
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Lawn Care - Maintain and Mow a Lawn

Serving Palatine, IL and surrounding areas

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Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2025

Free estimates

Offers commercial services

"Outstanding customer service and communication, perfect craftsmanship, completed on time and at budget, excellent value. We will continue to use Eagle Crest Landscaping & AG Concrete for other work. Highly recommended."
Response time8 hrs
Response rate85%
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Bruno’s
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Lawn Care - Maintain and Mow a Lawn

Serving Palatine, IL and surrounding areas

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Free estimates

Emergency services offered

Warranties offered

"I was very pleased at how promptly they responded to my request. They came out to access my job and reseeded my lawn with a protective layer of peat moss and I’m already seeing nice growth! I got an email for the quote which detailed the work and they also give you a guarantee of their work. Highly recommend!’"
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Weed Services questions, answered by experts

Adding vinegar to your lawn increases the acidity of the area, which can kill quack grass present above the ground. However, putting vinegar in your yard will also kill the grass. Unfortunately, the below-ground quack grass rhizomes remain very much alive in the presence of vinegar and will soon sprout again.

No, it's not really possible to completely prevent weed growth. Weeds are incredibly resilient—all they usually need is a tiny bit of dirt to sprout, so their eventual appearance is pretty much inevitable. However, you can definitely keep them at bay by getting rid of weeds as soon as you notice them. The longer you let them sit and grow roots, the more they'll spread.

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.

If you spray a DIY vinegar solution that contains high salt, it can disrupt the soil's structure and make it difficult for plants to grow. That's why it's vital to avoid spraying vinegar solution on areas where you are trying to grow plants and flowers. When using a mix of vinegar and soap, some say you can plant a few days after the vinegar dries. 

Foxtail self-seeds and dispurses them among other grasses and pastures. The seeds can spread by wind and by attaching themselves to animals and humans. Seeds will germinate in their new location and become a new plant, which continues the spread of foxtail. Unfortunately, foxtail spreads easily, making it difficult to remove unless it’s caught quickly.

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