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help! yard newbie, needs some TLC.
We just bought a new house in georgia. It was on the market for a year, so it hasn't had any love. the grass was cut during that time, but no weeding or mulching so our new yard is completely overgrown. My husband and I have spent two full days weeding, and we've barely made a mark. Half the yard needs to be tilled (minus the grassy part). I met a landscaper in our neighborhood this morning who quoted me 250 bucks to weed, till, mulch, prune, and plant bushes(that we provide).
First opinion question: would hiring these guys this one time be worth it? Seems like a ton of work to me, and we're newbies at this.
Second opinion question: regardless of who does the majority of the work, I need advice on what to plant.
I am trying to post a picture of the front yard and cant figure it out.
Re: help! yard newbie, needs some TLC.
Sounds like a great price, but I would get recs from someone before committing.
I would hit a local nursery (not Lowes/HD, but a real live nursery) and talk to them about what works in your area. They can give you some good advice.
Good luck.
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I don't know enough about GA climate to recommend plants, but I usually do all my landscaping myself. I have not been ashamed to use round up though when the weeds were super bad. If you want to go organic, you could pour boiling water on some of the weeds.
Of course, if you have that much to do, you could hire it. I am too particular about my flower beds to let anyone else do it though. I don't trust anyone to know what is weeds and what I actually planted myself.
It is alot of work, but come a couple of months from now, or in the spring or next hot summer, will you be in the same boat? Will you learn what you need to do between now and then that would justify spending the $250?
If you want a quick fix/don't have the time to do the work/don't wanna do the work, then pay someone. If you wanna learn how to do things yourself (you said you're newbies) check some books out of the library, I like Southern Gardener's Book of Lists and Tough Plants for Southern Gardens.
I live in zone 8, I like lily of the nile, mexican petunia, roses, butterfly bush, vitex, and many others!