DaisyI said:They can mow every week but need to set the mower so it mows higher. Taller grass uses less water for the reasons listed above. I am the VP of our HOA and we just went through this with our landscaper. If they plan to mow every other week, you should be paying half the price. But next they will be telling you that they need to raise the sprinklers because after two weeks, the sprinklers will not clear the grass.
Landcaping companies know all the angles and will use every one.
Daisy
Mowing is usually charged per mowing...you should not pay 1/2 price for every other week...you simply don't pay anything the week they don't mow. Most homeowners are billed per mow while commercial customers pay a flat fee for the entire season (unless they choose to go with weekly billing). That flat fee is generally cheaper than if they got billed weekly and therefore the price does not change regardless of how many times they actually need to be mowed throughout the season...that's the trade-off and more often than not it works in the customers favor.
I have NEVER heard of an irrigation or landscaping company trying to sell 'raising heads' to clear the grass. One of the most ridiculous things I've heard of, quite frankly. And for the record, I feel like I can speak on this...I've been a landscaper for over 15 years. Yeah...us landscaper know all the angles all right...like the homeowners that brake stuff in the own yards and then try accusing the guy mowing the lawn...or trying to get my company to fix plow damage for free when we were not the guys that did the plowing....trying to tell my mowing crew that they need to weed wack all 50 apple trees on their property even though they clearly stated they did not want that included in the price when we did the estimate... Being a meathead works both ways. If you are dealing with dishonest landscapers...then you need a new company and have no one to blame but yourself. Personally, I have no trouble dropping dishonest or 'looking for something for nothing' customers. Go be a headache to my competitors.
