I am seriously considering hiring out my spring cleanup to a reputable yard service this year. What I would like them to do is edge all the beds (with a spade not a weedwacker), initial weeding, and spreading compost/mulch. I thought what might be useful would be to mark all the perennials that may or may not be emerging when they come in to work. My thought was to stick in simple markers (popcycle sticks) with the name of plant, and perhaps even paint a ring around the areas they should just leave alone. I wouldn't mind doing that weeding/mulching myself. And I would plan to be on scene while the work is being done. What luck (good or bad) has anyone had with this? Here's a photo from October, and if I don't get this cleaned up this fall , this will all just sit over winter. (My goal is to clean everything up for winter, but we just took a 2 week vacation, and came back to some pretty nippy frosty weather, so...)
