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Landscaping costs for large property?

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pumpkinmom
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Landscaping costs for large property?

I'm thinking like 1 or 2 acres. How big is your property and how much does landscaping cost? If we buy further East we can get a much bigger property, but DH mentioned he thinks the landscaping costs would be a lot.

Posted 7/23/16 6:20 PM
 
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Re: Landscaping costs for large property?

We are on about 1/3 acre but part of our lot is wooded. So we have about 1/4 acre of grass. We pay $25 per mow, $50 for spring and fall clean up each, and $80 for mid summer pruning. So far it's been $200 plus tax for mowing. We did not go with a huge company. My neighbor uses a huge company and they are charged $3,400 for what we pay for the above. That does not include mulch, which we needed a lot of. The prior owner did not mulch for five years, so the beds were in great need of mulch. We had $700 of mulch costs for the front and back yard. My neighbor said she needed about $200 to fill in her mulch. I expect our mulch cost to decrease next summer. Our gardener does not spray, so we do that on our own. My neighbor pays $40 for each spray application and that happens five times per summer season. So all in all, for 1/4 acre we pay $1,180 plus some of our labor for spray. We have the stuff from our last home and the bag costs $30 and I think the spreader cost about 45. My neighbor, for 1/4 acre pays $3,800. So if you have an entire grass lot of one acre, I would expect to pay a lot more.

Posted 7/23/16 7:39 PM
 

alexb
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Landscaping costs for large property?

It all depends on where you left live... We have two acres and general maintenance is $150 a week.

Posted 7/24/16 8:17 PM
 

pumpkinmom
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Re: Landscaping costs for large property?

Posted by alexb

It all depends on where you left live... We have two acres and general maintenance is $150 a week.



Thanks! That's less than DH thought it might be. Do you mean LI vs elsewhere or prices vary a lot across Long Island?

Posted 7/25/16 3:10 PM
 

bella321
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Re: Landscaping costs for large property?

My friend has two acres in Oyster Bay. She pays $400 per month for landscaping (I assume once a week).

Posted 7/27/16 3:03 PM
 
 

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