Landscaping and Lawn Care in Merrillville, IN

Merrillville is suburb country. Between I-65 and the Southlake Mall area, and out along US 30, the housing is mostly subdivision lots from the last several decades, with a front lawn, a foundation bed and a driveway that all show from the street. Retail, offices and strip frontage line the main roads, so a good share of the properties here are commercial.

Subdivision building leaves compacted, graded ground, and under it is clay. The result is the same few problems on lot after lot. Low spots that stay wet after a rain, turf that goes soft and thin where water lingers, and compacted strips along the drive where nothing wants to grow. We note those spots at the first visit and mow them last, in dry conditions, so the mower is not cutting ruts.

On a lot this size the line between a yard that looks kept and one that looks tired is consistency. The same weekday, crisp lines where lawn meets concrete, trim work around foundations, fence lines and posts, clippings swept off the pavement before we leave. Weeds come out of the beds and the shrub line gets tidied during the visit, so the front of the house does not drift between spring and fall.

The growing year goes in rounds. Mowing gets going in spring once the wet clay can carry a mower, height rises through the heat of July and August, and the last cuts come in the fall once growth stops. Clay stays soaked after wet stretches, so a rainy week pushes the visit back by a day and leaves the rest of the schedule alone.

Business frontage is the other half of Merrillville. Storefront beds, office entrances and lot edges need the same cut day and the same clean lines every week, because a property that looks cared for tells customers something before anyone walks in. We take commercial properties on contract, and the work is quoted from what is actually there.

We come to Merrillville from Valparaiso along US 30, and Crown Point and Hobart are both close, so a Merrillville property fits easily onto a weekly route. For a free estimate we walk the lot, mark the wet spots and the gates, and quote one written price for the mowing and bed upkeep. Phone 219-299-4132 any weekday from 7:00 AM until 5:00 PM and ask for a Merrillville estimate.