Professional lawn care services can run up to $1,500 per year. Sunday's custom plans start at $55 for your first box and include personalized nutrients, a free soil analysis, and expert consultations. Most homeowners save hundreds compared to traditional services.

Lawn care refers to feeding and nurturing your grass through fertilization, watering, and soil health. Lawn service typically means hiring someone for mowing, trimming, and cleanup. You can DIY the care part (the fun stuff) while outsourcing the mowing if you prefer.

Never cut more than one-third of your grass blade height at once. Removing too much stresses the plant and weakens roots. For Peoria's cool-season grasses, this usually means mowing when grass reaches 4 inches and cutting down to about 3 inches.

Start with fertilizer, then apply weed control if needed, followed by seeding bare spots. Pest control and other treatments come last. Wait 7 to 10 days between applications. For cool-season lawns in Peoria, spring and fall are prime feeding seasons.

Trimming means cutting grass and weeds in spots your mower can't reach, like along fences, flower beds, and sidewalks. It's the finishing touch that makes edges look clean. Most folks use a string trimmer (weed whacker) right after mowing.

Grasscycle by leaving clippings on your lawn after mowing. They break down and return nutrients to the soil for free. Water deeply but less often (two to three times weekly), mow high, and pull weeds by hand before they spread.