Ugly lawns, what to do with them.

Go watch a couple episodes of Curb Appeal on HGTV. Look up statistics on what a simple outside update could do for your resale value. She might be more inclined to keep up the maintenance if she knows she will see some return on it later. Maybe she could get a consulation by a landscape architect to design a low maintenance attractive yard.

On a completely separate note, if the reason you are embarrassed to bring friends over is your lawn, you may want to re-examine how terrible your life is. Instead of complaining to your mom, be grateful you have a home and a pool and family and friends that care about you. Mow your own grass. Plant some flowers. Take pride in your own home, instead of waiting for you mom to pay someone to do it for you.

to amoba, thxs, I think that might be why my lawn looks so hideous:) You should be like a lawn specialist or something, I dont know. Thxs again!

It depends on what’s wrong with the lawn. Does it have too much crab grass or weeds? Are there a lot of bare spots (yellowing or brown/dead spots)? Is it mostly shade or sun? Are there skunks tearing up the lawns? Do you have moles? There are many loose unanswered questions. In order to answer yours I’ll need more info. There is a lot of help that is relatively inexpensive that can be done by the home owner but to cure the problem, all the facts need to be given.

just mow the lawn and trim it…?